Months ago, Macklemore released his tour route. As soon as I saw Cedar Park Center I put in my credit card number. Oh god...so good. But it wasn't until I was driving around Hawaii that I heard any of his earlier work. (like the above) The song I linked to this blog is absurd. Proud. American. Weird. But I think there's something to be said for that. Artists become popular when the pride they have in their work is just overwhelming. Normal people like to look up to someone...I don't know, maybe. Obviously this song isn't a real summary of all American views...but I can't help but love how Texas redneck this is.
I started writing this with a real intention of talking about a few different artists I stumbled upon recently...but I'm stuck in a swamp of Macklemore. So obviously the first song I talked about was absurd. I'm sure most of you guys know Thrift Shop.....I'm not going to link that. But my favorite Macklemore song is Victory Lap.
"you've got a whole world to change, but understand who you've go to change first"
-Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - Victory lap -
God, that is so good. Music is so individual, people write songs about their lives, about things they've been, but I think a good musician becomes great when their music not only connects to people, bug gives them a positive and powerful message to stand behind.
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