My Favourite Songs: Something Corporate- Konstantine.
EDIT 16/12/15: I wrote a previously one word blog here with half an hour remaining of 14th December, with 14% of my phone battery left. I think we can all agree that that's pretty close to the wire. Right guys? Guys? How devastating it would have been to fall at pretty much the final hurdle. I've come up with an idea to fill some of the gaps in the blog by talking about some of my favourite songs.
Which brings me to Konstantine, which I consider to be Something Corporate's finest track. As I've previously discussed on this blog, Andrew McMahon has written a lot of great songs but this may still be the best. It's a nine and a half minute love song, possibly my favourite song on the subject full stop. It's sweeping and epic and beautiful and angsty. If I recall correctly, Kerrang's only comment on the song was that "it could have been written by the ivory tinkling fingers of Elton John" or something similar.
here's a nod to another of my favourite bands (It's to Jimmy Eat World and those nights in my car, where the first star you see, may not be a star) and Andrew McMahon's repetition of "Did you know I miss you?" sends shivers down my spine every time as the song builds to its conclusion.
For the past decade I have occasionally perused SongMeanings.com. This song has 1,659 comments at the time of writing, which for a track by a not especially famous artist is pretty remarkable. It evidently resonates with a huge amount of people. For me, it's about a turbulent relationship between two people who have repeatedly hurt oneanother but cannot live without each other.
Which brings me to Konstantine, which I consider to be Something Corporate's finest track. As I've previously discussed on this blog, Andrew McMahon has written a lot of great songs but this may still be the best. It's a nine and a half minute love song, possibly my favourite song on the subject full stop. It's sweeping and epic and beautiful and angsty. If I recall correctly, Kerrang's only comment on the song was that "it could have been written by the ivory tinkling fingers of Elton John" or something similar.
here's a nod to another of my favourite bands (It's to Jimmy Eat World and those nights in my car, where the first star you see, may not be a star) and Andrew McMahon's repetition of "Did you know I miss you?" sends shivers down my spine every time as the song builds to its conclusion.
For the past decade I have occasionally perused SongMeanings.com. This song has 1,659 comments at the time of writing, which for a track by a not especially famous artist is pretty remarkable. It evidently resonates with a huge amount of people. For me, it's about a turbulent relationship between two people who have repeatedly hurt oneanother but cannot live without each other.
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