Blog #4

My favorite song by Limbeck is called Home (is where the van is).
Here are the lyrics and the guitar tab-
http://www.tabcrawler.com/search.php?show=viewfile&letter=l&artist=limbeck&tabname=home%20is%20where%20the%20van%20is%20chords&tabtype=guitar%20chord&id=542605

I think this song is about reminiscing in how good things were, and looking past the bad. I really like the part "It's not the first time I've seen this city, it's the first time it's looked so pretty." Living in a great city can be taken for granted, but all you need is that one thing to really show you how lucky you really are. When they say "But every day you wake up and you're looking for the door, it's funny how some days you see things you've never seen before", they're talking about how sometimes you want things so badly to stay the way they are, that you ignore anything that goes against that. The lyrics "well the rain came, and soaked up the desert, and we stayed out for forever" is showing how Limbeck is remembering how things were amazing enough to "soak up a desert", and that time wasn't even an issue; they were carefree and enjoying themselves. This was the first Limbeck song I heard, and it got me hooked. The beat is so catchy and I love the lyrics, and also, it's the perfect song to drive to. The lyrics remind me of how I'm in my teenage years.

Limbeck

I think Limbeck definitely represents the values of my generation. Most of Limbeck's songs have something to do with values, and things that most people can relate to. They don't focus on writing about drinking and drugs and negative things in life. Instead, they focus on the positive.

They strongly value friends and family. Relationships are a common theme in their songs, which are something that my generation highly values. They also commonly discuss just having a good time with good people, and enjoying yourself. Teenagers strive to have fun. I think Limbeck sets a good example of what are positive things to value in life.

Elvis

I'm glad that the video showed Elvis. I didn't realize how much he really changed music. It was interesting to find out how big of an influence he was. I had heard how controversial his dance moves were, and how rebelious teenagers turned to him as their idol, causing parents to become angry. He caused the generation gap to grow, all while having music advance. Also, there are rumors that he's still alive. Elvis is the man.