Teenage Dream

Today I want to present my favorite song at the moment. It's an acoustic version of Kate Perrys song "Teenage Dream" by Boyce Avenue.

Boyce Avenue - Teenage dream (Made famous by Kate Perry)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAUMU3QQE6w

I LOVE acoustic music. Have you often noticed that in popular music you often don't listen to the words, but more to the beat. There are so many good songs with wonderful lyrics out there that we never notice because we never listen to them properly. I would normally not listen to Kate Perry songs, but this acoustic version of her song really made me realize that there actually can be a beautiful message in most music.

In acoustic music there is also more focus on the message, the feeling of the song and the vocals, but the sweet gitar or piano sounds blend in to the lyrics so beatifully. Just listen to the difference between the original and Kate Perrys version -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRuCCfgyUHE

One thing I love about this version by Boyce Avenue is also that they have changed the lyrics so that is not unapropriate. One of the changes they have made is for example in stead of: "Let's go all the way tonight, No regrets, just love", he sings "let's just talk all through the night, there's no need to rush". I hate how a great song about love and romance always has to be ruined by talk of sex. I think love is a feeling and that feeling doesn't have anything to with sex. Sex is one of the ways of expressing that love later on i a relationship. But the feeling of haveing found a new chrush or a love is just wonderful in itself. I love the sentences below from the song. These describe me very much when I've fallen in love.

"You make me
Feel like
I'm living a Teenage Dream"

"I might get your heart racing"

"I finally found you
My missing puzzle piece
I'm complete"

Another example of a song that turned great acoustic is Relient Ks "be my escape".

Relient K - Be my escape

Original
http://open.spotify.com/track/6IF5ICCqX9Dzote5VVSrjW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z1YE9aMmVk&ob=av2n

Acoustic
http://open.spotify.com/track/6IF5ICCqX9Dzote5VVSrjW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyZXFY2CYOE

Notice how it turns more personal and moody. Love Acoustic music!

- VforVegard