Saturday, November 3, 2007

Clubbed To Death - Rob Dougan



This is an absolutely beautiful song (released in 1995)... in a more emotional way. I first heard it in the movie "The Matrix" (released in 1999) and I was hooked onto this song. I felt that the song relates to how one person is trying very hard to put some truth into his life or the world, but it is just so hard and death must come sooner for this person compared to others around him. That was my initial thought when I first saw "The Matrix" and hearing this song, but this video sort of confirms it since the guy in the video is defying what society is doing.


Everything I listen to this song, that thought goes through my mind. It is kind of like watching a very emotional movie... sad, happy, or scary. The point is it gets me thinking. Give it a listen, see if it gets you to start thinking. The piano melody looping over and over again seems to get me thinking and thinking until suddenly the song ends and I snap out of the trance like state. When I listen to this song when the stress level is moderately high, I keep thinking of the decisions I have to make and think about alternatives... which all leads to the logical analysis part. Conclusion: Tomorrow is another hard working day. You can read all those inspirational, motivating quotes all you want, but this song tells the truth. No matter how hard you try to hide those things you want to put aside, you have to face them sooner or later. If you choose to confront them, you might fail and if you put it off, you are even in more trouble. (By the way... if you feel the statements are getting a bit profound... blame the song.)

The song overall gives a very rock-ish feel due to the drum beat and the heavy accents of each note. The heavy notes make the song very powerful, especially using a piano. The mix between rock and orchestra turns out to be pretty evened and surprisingly... the rock aspect does not overpower the piano and the strings.

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