![]() They put in no effort, and no thought into because it could be played in a Michael’s Craft Store and no one would care, notice or raise a fuss over it. This song could do that, but it seems to have been farted out by Adam Levin and the Levinettes. That song blends all their big songs seamlessly into a cohesive celebration and reflection. The first band that comes to mind to do that is Fall Out Boy with What a Catch, Donnie. It could be a reprise for all of their hits. For good and ill they have been around and have major hits consistently for almost two decades, and as we end a whole decade just imagine the opus they could craft. The song didn’t need to be the embodiment of edible paper. They also had soul and pretty good lyricism. Their older albums had more of a funk influence on them. It’s supposed to bring back memories of their past. The cover art of a hand going through an old, multi-labeled box is more interesting and tells more of a story.Īdam Levine said in an interview that this song was made to reflect the 17 year history of the band. That was not a memory I needed in my head. It just consists of Adam Levine singing right to the camera with the lighting changing to reveal more or less of him, and slowly backs away to see his shirtless, tattooed torso. The music video is similarly unmemorable. ![]() This… Just… the lyrics are just ironical unmemorable. That might not be fair, but at least those kids would put effort into describing how they’re cold like December, and feel clever about it. I almost want to argue it’s worse than some middle school student poetry. They are all generic words and platitudes. It’s all the most plain lyrics about history and memories you could possibly have. This is represented in the lyrics, “’Cause the drinks bring back all the memories/And the memories bring back, memories bring back you…” then reinforced with the verse where he says it brings him to a time he didn’t know pain, everything would be stable, but now he feels cold like December. These memories feel more coded to pertain to a romantic person or a close family member they lost. The kid’s splash zone level of depth it provides on memories come from how drinking helps bring back memories. They’re just repeated every chorus/verse. That is as deep as those lyrics and themes go. It is all about memories, looking back on what had come before, thinking of those that couldn’t be here, and toast those that are around us today. It adds some backing vocals, and some extra instruments intermittently, but it keeps the same mindless beat that plays for the full 3 minutes. It’s volume drops down to accommodate the lyrics, but it’s still the exact same beat. ![]() It starts with a half-way decent guitar pluck that just repeats. The beat is near to nonexistent, and stale. Even their bad songs like Animals or Payphone are uniquely bad. ![]() It’s noticeable, and kind of annoying when on, and completely forgotten when you turn it off. Memories is the musical equivalent of white noise (I want to say blaring, but it’s so low key I can’t). Some songs were good, others were so, so bad, most are just less good than the previous. It was not a simple drop, but a long and winding road down. Maroon 5 has drastically gone downhill since they started in (after googling) 2002. That makes this the number 2 song this week. ![]() I presumptively covered it, but I also kind of predicted that it would go back up after the holiday season (in my head, I didn’t say that anywhere). Circles by Post Malone is number one this week. ![]()
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