When I think of a wild song, I think of \u201cSincerity is Scary\u201d by the 1975, one of my all time favorite bands. The 1975 is based in the UK, and the genre of their music could be categorized as pop rock, alternative, or synth pop. This song is from their album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, and is largely about Postmodernism. As a background, Modernism was a period in time around the early 1900s, where people were discovering new ideas, some based in science and some not, but this point in time represented humanity learning a lot and having a general direction\/reason for everything. Postmodernity came after the World Wars, making people start to question the truth, and realizing that not everything you are told is true. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSincerity is Scary\u201d is quite an upbeat song featuring elements of jazz with drums, horns, synths, and even a trumpet. This instrumentation is wild in that these instruments are not typically seen in rock or alternative genres. This song is wild not only in the instrumentation, but also in the commentary it provides about our backwards society. It starts off slow and has tactful pauses in the beginning, almost drawing you in to keep listening. The message reveals itself at the very beginning, as it leads with \u201cAnd irony\u2019s okay, I suppose culture is to blame. You try and mask your pain in the most postmodern way.\u201d This discusses how irony has become almost a point of self-defense for people to hide behind. The song links this lack of emotion back to not being human. The chorus goes, \u201cWhy can\u2019t we be friends, when we are lovers? Cause it always ends with us hating each other.\u201d This reemphasizes how it is wild people often go to extreme lengths to not care as a way to act \u201ccool,\u201d and not get hurt, especially in relationships. Sarcasm and putting up a front has become so normalized that we live in fear of being genuine and showing others who we truly are. This song pushes the themes of Postmodernity and the importance of self-awareness, true self-expression, and individualism. The song is truly wild in how unusually upbeat the tune is for how striking of a message it gives on humanity. Every time I listen to it, I think about how living in the truth and expressing all the awkward, emotional, and human qualities I have is so meaningful. It has almost become bizarre to be human, which I think is truly wild.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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