“Skinny Love,” by Bon Iver, is probably one of the most heart clenching songs I have ever come across, and its haunting sound has followed me around for the past year. This masterpiece pretty much wraps up every feeling I have towards love and relationships, and therefore this blog/song may come across as a little more emotional than the others, but you’ll just have to deal with it.
The song captures the heartbreak involved with a love affair that slowly flickers out. It’s title, “Skinny Love,” is perfect because in essence the love that remains is painfully strained to hold on to something that just does not exists anymore, and essentially starves itself.
The thought behind the song is pretty sad, and I am sorry that a lot of the songs I have posted are not exactly the Lil Wayne or Katy Perry songs that you hear on the radio, but that’s just life, and in most instances it is not a “Party in the USA.”
Bon Iver, is getting more and more recognition for his album For Emma, Forever Ago, and I encourage everyone to listen to this song a couple of times, before dismissing his edgy voice. If you give him the chance his music will probably change your life ( and yes, I am aware of how absolutely cheesy that sounds).
"And I told you to be patient
And I told you to be fine
And I told you to be balanced
And I told you to be kind
And now all your love is wasted
And then who the hell was I?
And I'm breaking at the britches
And at the end of all your lines
Who will love you?
Who will fight?
Who will fall far behind?"
I love that this song is not a "Party in the USA". I think that his edgy voice is unique and that is what makes this song great. When I listened to this song, I thought that it was really beautiful. I could relate to it personally through the experiences that I have had with relationships. Thanks for sharing this song with us. I like the fact that it is not a song that I would normally hear on the radio.
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