Track 7 ‘The
Rumours’ By The Chain
Released 1977
Songs have a way of
bringing back memories or feelings. Parts of games I’ve played are
tied to the songs that I were listing to at the time. I still can't
listen to some Iron Maiden without being brought back to the back off
the school bus. 30 song MP3 player in my ears then sharing a bud with
my mate when he got on.
The chain is a song
where this happens to me, but not just one memory. It hits upon three
distinct parts of my life. Story time...
F1
The solo at the end
was for a very long time the F1 theme for me. I remember first
watching F1 on Sunday afternoons in the 90s with my Granddad and
loved it. The cars, the commentary and the drivers all bookended by
this great piece of music.
I got older and the
F1 rights changes hands a bunch but I kept an interest and when it
came back to the BBC I was excited to watch a whole season. I got up
at about half 4 in the morning to watch the race. The TV was on low
and I was excited for the show to start. The heavy base guitar track
came in cars raced across the screen and the theme played out. I got
goose bumps.
Waves of nostalgia
and excitement came at me and I was in my element. I watched all the
races that year glued to the news and reports from the paddock and
enjoying every moment of it. I was back 5 again learning from my
Granddad about how the rules went and how the cars worked. Sometimes
the things you love are complex and here is no exception. My
Granddad, the sport, my excitement all packaged up into a great slice
of music.
Listen
to the wind blow
Watch
the sun rise
Run
in the shadows
Damn
your love
Damn
your lies
Halcyon
I listen to radio 2
at home and I enjoy the oldies section in the afternoons. The was
this time I was on a trip for the weekend it was Friday afternoon and
the weather was nice. I was in the passenger seat of a mini bus some
people in the back doing their own thing but the driver was a nice
guy and we relaxed and enjoyed the drive. Then the oldies came on and
they were all perfect. A few in we were in full voice singing along
and probably annoying the youngsters in the back.
One of the tracks
was the Chain. Something hit me at the time that I can’t put into
words. It was one of the best times. This song brings that feeling
back.
While not many
people would call it a feel good song it is for me. The feeling I get
from hearing parts are nice and soften any feelings. But to sit down
and listen to the song brings it all back. And I will sit and listen
it is not a background song fore me, it grabs my attention and I am
glad it dose.
And
if you don't love me now
You
will never love me again
I
can still hear you saying
You
would never break the chain.
GotG
Mixing two great
things can more often than not make a mess. Vibrant blue, red and
green can make a dull brown. Having the artistic skill to use two
mediums and work them together can make a masterpiece. Guardians of
the Galaxy by this metric is a masterpiece.
To me the shining
example of pop music from the films is its use of the Chain. It gets
two plays and though in very different parts they both fit the mood
(or even set the mood). The first time it is played is impactful but
compared to the next it is more of an overture. To go into the ins
and out is to mess in the domain of spoilers but I will say them
themes come through.
Working with
nostalgia has become a thing over the last few years and it can
impact greatly how something is perceived. The main issues are that
it can be seen a cheep way to control emotion and inject something
not present into the scene. The other and greater one is that a song
can mean different thing to other people.
Break
the silence
Damn
the dark
Damn
the light
I was going to go on
and on about the lyrics and song composition, but no. I Think I have
said all that I need to. Good songs effect people, great songs
effects lives over and over again.
Chain,
keep us together
Running
in the shadows
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