At first, this song seems to have a very deep concept, but really the band just recorded it over a couple of bottles of wine. Simon Le Bon himself said he has no clue what it means.

Don't try to find meaning in it.

Tensa said:
Don't try to find meaning in it.

...Man, that sounds like me in chat last night telling people not to overthink the stream we just watched together. Cuz sometimes a thing doesn't need to be understood or puzzled out. Sometimes a thing exists simply to make you feel something.

But the song's lyrics were coherent enough that I didn't assume it was complete nonsense (the way some rock songs are). But that definitely answered my question.

Someone wrote a whole article about how the song is about masturbation, but that felt like too much of a stretch for me.

this makes me not feel good, but in a vitally important way

Swordland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf99kdFw9b8

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eBhh23-paLU

Me and a bunch of other people in Twitch chat listening to a remix of "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"

Person A: omg this is so nostalgiac oml i'm back in my emo days sdjnsaojfsldm

Me: yeah three cheers for sweet revenge will always be good

Person A: excuse me?

Me to myself: (jesus christ they've never heard of the album)

And THAT is why people still gatekeep, ladies and gentlemen.

waddaya mean by Gatekeep Em?

PrimalAgony said:
waddaya mean by Gatekeep Em?

Gatekeeping is being an elitist over things like music, TV shows, anime, etc.

There's a popular sarcastic meme template, employed largely by attractive, young women who're confronted by older (white) men over liking certain bands, that goes like "Oh you listen to [blank]? Name five songs."

So here I was in chat with all these people talking about My Chemical Romance, and here's this person who hadn't even heard of what is, arguably, their most popular album.

I don't wholly endorse gatekeeping, and I'm guilty of it myself, but things like that are why gatekeeping is still a "thing".

Aight gotcha.

Em, I wouldn't be too harsh. I know jackshit name of any album. Not that I follow any particular band or whatever, but i don't care about album names. Just specific songs.

Tensa said:
Em, I wouldn't be too harsh. I know jackshit name of any album. Not that I follow any particular band or whatever, but i don't care about album names. Just specific songs.

Yeah, that's why I admitted I was guilty of gatekeeping too. It's dumb, and I wasn't actually MAD at the person in chat. I just thought it was funny.

further off topic

Anyway, I'll post a song to stay on topic: family name by ZOC. It's a super energetic song, and it fills me with good, powerful vibes.

I don't know why but this song is absolutely amazing.

otaku_emmy said:
Gatekeeping is being an elitist over things like music, TV shows, anime, etc.

There's a popular sarcastic meme template, employed largely by attractive, young women who're confronted by older (white) men over liking certain bands, that goes like "Oh you listen to [blank]? Name five songs."

So here I was in chat with all these people talking about My Chemical Romance, and here's this person who hadn't even heard of what is, arguably, their most popular album.

I don't wholly endorse gatekeeping, and I'm guilty of it myself, but things like that are why gatekeeping is still a "thing".

Gatekeeping is not letting people into something. How does that apply to this case? It's not like you are stopping people from listening to it. Bullying people out of communities for that reason isnt gatekeeping either.
(also, i dont know albums, just songs)

Recently Tommy shared a simpson's meme about old and new song, and the new songs were bangers i hadnt heard before:

Gesaffelstein - Opr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XhLIXjUtFg

Aevion - The Journey (Oliver Heldens Edit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgmxs48tPVA

THE SULTAN – Opera (Original Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPaN9T4T4G8

Betta Lemme - Give It (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKhFxL0ByiQ

Constant Z - Tell Me (Original Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH7QG6hqSs4

Monolink - Return To Oz (ARTBAT Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo0ELoepTCM

Colyn - Orbital Hypnosis (Erly Tepshi Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHGuIAaszrI

aradan said:
Gatekeeping is not letting people into something. How does that apply to this case?

Just like so much slang these days, there's more than one meaning.
UrbanDictionary has multiple listings for both definitions.

Here you go, some interesting music and some funny reactions.

Fruits Basket
Violet Evergarden
Sora Yori Mo Tooi Basho
3-Gatsu no Lion
5-Toubun no Hanayome

Emotional songs from emotional anime.

The 4th one is my favorite out of the five

It might remind you of the Toradora soundtrack. It has the same composer: Hashimoto Yukari

Also one more:

Natsume Yuujinchou

Komatsu Mikako - Tsumetai Heya Hitori

EGOIST - Namae No Nai Kaibutsu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7bkdvAVdIM

ba ba ba ba SKELETON WARRIORS ba ba ba ba SKELETON BALL

Imagine Dragons - Believer

NIVIRO - The Ghost

Marshmello - Alone

The Chainsmokers - Closer

Fall Out Boy- Centuries

Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean

Biz Markie is fucking dead. :(

The average Japanese Zoom meeting and some good-natured dunking on emo kids.

so beautoful, especially at 2:17. Ughhh, breaks me down

otaku_emmy said:
<<...and some good-natured dunking on emo kids.

Hey, someone also listens to Jarrod Alonge, that's nice.
You might have already listened to them but there are also:
Pop Punk medley
Metalcore medley

Canadian Softball also made this Star Wars reference song

wtf Future Islands' new song "Peach" is so good 😭

MGMT - Little Dark Age
La Bruja (VØYAGER Remix)
LUNAX, Coopex & Marmy - Milky Way
Hozier - Take Me To Church

JJD - Vertigo (feat. Cecilia Gault)

Mariah Carey - We Belong Together