There have been several occasions in my life that I watched an unknown (or not well known) artist and felt convinced that he/she will become famous or a song for that matter. Prince, John Mellencamp (who was known as John Cougar at the time) and Pink are PERFECT examples of such artists and When Doves Cry (Prince), Jack and Dianne (John Cougar), Family portrait and Just Like a Pill (Pink) were songs that became chart toppers.
I had the same feeling yesterday when I heard "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri. I think this is going to become a famous song.
Well let's see how accurate I am. Here is the lyrics and the video. What do you think?
I know I can't take one more step towards you
Cause all that's waiting is regret
And don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore
You lost the love I loved the most
I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time
And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are
I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms
I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time
And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are
And it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I had missed the first time that we kissed
Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back
And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Don't come back at all
And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?
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I just listened to the music. I liked it a lot. The video was amazing too. She reminds me of Jewel a bit. She's darker though. Like a mixture of Jewel in terms of words and Bjork in terms of visual aspects :) I don't know how famous she's gonna get though. It all depends on cultural acceptance in this country, which apparently I'm not an expert on. I understand why you like this song so much and I generally trust your intuition on things such as who is gonna make it big and so forth. However, I don't see Prince's level of stardom in her. Not in this culture and society...
ReplyDeleteAs usual great post Nahzi! Keep it up...
On the second time I read your post, it becomes clear that you are talking about the song. Yes since you start by talking about artists in the fist paragraph it seems like you are saying that through the song you see the artist becoming famous too.
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Mo
A friend sent me the live performance of the song while ago! very impressive!But I had to admit i didn't connect with the official video clip though!Still a great choice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nahzi jan!
Crocodile P.
Crocodile jaan, Thanks for stopping by.
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