you better look out below

I know it is probably horribly trite, but the arcade fire really really drastically altered me (i cleverly avoided saying "changed my life"). I know, everyone loves the arcade fire. but, damnit, they deserve every single word of praise and all devotion thrown their way. I can't feel bitter about their success, I could never abandon them because randies at my school know who they are. Like, the use of "My body is a cage" in the Curious Case of Benjamin Button trailer (that movie fuckin' sux, ohmygod), and more recently "Wake up" in the Where the Wild Things Are trailer (this is my favorite movie, even though I have yet to see it. I knew I loved Ratatouille before I actually saw the film). I am really just so happy for them and their success. I know personally many people who have only experienced Arcade Fire via film previews, like my best friend who cried during the WTWTA (where the wild things are) trailer, "it was so emotional! and that song! it was so pretty". no shit, it's arcade fire. not only that, but wake up is my favorite of all their songs.

Wake up reminds me of my family, everytime we are in the car for a long period of time that song finds its way to the speakers, and everytime time it does so we all have to sing along. sing along i guess is an understatement. we excercize demons through our lungs and mouths singing that song, i feel everything stressful or bad in my life completely fall away. because nothing bad can occupy my body at the same time as that song does. and wake up completely fills me to the brim with emotion and unadulterated happiness.

and live, my god. they are so incredible live. the happiest moment of my life was probably seeing them in Kansas City, a whole goddamn stadium singing along, all feeling it. being filled with everything that that song could possibly mean to anyone. that was the second time i have seen them, and like the first, it was something i will never forget.

in grade seven i got Funeral, arcade fire's first full length. i literally carried that cd on my person everywhere i went. whenever i was hanging out with friends i put that record on in the background. even now i will catch them humming parts of Rebellion, not that they actually know or care what they are actually humming. that album means so much to me, it qualifies an era of my life. oh, i was into that during my arcade fire period.

whenever i lose faith in music, i listen to funeral. it reminds me of how to fall in love.

luvvv,

chloe