A Song That Matters

Pink Floyd's 'Goodbye Blue Sky' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0v07InoFiU - Music Video)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58_S5e0AVU0 - Actual Song)

Haha... well, I wasn't expecting to do this, especially that I already talked about two of my more favored songs in terms of my connection to them in the last blog xD

Took a while, but I found one. This one doesn't have a personal connection to me. So... it’s a different approach to what I'm going along with this time.

Pink Floyd: a memorable band; in my opinion, probably one of the greatest bands of all time. They experiment and create the most chill-relaxing works out there.


With this song, the mood at the beginning of the piece begins like this: … There is the air, the birds, the rumbles of something up in the sky, and a child talking to his mother about seeing, "... an aero plane up in the sky."

It has this warm feeling about it, with the sounds of an acoustic to accompany it.

… Then of a sudden, it’s shadowed; the mood of the piece has soured. The mood of the piece shifted; it's got a chilled feeling about it… but as well breath-taking, based on how the song progresses.

The lyrics talk about how the depressions of war take over everything that's been treasured as joyful and wonderful… and destroying it all in this clouded world. No longer is the sunny, blue sky up above, but instead, it's cold, isolated... filled with the dull, gray planes of war, the dogs of war. It takes you into consideration about how war corrupts the security of our safety, the happiness you’ve cherished every day. There are people who are out there, fighting a war… civilians who have no part of it, trying to live their lives; all within the blanket of guns, planes, and death.

Watching the music video, it gets into your head to take notice of what war is. But then again, unless you’ve BEEN to war, or been behind the lines in your homeland in those terrible times, you’ll never understand. I never experienced it, but it doesn’t mean I would want to anytime soon.

Even if you don't watch the video... just listen to the song at least. As you listen to it, there something in there that plays within your head, about the feel of darkness. It showed us, the listeners, how the world we once lived in, was in shackles… in fear, of a danger that placed their lives in jeopardy. It weakens them, fragiles them… both mentally and physically.

… All in all, it's a wonderful song. Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t a happy, jolly song… but the beauty behind how this band delivers their message of what it's all about... is eye-opening, based on the meaning, the mood, and the message behind it. I highly recommend you stop what you’re doing, and listen to it right now.