Two songs in a row featured here recommended by my children. What is going on? Sometimes after hearing ten’s of the crappiest songs there comes along a diamond in the rust. That’s a Joan Baez reference for all you kids out there, although she actually wrote Diamonds and Rust, a song you would undoubtedly be familiar with.
I like to give credit where it’s due. Today’s song Memories by Maroon 5 has only about 1 billion views of their video, and yet it’s still a pretty good song! It makes everyone cry I’ve been told from unspecified sources. A song presented here two days ago Leave (If You Want To) by My Friend the Chocolate Cake has 7 views in 6 months. Now that wants to make me cry.
[Chorus]
Here’s to the ones that we got
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you’re not
‘Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
Of everything we’ve been through
Toast to the ones here today
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
‘Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
And the memories bring back, memories bring back you
[Verse 1]
There’s a time that I remember when I did not know no pain
When I believed in forever and everything would stay the same
Now my heart feel like December when somebody say your name
‘Cause I can’t reach out to call you, but I know I will one day, yeah
Memories is a song by American band Maroon 5 and was the lead single from the band’s seventh studio album Jordi. Memories is based on Canon in D Major by German composer Johann Pachelbel which featured here July, 2020. The single peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number one on the international music charts.
The band’s lead singer, Adam Levine, explained:
“This song is for anyone who has ever experienced loss. In other words, this song is for all of us.” The song is based on the loss of the band’s manager and Levine’s friend, Jordan Feldstein who died in December 2017. According to guitarist, James Valentine: “It’s a different kind of song for us…It’s an important song for us. You know, we experienced some loss in the last couple of years. We lost our longtime manager, Jordan Feldstein. We heard the skeleton of this song and thought it matched where we were at.”
References:
1. Memories (Maroon 5 song) – Wikipedia
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