Oh yeah - time to dance! In case you haven't figured it out, Will Wood absolutely loves to give his track names absurdly long titles just to mess with people. Sometimes they have hidden meanings or double entendres, but most of the time there is no deeper reasoning beyond "Sounds silly - let's do that," which is something I've been trying to apply to my own life as much as possible. All of the effects in the video were analog, and if you look at the band you can clearly see just how much fun they're having messing with the tech in the studio. In terms of lyrics, this song has the least in comparison to the rest of the album, juxtaposing the first song of the album, which was the longest song (time-wise). Despite this, he manages to sneak in some really awesome lines, so I thought I’d put two of them down to encourage further analysis. “H.A.L.T.”: This acronym stands for “Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired”, and is often used in rehab centers to help those suffering from addiction detect if they are in a vulnerable state. There’s a lot more behind the acronym, but the easiest way to describe it is as a mindfulness tactic for drug addicts. “I can’t ignore what’s under dance floorboards, the rhythm of my heart a dead-as-disco beat,” As a writer myself, this line makes me unbelievably happy. It serves as an allusion to Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart”, which just so happens to have an evil eye as the point of conflict - wonder what that’s about. One later lyric further references the end of the short story, with the lyric being, “But I’m more level-headed and clever than ever.” The next song on the album is probably my favorite Will Wood song, but when it comes to his tracks, you can't really go wrong. I'll be eagerly waiting for Laplace's Angel whenever it comes out!
you should definitely check out In Case I Make It after you've finished up the normal album! it's very different from the normal album and a great listen from will wood!!
Hey more will wood nice This song I’ve seen interpreted as basically someone willingly choosing to reject what people consider to be normal in life, and while it may be referred to as wrong, believes that it is possibly even a better way to live as it is so different. Also the “take it with a pillar of slat” is a play on “with a grain of salt” and the biblical story of Lot’s Wife being turned into a pillar of salt after looking back when told not to.
Oh yeah - time to dance! In case you haven't figured it out, Will Wood absolutely loves to give his track names absurdly long titles just to mess with people. Sometimes they have hidden meanings or double entendres, but most of the time there is no deeper reasoning beyond "Sounds silly - let's do that," which is something I've been trying to apply to my own life as much as possible.
All of the effects in the video were analog, and if you look at the band you can clearly see just how much fun they're having messing with the tech in the studio. In terms of lyrics, this song has the least in comparison to the rest of the album, juxtaposing the first song of the album, which was the longest song (time-wise). Despite this, he manages to sneak in some really awesome lines, so I thought I’d put two of them down to encourage further analysis.
“H.A.L.T.”: This acronym stands for “Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired”, and is often used in rehab centers to help those suffering from addiction detect if they are in a vulnerable state. There’s a lot more behind the acronym, but the easiest way to describe it is as a mindfulness tactic for drug addicts.
“I can’t ignore what’s under dance floorboards, the rhythm of my heart a dead-as-disco beat,” As a writer myself, this line makes me unbelievably happy. It serves as an allusion to Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart”, which just so happens to have an evil eye as the point of conflict - wonder what that’s about. One later lyric further references the end of the short story, with the lyric being, “But I’m more level-headed and clever than ever.”
The next song on the album is probably my favorite Will Wood song, but when it comes to his tracks, you can't really go wrong. I'll be eagerly waiting for Laplace's Angel whenever it comes out!
Thank you for that. Yes, I know Poe's story well. I've taught it to several of my students. I'm looking forward to the next song. 🙂
you should definitely check out In Case I Make It after you've finished up the normal album! it's very different from the normal album and a great listen from will wood!!
Thank you! Looking forward to it. 🙂
I was thinking this! In case I make it is so good but completely different from the rest of wills albums so you should definitely check it out soon
I always read it as Second Night Beer!
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Hey more will wood nice
This song I’ve seen interpreted as basically someone willingly choosing to reject what people consider to be normal in life, and while it may be referred to as wrong, believes that it is possibly even a better way to live as it is so different.
Also the “take it with a pillar of slat” is a play on “with a grain of salt” and the biblical story of Lot’s Wife being turned into a pillar of salt after looking back when told not to.
Thank you! Yes, there's lots of word play (or expression play) here. So good. 🙂
The next song in the album is Laplace’s Angel and it’s one of my personal favorites
@@rjjsreactions-rk7zh I love wills word play, each song and each album it just gets better and better
@@C0mput3- I'm looking forward to it. 🙂
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I love that you're doing this!!!❤❤
Thank you so much! 🙂
Woooh!
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You should react to tomcat disposables it’s from wills latest album and also has a music video 😊
Thank you. I'm working through the Normal Album for now. 🙂
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Thank you. I am just now uploading my reaction to Outliers and Hyppocrates: a fun fact about apples. 🙂
Please Azahriah LESSON.
Thank you. Yes, I have this song on my list. It's a long list. 🙂