How my mind makes connections with songs and the ambiguity of word meanings and seeing if y'all do this too

[u/SilverFilth013]

All right here we go. Gonna explain my ADHD type line of thinking.

So Ninja Sex Party released a song called Going on a Date which is a pretty hilarious song. I love it. The more I listen to it the more I can hear some pop punk/emo elements e.g. Front Bottoms/Remo Drive. Like if Danny was more harsh with his voice and in the hands of an emo producer it could definitely work.

Then I thought about the Front Bottoms and how I used to be really into then and this morning at the gym I put on Flashlight (which is an amazing song) and when looked up the song title on Spotify, the app also recommended Parliament's Flashlight which is an equally awesome song for different reasons. Two songs, diametrically opposed in tone and lyrics, using the same song for different metaphors.

And that's always wild to me. Because I can either be so bad in my feelings and listen to one of the seminal 2010s pop punk outfits or I can get funky funky funky and get down to some p-funk.

So that's where I'm at today. Tune in next time when I explore the similarities between Michael McDonald's and Patrick Stump's voices which will probably be a bit controversial depending how much of an edge lord you might be. But don't be like that the Doobie Brothers and Fall Out Boy are equally awesome.

So yeah do y'all do this too in some capacity?

[u/Gold_Cicada1577]

this is exactly how my brain works with music. i'll be listening to something and suddenly make a leap to a completely different genre just because one word or sound triggered a memory. the connections feel so random but also make perfect sense in my head

that comparison between front bottoms and parliament is spot on btw. flashlight as a word can mean so many things depending who is singing it. never thought about it that way