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(Message started by: Sarah on Sep 24th, 2005, 3:31pm)
Title: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by Sarah on Sep 24th, 2005, 3:31pm
I keep reading these minor freak outs about how Better Days is a Christmas song.

Yeah, technically it probably is. But what I noticed was that it isn't a traditional Christmas song, it talks about and expresses things that can apply to situations throughout the year. It isn't stuck being an annual song -- it'll hopefully get airplay all year long.

Basically... It doesn't HAVE to be a Christmas song. It's so good it doesn't need to be pigeon holed like that.
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by SassyMay on Sep 24th, 2005, 4:52pm
ughhhh!Ok,I'm sorry I know I freaked out on pogo,and I'm sorry.
But it doesn't sound like a your everday traditional Christmas song because JOHNNY IS MUCH MORE TALENTED THAN WRITING ABOUT A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I'm sure it will get airplay all year!Because really and truly it's also applying to recent global events.
But before Hurricane Katrina and Rita,yadda yadda yadda,they said specifically in that video(The one of them before or after the Brew Ha concert)that they were releasing a Christmas song for a Target Christmas album!And it can be proven that Better Days is indeed that song!And I highly doubt that it's for the Tsunami,if it is,it's a bit late.Don't you guys think so?If they had written a song for the Tsunami don't you think we would have long ago heard it?
I don't see why some of you can't get through your heads that it is a Christmas song.It's simple enough,just listen to the words,he even mentions Jesus just not by name.And in a more cryptic way.
Ok,here I go being rude again!I'm sorry! :-*
I mean no harm,I've been in a crappy mood lately. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by the_girl_right_next_to_him on Sep 24th, 2005, 7:08pm

on 09/24/05 at 16:52:20, SassyMay wrote:
ughhhh!Ok,I'm sorry I know I freaked out on pogo,and I'm sorry.
But it doesn't sound like a your everday traditional Christmas song because JOHNNY IS MUCH MORE TALENTED THAN WRITING ABOUT A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I'm sure it will get airplay all year!Because really and truly it's also applying to recent global events.
But before Hurricane Katrina and Rita,yadda yadda yadda,they said specifically in that video(The one of them before or after the Brew Ha concert)that they were releasing a Christmas song for a Target Christmas album!And it can be proven that Better Days is indeed that song!And I highly doubt that it's for the Tsunami,if it is,it's a bit late.Don't you guys think so?If they had written a song for the Tsunami don't you think we would have long ago heard it?
I don't see why some of you can't get through your heads that it is a Christmas song.It's simple enough,just listen to the words,he even mentions Jesus just not by name.And in a more cryptic way.
Ok,here I go being rude again!I'm sorry! :-*
I mean no harm,I've been in a crappy mood lately. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:



You are funny when you're in a crappy mood!  I have always said that it's ok to have strong opinions, just don't be opnionated!  Work through it sister...breathe...  HA!

Better Days can be a song for any day and can flip flop from Christmas to Katrina/Tsunami help to just a good song for as long as it's played.  Sting had "Gabriel's Message" for a Christmas song and I played it year round, as is the awesome "Song for a Winter's Night" by Sarah McLaughlin & Jewel.  How 'bout Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus is coming to town"!  In addition, if I'm down and one of Adam Sandler's hysterical Chanukah songs comes on I HAVE to smile - too funny to just listen to once a year.  Good music is just good music (OK - Adam Sandler is a stretch but they are funny) and when it carries a nice warm fuzzy message...it's all good!

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Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by januaryfriend27 on Sep 24th, 2005, 7:14pm
I personally think this song is intended to be a Christmas song, but I agree that it can be related to many things in everyday life and current events around the world.

My question is....do we really have to argue about this?
We have new GOO!! We should be celebrating, not debating over what the song was written about!!!  :nanner: :cucumber:
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by GlitteringGoo on Sep 24th, 2005, 8:15pm

on 09/24/05 at 19:14:17, januaryfriend27 wrote:
I personally think this song is intended to be a Christmas song, but I agree that it can be related to many things in everyday life and current events around the world.

My question is....do we really have to argue about this?
We have new GOO!! We should be celebrating, not debating over what the song was written about!!! �:nanner: :cucumber:


I so couldn't have said it better myself!!
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by SassyMay on Sep 25th, 2005, 8:14am
that's true!
this song is supposed to bring peace and we're arguing over what it's about!i feel stupid now.lol. :)
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by januaryfriend27 on Sep 26th, 2005, 2:14pm
No need to feel stupid  :P ;)
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by AmericanGirlPD on Sep 26th, 2005, 6:18pm
Hi! I haven't posted here in FOREVER but I was reading all about the Better Days/Christmas debate and had to put in my two cents LoL. There is a Joni Mitchell song called River, it's on the Blue album and is - I think - kind of the same type of song as the new Goo. It's all about Christmas, but it's a year round song that's really about losing love. And, if I recall correctly, a few years ago there was an article in a guitar magazine and I'm pretty sure Johnny R. said that was one of his favorite songs. Maybe that's where some of the inspiration came from? At anyrate, I think Better Days is a pretty darn cool song and regardless of what it was written for, extremely appropriate for what's been going on in the world lately. Yay new album! ok that was all I had to say  ;D Oh and anybody who hasn't heard that Joni Mitchell song, check it out it's pretty cool IMHO.  
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by girlnamedgrace on Sep 28th, 2005, 5:31am
Someone said it already but Im too lazy too scroll down and see who (its hot and I didnt get much sleep) but yeah, its Goo. Any goo is good goo.(Thats sounds kinda...icky...)
It could be mike banging a tin tray on his head for a couple of minutes and Id still love it. Now thats got hit written all over it.
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by babsil30 on Sep 28th, 2005, 10:22am
LOL was going to point out that it's a song... what does it matter if some thing it's Christmas, or not?  :D it's all GOOd!  ;)
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by SassyMay on Sep 28th, 2005, 4:52pm

on 09/28/05 at 10:22:57, babsil30 wrote:
LOL was going to point out that it's a song... what does it matter if some thing it's Christmas, or not? �:D it's all GOOd! �;)

That's true.It's new Goo and we should be grateful.
Speaking of Better Days there is this news program we have to watch every morning at school and I've been requesting Goo like crazy and guess what?Yesterday they played Better Days!How cool is that? :nanner: :nanner: :nanner: :nanner:I totally freaked!
Title: Re: Yeah, yeah... Christmas song.
Post by SuiteSam on Oct 1st, 2005, 2:12pm
I agree that any goo is good goo and any new goo is even better... but let me also plant this thought...

Last year, starting right after Thanksgiving most of the radio stations in my area that play goo, dropped their formats and played christmas music FOR A MONTH!  So I'm glad this is can be considered a christmas song... because it will get some airplay....


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