~Flavor of Life~

Music plays a large part in my life! I listen to music everyday! Without music, I think life would be meaningless. Well, today Mr Murali asked us to introduce the song we chose to the class. What the song means to us? What makes us listen to it? etc...So, I chose Utada Hikaru's `Flavor of Life'.



The first thing that attracted me to this song was the title, `flavor of life'. It brings back all the memories in my life,be it sweet, sour, spicy or bitter (happiness, excitement, pain, sad). But what stands out most are the sad and painful memories. However, because they are also one of the flavor of life; I have to accept them believing it to be making my life more tasty(interesting). I use the sweet and sour to cover up the spicy and bitterness thus comforting myself.

The thing is, when I checked out the lyrics, the song turned out to be some kind of a love song. But still, the message I interpreted was very near! ;p So,here is the actual meaning and nature of the song.

"As the title notes, the flavor of life is bittersweet. It's not always good, but it's not always bad either - it's mixed and people could learn to appreciate that mix as a good thing . The song itself is about the frustrating position of going nowhere in a relationship while holding out hope for it. The song is actually an encouraging song, especially when one listens carefully and notes that at the points when the lyrics seem to show the individual about to "give up", the hidden words in the background sing "Don't be afraid" and "You'll be okay" Apart from what seems to be fear for the future, one should also note the themes of faith, confidence and responsibility throughout the song"

My interpretation is pretty close isn't it?! - even though I didn't have anything about love in my mind;p Amazing! Anyway, Hikaru's songs have left many impacts on me because she always seem to relate to my feelings well (through her songs I mean). Most of her songs are meaningful and since she's a japanese-american, she has english songs too..XD

here's a recent video on her new english album...I think the song `come back to me' has been playing on local radio not long ago too ;p









p.s : sorry for the intro on utada...nothing better to do that's why..hehe XD