ok ur turn. top 5 ajr songs (do not feel the need to give big long explanations like i did lol im just insane. unless u’d like to be equally insane about it)
I cannot do this. I now see the error of my ways of asking you to do this ranking, cause it is just pure torture😆
Started to relisten to their first album cause it's the one that's least clear in my mind and... I already want all of them in my ranking and I know I like the Click, Neotheater and OK Orchestra even more... take pity on me😭
Let’s start with Pitchfork Kids! Absolute classic, absolute banger, delightfully weird in the way that reminds me why I love AJR. The song of their first album that stayed the longest on my playlist and the one that I always get back to being obsessed with whenever I listen to it. I don’t know what it is about this song. I don’t even think it’s one of their most relatable songs, probably not even one of their weirdest songs, it’s just... soooooo good tho. Legit one of THE AJR songs of all time. I don’t think I’ll ever get over it. They’ll never be able to produce a song that hits the same buttons Pitchfork Kids does. No one will be able to, it just holds such a special place in my heart and my brain.
Role Models. This always hits even harder listening to it after Woody Allen like I’m doing today (no one can tell me it’s not a direct sequel to that song, this is 100% partly about Woody Allen). The disillusionment of realising your (childhood) heroes are not who you thought you were. Your heroes letting you down is suuuch an experience of growing up. They’re not just heroes, but they are actual people and honestly, some of these people suck. The struggle of taking what your heroes gave you while leaving the people behind that gave it to you.
To what extent can you separate the art from the artist? How do you go on, knowing the influence this person’s art had on your life, on the person you are today and the decisions you’ve made? How do you become okay with you having been shaped by something made by a person you so fundamentally disagree with? How do you keep that part alive while killing the part that is attached to that person?
(I’m trying really hard not to write an essay but it’s not turning out so well)
3 O’Clock Things. Look. This song is ace. I don’t make the rules.
Way Less Sad. I haven’t seen a single person yet who didn’t think this song was super optimistic, but also kind of thought that was weird of themselves to think. It’s an “This is not happy, so it can’t be the ending” optimism. I don’t know if we’re just all not okay, or if it’s not actually all that weird to think it’s an optimistic song, but this song came out in February 2021. That’s what we were in. Stuff sucked. It still does. But we are, in fact, not dead yet, and I personally think it’s very sexy of us to hold on to hope. We’re not done yet. Things will get better. They just will. It feels a little like spite, and I’m okay with that. This song makes me want to go out and change my life for the better
Birthday Party. There’s always been some social commentary in their music, and while this isn’t even the most obvious one (looking at you 3 O’Clock Things), it’s just so delightfully ironic about it. Look, Role Models doesn’t hit for no reason. This song always felt like a promise to me. We won’t be them. I remember seeing a post on Instagram around the time about how people were apparently complaining that they shouldn’t get political in their songs and I always thought “who the hell did you think you were listening to?” AJR’s songs have always been about growing up, and while there is the things about how to navigate relationships with other people, looking at the state of the world and building opinions on it has always been part of growing up too.
This song is about the innocence of a child who will find out about all the horrible things going on in the world at some point, and I, for one, find that incredibly relatable.
Okay, this got away from me XD
I think I could write an essay about each of their songs, and my top 5 ranking could change at any point. I also wanted to put Weak, Netflix Trip, Call my Dad and Burn the House Down on the list, but I can’t do 9 instead of 5😂 at some point it’s just too much😂
Was this insane enough for you?😂
Drop sth in my ask box if you also want me to do a top 5 ranking for sth
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Sebastian about HimeRita in a nutshell:
"Himeno-sama only invites those she is interested in to tea." (aka "I refuse to let you leave until you fall for my Queen, Your Honor")
"I apologize. I couldn't help but to be jealous seeing the two of you dance" (translation: You are not my Queen, but Shugod Damn, my Queen and the Chief Justice looks so good together and I hope they heard that)
Original:
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Body swap au but Mario and Peach switch bodies. Cue learning about how they feel for each other in the other's form 😳❤️
Oh my.
I feel like there's only so many ways this could remain gen-rated, lol. 👀😂
But I can see both hilarious and sweet potential for it! 🤭💕 Each being beyond flustered and deeply apologetic about the dreadful invasion of privacy, but also feeling ultimately very grateful and endeared by the other's elaborate attempts to be as respectful and proper to their respective bodies as possible.^^
The way I see it, how each of them feels would follow their spirit and thus transpose itself in the other's form, resulting in "Mario" demurely linking his hands together and sighing in smitten contemplation, whereas "Peach" would pace around restlessly and reflexively reach up to nervously run a hand through his hair every few seconds, being quite startled everytime to feel soft and silky golden strands beneath his fingers instead of his unruly brown locks. x3
It would be an extremely embarrassing and uncomfortable experience for both in the moment, I'm sure, but one that they would also look back on with self-deprecating hilarity and have a good laugh about later! 😆
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Okay @vintagepresley and @everythingelvispresley , you've created a monster in me with this AI thing 😂 I'm having way too much fun having the AI create pictures of Elvis, and I and I have so many emotions going through me
Elvis and I on our first date
Elvis and I on his motorcycle
Our wedding day
Our maternity photo shoots where he insisted on wearing his jumpsuits 😂
Bonus: Our commissioned portrait where once again, Elvis insisted on wearing his jumpsuit, but he looks so Big Daddy 😂🤭
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If we are to be separated, if we are to lose our way, I’ll make sure we’ll be connected this time...
For @surviveweek day 6: dark and loss
[image id: Digital charcoal and soft pastel comic featuring Saki and Aoi.
It has only 3 panels, the first one is an small horizontal rectangle situated on the upper third of the page, with the upper shelves of bookcases, a window and ceiling visible.
The second one encompasses the whole page and it's got a blue gradient with a diagonal stream of light in the middle. It features Aoi with a very shocked look and hesitantly reaching for Saki's shoulder, who's back is to the viewer and face completely obscured. Saki is holding her hands behind her back and looking up to Aoi.
The third panel is a vertical rectangle towards the right third of the page. It features a close up to Aoi's sorrowful face with her mouth open and her hand over Saki's shoulder. Saki is still looking up at her, with her face still obscured.
The color palette is composed of straight black, cold blues and pale color accents for Saki and Aoi's clothing and skin.]
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