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i made a playlist of song titles in chronological order
update/disclaimer: not all of the songs on the playlist are in these screenshots! i think it would've been too many pics but the link is there if you want to see all of them. i've also added dozens of suggestions from other users since posting this so these screenshots are outdated
#music#playlist#spotify playlist#mine#adele#bo burnham#vampire weekend#jonas brothers#charli xcx#troye sivan#birdy#bowling for soup#owl city#erykah badu#anne marie#mac miller#ben folds#cage the elephant#they might be giants#arctic monkeys#Spotify#1985 by bo burnham was one of the songs that sparked this idea and it's not in these screenshots oops#1985 by bowling for soup was on there the whole time too no need to keep commenting it#that song is a cover but nobody seems to care about that it's all about year 3000 for you people#i dont think anyone on earth is reading these tags anymore but if youre gonna suggest a song please check the playlist first#or if you dont want to do that you can check the number of replies and comments/tags#and decide how likely it is that you're thinking of a song nobody's suggested yet
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Do It Anyway Music Video (2012)
Source: XJoe360
#fraggle rock#ben folds#ben folds five#do it anyway#shrug#gobo fraggle#red fraggle#boober fraggle#mokey fraggle#wembley fraggle#muppet#muppets#jim henson#gif#muppet gif#muppets gif#gifs of puppets
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Dreamworks: it's a movie abt woodland creatures stealing food from a house. You don't need to go crazy
Ben Folds writing songs for Over the Hedge:
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why did Ben Folds do what he did with the Over The Hedge soundtrack. Did he just make a vent album one night for no commercial reason and then Dreamworks approached him like "hey could you make some music for our funny kids movie about talking animals" and he was like "I HAVE JUST THE THING"
#whys it so SAD theres not one but TWO songs in my sad playlist from it#words.jpg#ben folds#dreamworks#over the hedge
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I’m starting a collection of 90s-2000s music videos set in suburban neighbourhoods. Apparently there are more than one.
Current videos I have are Rockin’ The Suburbs by Ben Folds and Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) by the Offspring.
#ben folds#the offspring#suburbia#2000s#1990s#music videos#smash mouth and alien ant farm as well actually
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profanity warning but
ben folds music is the best
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❌newly unwed❌
what is newly unwed??
we’re a thrown together alt rock, or pop punk, or whatever band thrown together by a pianist and a bassist who write songs together.
our band lineup is difficult to pin down, but we generally have a permanent pianist, bassist/vocalist and rhythm guitarist AND A DRUMMER NOW
we hope to put out demos around feburary 2024, and after that, an EP.
we cite our inspirations as Ben Folds Five, MCR, PUP, and others that i can’t really remember
our instruments and gear are kinda shit but we write catchy rock and we have fun. follow for our progress i guess??
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@us-costco-official @transgirlsgetswords
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In the world of rock, Queen stands out as a good example of the clash between guitar and piano in songwriting. I think that’s where you stumble across those more unusual arrangements and chord structures.
In my heart I want to do more hard rock music, but at the same time, I’m much more attracted to the piano. I think that automatically causes something unusual to happen.
Also Smashing Pumpkins, even though they’re not piano-based. I always found their arrangements interesting, like on the album, Siamese Dream. In terms of guitar, I also like Rage Against the Machine and Jimi Hendrix.
But in terms of piano, I love Ben Folds, but to me, that’s a very different style of music. I love the low, heavy piano bit in “Jackson Cannery.” It made me realise if you want to get heavy, you have to get down there and hit some large chord.
Matt Bellamy on his influences and making a big sound | "Innocence And Absolution", Keyboard Magazine, June 2005
#Muse band#Matt Bellamy#the uniquely Muse sound#muse#muse interviews#2005#Keyboard Magazine#Absolution era#muse quotes#on songwriting#pianos#Queen band#Smashing Pumpkins#RATM#Jimi Hendrix#Ben Folds#the duality of this man#all this just makes me sit and think about how important it is to give people the time to grow and develop you know?#Matt wasn't born knowing how to make a unique sound. That develops over time you're allowed to just tinker away and tweak.#I don't know if musicians now are getting that space and chance. And of course it affects the quality of music being released.#You want fresh non-derivative music? Give artists the space to create! Smh. And I don't even mean uni programs and classrooms.#Just like the Irish artist UBI thing; grants; rehearsal spaces; that kind of thing. It's not easy! (esp not if you play a louder instrument
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Gael/Cassandro/Ben Folds vid!
To my absolute delight, @gael-garcia took my suggestion of using Ben Folds's outstanding song "I'm Not the Man" for a Cassandro video. It's so bittersweet. 🥰
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One of the best Scrubs subplots is Kelso taking offense for Cox's unintended slight on his son. It's resolved great and it pairs very well with Ben Folds's "Still Fighting It," which is the song Christa Miller chose to pair with the scene.
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Ben Folds Five "DO IT ANYWAY" f. Fraggle Rock [Official Video]
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This is your sign. Do it anyway. The Fraggles believe in you.
#ben folds#ben folds five#do it anyway#music video#fraggles#fraggle rock#muppets#puppets#gobo fraggle#red fraggle#wembley fraggle#mokey fraggle#boober fraggle#uncle traveling matt#junior gorg#boy gorg#dance your cares away#down at fraggle rock#anna kendrick#inspiration#Youtube#rob corddry
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Suburban music videos: What's the deal?
Some of you may know that a couple of days ago I started a playlist of music videos from the 1990s and 2000s which all seem to be featured in or prominently feature American suburban areas. I forget what the actual post was that pointed this out, but I think I kind of had that idea before I saw it.
One of the first music videos I thought of was 'Rockin' the Suburbs' by Ben Folds from 2001, because not only does it explicitly mention a suburb, but the video is done in such a way that I think it was meant to poke fun at the angry white boy music that plagued the late 90's (Limp Bizkit, Korn, etc).
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The other video I thought of was 'Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)' by the Offspring from 1998. Like RTS, it's meant to poke fun at middle-class white dudes who think they're hot shit because they listen to rap, when in reality they come off as cheesy wannabes. So it would make sense for the MV to have that setting.
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The main trope these MVs have in common is that they both have the "haha 90s ironic edge" on them. Like it's very obvious that the songs are about how tough some dudes think they are, when really they live in a relatively safe and secure area. "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden did something similar in 1994, but I think that it has a completely different vibe to the others. More surrealism, less irony.
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But I think the true golden era of the "suburban neighbourhood music video" was during the early to mid-2000's. With a rise in pop-punk and emo, comes a rise in angsty teens going "blehh!!! screw this place!!!! screw the establishment!!!!!! its not a phase mom!!!!!!", which then resulted in music videos featuring an environment they were probably most familiar with (and probably stuck in).
Here's '1985' by Bowling for Soup, released in 2004. The colour palette for this video is a lot more muted, which is (I find) a common link between most MVs in the 00's. Which gives a more "this is the way things actually are" vibe, compared to the much brighter palettes of the 90s.
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'The Anthem' by Good Charlotte (2003) is quite possibly the most early-00's MV ever, and I consider it to be the definitive suburban neighbourhood music video. The song is about "not living the way you're meant to live" according to Joel Madden, and the video reflects that sentiment! Just a bunch of punk and emo kids going out and causing a ruckus, having a gay ol' time.
It also has this weird blue/greenish filter on it, which is very indicative of its period. That's a whole other story.
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The suburban neighbourhood continued to thrive in music videos throughout the 00's, mainly in pop-punk and emo. I believe this was an attempt to target its demographic; adolescents aged 14-19 who had yet to find their place in the world. Some notable MVs include 'You're Going Down' by Sick Puppies (2009), 'Only One' by Yellowcard (2003), and 'Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground' by the White Stripes (2002).
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(side-note: michel gondry, director of the white stripes vid, never misses when it comes to his music videos. this is one of my favourite music videos ever, but it definitely isn't one of my favourite suburban music videos ever.)
SNMVs began to go out of style around the early 2010s, presumably along with pop punk and emo. The closest to it would be 'I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo' by Capital Cities, which came out in 2014. It's very much of a more nostalgic style compared to the others, but it's most likely one of the last of the SNMVs.
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So: Does this specific sub-genre of MV mean anything?
I think individually the videos definitely represent and reflect certain zeitgeists of their eras, but the SNMV is very much rooted in adolescent angst. That feeling that while you are living comfortably, there's definitely something more. Boredom is present in every teenager, and these videos are like a fantasy for them: getting to live out your days without responsibility with your friends, but are suppressed of having any fun because of the 'system' at large.
"Let me tell y'all what it's like
Being male, middle class and white"
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(also i think all star is partially responsible for the rise of interest because of course it is. it's all star by smash mouth. mentioning its very existence feels redundant.)
#Youtube#suburban music videos#ben folds#the offspring#soundgarden#good charlotte#sick puppies#yellowcard#the white stripes#capital cities#smash mouth#analysis#gecko boy#cw: long post
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man I’ve been rocking out to Ben Folds Five recently
what matters most and whatever whatever amen are my favorite albums lol :))
also to anyone who hates me: listen to one angry dwarf and 200 solemn faces
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