Girls of Summer

Well I wanted to blog about an Aerosmith song that I liked, so here's a relatively new one that is kind of the pair to Lay it Down, which I blogged about earlier. These songs are a "pair" because they were both songs that were released in Aerosmith's 2002 greatest hits album, O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits that were previously unheard of. Girls of Summer is a classic Aerosmith song, written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, but is a little different because of the help of professional songwriter, Marti Frederiksen, who assisted in writing the song. The song isn't that lyrically deep or great, but the vocal work done to the lyrics are wonderfully smooth and catchy. The song's simply about summer and babes, there's not much deeper you can go. I hope you enjoy this relatively recent Aerosmith song which musical work has me enchanted.

The Show Must Go On

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Ambiguous title, right? The thumbnail doesn't even help! This could be one of the dozen popular songs of this title, the plays, the movies, the episodes from TV shows, just about anything!  Can you guess? This is about the song by Queen, and it's one of those that never cease to draw goosebumps from within my skin. While listening to this song, note that this is from Queen's twelfth, and last studio album with Freddie Mercury  Innuendo, in 1991, and still contains the anthem-like quality that they're most popularly known for, and have written since 1977, with the release of News of the World, which contained We Will Rock You, and We Are The Champions. This song is one of those that have an epic feel about it, and I'm talking about a real epic, an extended journey on the basis of overcoming some sort of oppression and following the righteous, honorable, and chivalrous life. When it comes to the subject of this song, Freddie was fighting AIDS at the time, and this was his way of living, show biz, putting on a mask and playing for audiences night after night. Freddie knew he couldn't win this one, and this was his acceptance song, his will. In a broader sense, I believe this song is about the never-ending, enduring, ever-present presence of rock and roll.