If I were doomed to find a
word for this song, it would be exultant. Why this song in the blog? Because
represent. This song is made in Peru, and personally I believe it is one of the
best reggae songs out there, despite the lyrics being in English (no offense).
Referring and listening to the lyrics from the song will be necessary in order
to achieve the feeling of the purpose of this blog. So, is the author making
the audience feel the song?
It
certainly falls in the happy reggae category. From the title and lyrics, to the
entire composition of instruments provide a warm and content feeling of life. “I woke up this morning, but I didn`t know why. I had some
troubles in my mind. I didn`t know where to hide” is the opening of this honest
song, obviously catching the attention and making you feel with the instruments
what the author is feeling in order to understand the song and situation. “She looked at me and said: My friend, why are
you so sad? We’ve got what we deserve. The sun is shining! Don’t be scared!”
and this is where the song truly catches its climax, being followed by the
chorus having a flawless timing, which I believe it’s remarkable.
It stands as one of those songs that
play and you consider its brief, nonetheless it isn’t because you enjoy
listening to it, by a Peruvian group formed in 2008 with the purpose of
spreading the good words. Most of the time, they play free in events from
everywhere in the country, and if you analyze the lyrics of their songs
carefully, you will never find anything harmful to anybody which is something I
found out recently and believe its extremely interesting. Again, listening to
this song is vital to achieve maximum understanding of the blog, generally.
“Yes, smile, it’s a beautiful day! The sun is shining, there’s light
everywhere! Be a smile, it’s a beautiful day! The sun is shining, there’s hope
in the air!” is the specific chorus to continue with this song, turning the
tables upside down, telling us that happiness exists everywhere and there’s no healthier
way of living it than smiling. “And I know we've got trouble, I know we are all
frustrated in some way. I know we've got hunger, I know we've got pain. But we
also got thunder; we also have rain! We also got life; we also have friends! We
all got reasons to smile again!” and it brings you back to the cheerful mood
being the chorus, smiling and looking at the best faces of everything.
I judge
that this song is basically the ones you’re not obliged to over contemplate
them to recognize how suitable they are, they just are worthy the first time
you listen to them. If you compare different reggaes’ like Alborosie’s
mentioned in the first blog, you can begin to understand what this blog is
about: The different types of reggae. This song is followed by various
repetitive nevertheless well-placed lyrics: “Smile
when you walk, when you run, when you see your friends! Smile at the moon, at
the sun and the rain! Smile in your head, in your soul, to your brain! Keep on smiling we will soon be home
again…” which makes you meditate, how can a song like that bring you up? With
the instruments it creates an atmosphere of motivation to be happy, which
personally I consider it’s difficult to achieve. Their efforts essentially paid
up when they word the Hollywood Music Awards in 2013 for Best Reggae Artist
according to hmmawards.com bringing proud ness to all Peruvians. Therefore,
does it express itself well? Indeed, the song achieves it, making it one of the
best and most recognized songs in Peru.
Me, smiling for the blog, 10 Dec 2014
Work cited
Palacios,
Mariano. "Laguna Pai - Smile." YouTube. YouTube, 3 May
2010. Web. 07 Dec. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VuPTirUQuo>.
Valix, John.
"The 2013 Hollywood Music in Media Awards." Hollywood Music
in Media Awards The 2013 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Comments. HMM, 4
Feb. 2013. Web. 07 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.hmmawards.org/the-2013-hollywood-music-in-media-awards/>.
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