Song of the Week: From Me Again
I was really hoping some of you would step up and send me something for this week’s song of the week, but, alas, no one did. It would be especially nice if some of you who complain about not liking any of the songs would actually do something about it and try it yourself. I’m just sayin’. It would be great to have a student submission for next week if anyone has any ideas. Some of you have given me ideas, but I need you to actually follow through and write an introduction for it before I can use it. But for this week it looks like you are stuck with me and my pick again.
These last few weeks, I’ve been trying to pick songs that had a little more depth to them to make the discussion a little better. You did a great job with last week’s song. A few of you are still missing the point of the assignment. This is not meant to be purely entertainment. While I hope you do get enjoyment out of it, my main goal is to get you writing about music as poetry. By the time we actually get to the poetry unit in our book, you should be pros (PUN!). I am glad that some of you are being exposed to some different styles of music and are enjoying it. You are moving our of your comfort zone and being open minded. A handful of you remain stuck in your ways and unwilling to open your mind to anything new or different. To each his own. Prepare for a hard time when you get to college though if you are unwilling to be exposed to new styles and ideas. OK, end of this week’s soapbox. Anyway, I’ve picked another song this week that I think will generate some good discussion. This one is fairly new and many of you should know it.
This week’s song is “Funny the Way It Is” by Dave Matthews Band. It is from their newest album (I believe it came out in August). I’ve always enjoyed DMB. I’ve never been a hardcore, see them every time they come in concert, worship everything they do fan, but I’ve always liked them. I really enjoy the new album, however. This song was the first one released on the radio from that album. It’s a good song, and it should be pretty easy to discuss. Enjoy.
Listen here:
03 Funny The Way It Is 1
“Funny the Way It Is”
Dave Matthews Band
Lying in the park on a beautiful day
Sunshine in the grass, and the children play
Siren’s passing, fire engine red
Someone’s house is burning down on a day like this
The evening comes and we’re hanging out
On the front step and a car rolls by with the windows rolled down
And that war song is playing, “why can’t we be friends?”
Someone is screaming and crying in the apartment upstairs
Funny the way it is, if you think about it
Somebody’s going hungry and someone else is eating out
Funny the way it is, not right or wrong
Somebody’s heart is broken and it becomes your favorite song
The way your mouth feels in your lovers kiss
Like a pretty bird on a breeze or water to a fish
A bomb blast brings a building crashing to the floor
You hear the laughter while the children play war
Funny the way it is, if you think about it
One kid walks 10 miles to school, another’s dropping out
Funny the way it is, not right or wrong
On a soldier’s last breath his baby’s being born
Standing on a bridge, watch the water passing under me
It must’ve been much harder when there was no bridge just water
Now the world is small, remember how it used to be
With mountains and oceans and winters and rivers and stars
Watch the sky, the jet planes, so far out of my reach
Is there someone up there looking down on me?
Boy chase a bird, so close but every time
He’ll never catch her, but he can’t stop trying
Funny the way it is, if you think about it
One kid walks 10 miles to school, another’s dropping out
Funny the way it is, not right or wrong
On a soldier’s last breath his baby’s being born
Funny the way it is, not right or wrong
Somebody’s broken heart becomes your favorite song
Funny the way it is, if you think about it
A kid walks 10 miles to school, another’s dropping out
Standing on a bridge, watch the water passing under me
It must’ve been much harder when there was no bridge just water
Now the world is small, remember how it used to be
With mountains and oceans and winters and rivers and stars
Wow! that is so funny that this weeks song is
“Funny the way it is”! i love this song. My favorite part is when he says “Funny the way it is sombodys going hungry and someone else is eating out”. Along with all the other lines it shows just how life works. You can live in a huge million dollar house but just a couple bolcks away is a family scrownging up enough dollars to eat a piece of bread. This song really makes me think about others, not just myself. Dont be so selfish in life because there is always someone who has it worse than you!
Thanks for posting this! Its just the song i needed!
~corgilover5
This song was amazing. He is talking about how there is always something going on in the world that is good in someones eyes and bad in another at the same time. It is just funny the way it is, and is not right or wrong. Great song!!!!!!
Patriotsrule 5
I actually sent a request but my email has issues with sending to @scsk12.org, so it looks like I won’t be putting any songs up.
I like the use of IRONY in this song. Situational irony mostly.
The first verse is like the example that @tchrman gave us in class about it being a lovely day. It’s a great day, but someone’s house is burning down. Now that I’m typing this, I realize that this song doesn’t need much explaining. So what to talk aboutttt??? I do love Dave Matthews. I find it hard not to.
Well I do enjoy the use of irony in this song. Like how the couple are fighting while the car is playing “Why can’t we be friends?”
I really like the war parts. How children laugh while they play war, while soldiers are fighting hard. It reminds me of Serj Tankian’s “Empty Walls” video.
I’m done. I don’t like explaining everything. I’m not in the mood I guesssss. Plus it’s self explanitory. Just think irony and you’ll get it
GirlsNotGrey
(But I’m grey)
Even though it would have been fun to blog about another student- picked song, Mr. Hudson, you chose wonderfully! I absolutely love this song because of the message it gives to the listener. To me, this song has three meanings: Irony is everywhere, life is what you make it, and one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I love this song and all three of it’s meanings!!
This is actually a really neat song!I feel that it really makes you think about thinks that you take for granted everyday. normally when someone has picked a song that i really dont know i dont even listen to the lyrics. However, this is an awsome song! And wouldnt ya know it! Ive never heard of it ever!
Hold on one second while I wipe the vomit off my shirt…
Oh gosh listening to this song is worse than getting stabbed. At the beginning it had a bit of a Maroon 5 feel that was almost diggable….and then it burned right along with every other song in Dave Mathhew’s Band history. I see how the lyrics in this song coorelate with our lesson on irony. He is saying that because something is going well for us, someone else has to pay the price for our happiness. Also, I heard several other songs in the song, I can’t name them, but there were riffs and rhythyms that sounded very familiar. Well anyways, I have to go and violently bang my head against my wall to try and dislodge this so called “music” I have been subjected unwillingly to.
w o w wow! i loved these lyrics! they are so profound! they really got me thinking.. they talk of how one really bad thing for one person is a great happy thing for another. it also refers to the ironic way that one person may have something or do something that seems unimportant but to another person it is like some great fantastic thing. for instance, “somebody’s going hungry, while another is eating out”. i think this song was meant to make people stop and think about what they have and how much they take for granted. good pick!
~superchica06
Wow, ur right, tchrman! This is a great song for discussion.
It really touched me! For me, the best part was “Somebody’s heart is broken and it becomes your favorite song”. It almost gave me chills(xD but not quite) haha (..?)
Ha, It’s so true, though! The whole song is. We take for granted all of the things we have. There are people out there who work hard to go to school, while people who can easily go are just lazy or scared and just drop out! While people are having the time of their lives, they don’t think about the ones who are starving to death or suffering. We think about life the way it is now, but not so much about how it got to be this way.
It makes me kind of realize how I can just get caught up in my life and forget about the world I’m living in. And, it made meh think about how I could be having the worst say of my life, and there are billions of people wouldn’t know and or care.
It’s not right or wrong. Just funny.
-GummyWormCasserole !! : >
I’ve always liked this band, never really gotten to into their stuff but always liked them. the song is saying how things differ with different people. how some people are eating out, while others are begging for a few bucks to get something to eat. very good point but not overly depressing.
GirlsNotGrey,
Actually, what is in the song is technically not irony. Much like the old Alanis Morissette song “Ironic”, it contains coincidences not irony.
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tcrman
i love this song! it talks about how our life might be going great, but somebody else is down in the worst part of their life. this song is so true, in one part of the world, somebody is having a great time, but on the other side someone is having such a bad day. it happens all the time! it reminds me of that saying about, “be nice to everyone you meet.they’re fighting a battle you know nothing about.” this song is alot like that saying.
this is a great song! good choice tcrman!!
Good song Mr. Hud! This song means life is what you make it and think what you have and dont take it for granted!! <3
i loved this weeks song! it was amazing! not just the music, but thye meaning behind. they really talk about how whats good in one persons eyes and is terrible in another. i completely agree with this.
my favorite 2 lines in the song are the one about how the soldier takes his last breath and his baby is being born and the other one is how one kid walks 10 miles to school and another is dropping out.
basically every line spoke to me in this song! i loved it!!!
jugaralbeisbol5
Wow, I really love this song. I personally like Dave Matthews songs and I have never heard this song before. What I like greatly about this song is that it is so true. How one person is going hungry and another person is eating out or how a kid is willing 10 miles to go to school while another kid is dropping out. It truly is funny the way things are. You definitly need to put more Dave Matthew songs out. If you dont like the lyrics that much the beats are usually pretty cool.
GREAT SONG!!!!!!
I loved it!!! it seems like everytimehe thinks he is having the best day something comes and ruins it. i guess he is saying how life isnt fair to alot of people and we never stop to think of the bad. It made me stop and realize that not everyday can be the best for everybody…other than the bad things he talks about i liked it 
Good choice!
so i really like this song. i think i have heard of the band but i’m not sure. i like it none the less. the lyrics that got me the most were “on a soldiers last breath his baby is born” this really shows how as one thing ends another begins. whether good or bad, that’s just how it works. the lyrics in this song are really good. meant to make people stop and think not just for a good listen.
flying5irlie78!
I love Dave Mattews Band and this song! It has super cool music in it! Anyway this song means its funny how something thats good for one person is bad for another. This song also has a lot of irony in it, which is probably why Mr. Hudson pick it. Some examples are when it says ” on a soldiers last breath his baby was born” and “somebody’s broken heart is your favorite song.” All in all this was a really good song of the week.
-captainlazy6
I love this song . this week’s pick has been one of my favorites so far. This song ties in with the discussion of this week perfectly. It turly ironic how life can turn out so well for someone two seats down from you when you could be just trying to survive another day. This song really made me think about how society has changed and how self centered people can be now. He took life and made a great song from its ups and downs.
Dang I am a lone ranger on not liking this song.
I like this song! It makes me think more about what happens around us everyday. There are some people out in this world that are hungry and poor, and then there are people who have so much money, they just spend it all. It’s funny that some people cherish family and school and others dont care. I loved the part where is said, “On a soldier’s last breath his baby’s being born”. I like to think about how when one person dies another person is born. This song gave me a lot to think about.
-jellybean6
UGH so I wrote this longgg message and I forgot the email so I have to start all over!!!
Anyways so this song is SOO SAD!
Eevn thought its true, because somepeople drop out of school when there are kids out there that would do anythign to go to school. And there are people who are lazy and just go out to eat when there is someone out there who would coook for hours if there was only something to cook. I think people should realize that what they have is 10 times more than someone else has and that we should all be thankful for what we have
GummyWormCasserole–I agree with you sooo much! Its like we are twins or something
That part about someones broken heart becoming your favorite song is my favorite part because its soooo true!Like I could even count how many of my favorite songs are some love crushed song!Kinda makes me feel sad for the artist now that i think about it..
and camojoe5– a little harsh dont ya think?! Try not listening to the music but listen to the lyrics you might find something that you can atleast appricate
Wow, so this so song was deep..
I liked when it said “on a soldiers last breath, his baby’s being born” and “A kid walks 10 miles to school, another’s dropping out. The first one makes me think of all the soldiers who have died for this country and also the children in the world who dont have a dad because of something tragic like that. and the second one makes me think how easy i have it, and that i should grateful to be able to be taken to school and i shouldnt complain about being late.
AH HA! The irony… I think this song is basically saying that the world and life aren’t fair. One person has something and someone else doesn’t have anything close to what the other person has, and it’s funny in a sad, ironic way.
I’ve hear of this band before but never really looked into it. I’ve also heard this song and seen the video. I think its a good song. Its catchy, has meaning and rhythm. The song , to me, is explaining how the world around us is being corrupted and how people are taking it so lightly. The song is trying to say how if we would just stop and look around at what’s really going on, we might be able to improve the world around us.
I disagree with camojoe 5. This song is not a bad song at all. It is one of Dave Mattews best songs and it does not sound any thing like maroon 5. Plus this song did not really sond like any other of Dave Matthew’s songs he wrights.
I’m actually a fan of Dave Matthews Band, but haven’t kept up with them in the past year or two, therefore, this was the first I’d heard of this song. It is AMAZING, i love it! It’s very approriate for this month because it’s sharing how thankful we should be for being raised correctly, and what we are blessed with in our everyday life. We take for granted little things that some people in this world are not fortunate enough to have like knowing the bus will pick us up in the morning for school, knowing that there will be enough food in the cafeteria at school for every student, knowing that we have a house to go home to every afternoon and evening that is cooled/heated. The lyrics in this song can really set one’s mind to be more thankful for everything and perhaps let them realize that we, as youth, can make a difference in the world.
-frogrclogr_5
Ok so i liked this song. but i thought it was depressing. “On a soldier’s last breath his baby’s being born”. How sad is that??? It makes me think that every time something good happens something bad happens also. Like “one kid walks 10 miles to school, and one kid drops out”. I don’t really think of the bad things that are happening in the world. but we should do all we can to help the people in need.
I agree with jellybean6. This song really gives us a lot to think about with everything going on in the world. People are born and die everyday. People try to make their life better by going to school and some people just don’t care and drop out. It’s a sad thing. But i’m great full for all i have.
jellybean: i also like that this song made me think about a lot of stuff. it is kinda funny how one good thing happens but then a bad thing happens at the same time. i really liked the line “somebody’s heart is broken and it becomes your favorite song”. thats so true with music. the top songs are the ones that talk bout how we used to love each other and now i hate u. and also “one kid walks 10 miles to school, another’s dropping out”. thats so true. school isnt as important to most ppl anymore. while some kids try their hardest and stive to b the best, most kids dont care and just cant wait to graduate and get away from school forever. it really makes me reconsider some of my opinions and outlook on life. and the dave matthews band is not too bad either:)
~quartergirl
This is probably the best song we’ve had so far; however, it’s sorta depressing. If you look past the upbeat tempo, and raspy-is voice, you can see the intense, deep lyrics being sung. I really like it. it puts me in a reflective mood. Do people stop and think about this? Those lyrics really got to me. My favorite:
“Somebody’s broken heart becomes your favorite song”
That’s so true and sad. Somebody is always on the other end suffering, and I think the problem with that is that we don’t stop to think about that other person.
You hit it just right Procrastiantor5000. This is saying absolutly nothingless than the world and life isnt fair. However, i dont at all find it funny.
This song is filled with nothing but sad and unfair truths. Once againt though, i really enjoyed this song of the week. It sounds really neat!
This song has good energy. I understand the meaning, too =) It’s saying that it’s funny, of course not in a literal sense, how for one person…something can go right, but for someone else it goes totally wrong. Everything could be going great, and then all things turn around. There’s hurt, sadness, happiness, and a little bit of a relaxed feeling in this song. The beginning is relaxed and happy, but middle and end show sadness and hurt. He’s remembering how it used to be in the end, too. Personally, I liked the song for the energy and the lyrics. They were both really good =)
<3,
cheersince6
Procrastinator5000 and route66-
I completely agree. Everything You two said I was saying to myslef as I read the lyrics. It was such a moving song that made you think about how blessed you are. We are given so much that we take it for granted. This song made me reflect upon myself and how no matter what you’re going through, there will be a person worse off and better off. We just have to accept it and try not to take our lives for granted.
cra5ydancinfool
I really, really enjoyed this song!! Good pick Mr. H. I’ve never heard it but I really like Dave Matthews Band. I think I might actually go buy this song on iTunes. This song means a lot of things. It seems to be a lot about fighting, war, and suffering. It kind of made me think he may have been talking about the US. To me, they’re telling us to be thankful for what we have because one minute you may have a lot and the next it could all disappear.
-elraha6
I really enjoyed this song this week. It was real upbeat and just made me feel happy. haha Anyways, I thought this song had a great meaning to it. I think that it is talking about how different people are in the world. You could have somebody that is really rich nand owns a really expensive house, and then a couple of blocks away you could have someone that doesnt even have enough money for a house or even their next meal to eat. This also makes me realize how blessed we are sometimes that we can actually go to school and have houses and food and water to drink. It makes me stop and think that I could really try and do something to help all the needy people in the world. It makes me sad that everyone cannot be as privilaged as most of us, and we don’t need to take life for granted because you never know when even your lat day will be!!
i love this song! my brother is going through what i call a ‘dave matthews band phase’ so my ipod is loaded with their music. i also agree with everyone else that there is alot of irony in this song, and it really is the meaning of the story if you think about it. it’s a good song, and it could be seen sad or even inspirational to be different. buttt, i enjoyed it very much. thank you, Mr. H.
That I should even have to bring this up is quite sad, given the nature of this activity. This is just a friendly reminder that all work posted on the blog should be your own. I’m not requiring too much on the song of the week posts. I just want YOUR thoughts on the song’s meanings, themes, etc. What I don’t want is SOMEONE ELSE’S thoughts. I don’t go and google search everyone’s post because I trust that you guys have enough integrity to do your own work. However, this week, a couple of you proved me wrong. I usually copy and paste the lyrics of the song from one of the numerous lyric sites all over the web. Some of these happen to have user comments sharing feelings and interpretations of the song. As I was copying the lyrics this week, I happened to read the first post from a user on the site. I read through it because I thought their interpretation was interesting. That’s why I was able to recognize it when not one but TWO different students posted the same comment WORD FOR WORD as their post. Those two students have been given zeroes for the week. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Bottom line, do your own work. Even if you don’t feel your work is as good as someone elses, that is ok. I want to see what YOU can do. The whole purpose of this is for you to practice interpreting poetry and making meanings for yourself. If you copy someone else’s ideas, you are learning nothing. So, please, DO YOUR OWN WORK!
tchrman
Oh GOSH!!!!!! I can not stand the dave matthew’s band!!!! Why must you torture me so??? I just think that his voice is so whiny and the music is so simple and cheesy! the lyrics are ok sometimes. SOMETIMES, but mostly they’re just really mediocre. I could have come up with a much much much much MUCH better and more pleasing song of the week! Even silence would have been better than this garbage!! YUCK!!
In response to heyboo5:
What are you talking about? this isnt a good post at all. We could have had like a matchbox twenty song from someone with some talent or something! I cant stand dave matthews! Why is he so famous!? what a disgrace!! I’d rather remove my face with a spoon than listen to this poop!!!!! but i guess you are entitled to your own opinion:) have a nice day:)
“The way your mouth feels in your lovers kiss
Like a pretty bird on a breeze or water to a fish
A bomb blast brings a building crashing to the floor
You hear the laughter while the children play war”
I think this is saying how kids play war, but they don’t realize what it means and that some people Lose everything so they can be there playing. A mom or dad for instance.
I agree with Blink1826 because, while this song has a very deep meaning, it doesn’t make it a good song. I absolutely dislike this band with everything I Am. (:
i didnt like the singing but it had a good message. I think it meant not to take things for granted.i dont listen to much dave matthews and i dont plan on it anytime soon.
i agree with blink1826. the singing is pretty whiny. i dont really care for the dave matthews band but the message was worth listening to.
Oh, I should clear that up, a mom or dad is who could be losing everything in war, while the children are out playing their little games.
And as to why I don’t like the song:
it’s boring.
the lyrics are good, but like I said…. It gets boring.
The sound and style do not appeal to me. (and I am extremely open to new music)
The meaning of this song is so deep, you kinda have to listen to it more than once to get it in full and with the amount of boring it has does not need to be suffered through twice.
(: everyone has hi or her own opinion though.
i thought this song was ok, but i really liked the lyrics. good message. his voice is kinda annoying though… thats all i gotta say
-danumbah5
First, I love Dave Matthews, and I say something like that every week. This song is really good, and the lyrics were awesome. It is one of those songs you can see and not understand, but once you think about it, it gets mind blowing. My favorite line was the one about a soldier dying while his baby is being born. This is because this happens all the time, and most do not think of that.
Well i actually thought that this band was pretty good. I’ve always heard a lot about the Dave Mathews band but i never actually heard their music. I thought the lyrics were decent and th music was pretty catchy. I disagree that he has a whinny voice at least in this song i thought his voice was just fine. and i like the variety of the different songs.
i actuallly liked this song of the week. it was upbeat and it made me happy. i really liked the lyrics too. they were optimistic and sunshiny. i just altogether liked this song. it made sense to me. good pick
This song could be a reality check to someone!
It just makes you stop and realize how many different things are going on in the world at one time, good and bad. It shows the people who think that the world is just one big happy place, that it could be just the opposite to others. Like for instance, you could be having the time of your life to were you think that nothing could ever go wrong, while someone else could be depressed and in sorrow. Oh, and by the way…GOOD SONG CHOICE MR.H!
Parrotsrule5
I agree with you on your comment. In my opinion there’s always someone whose life is going great. At the same time there could be a person who is having the worst time . Life is just that way. Life is not right or wrong it just is.
hi5,
I loved the way you reasoned your likes of the song. Irony does seem to play a big, interesting role as it states a beautiful day sits upon a burning house. Other lines in this song form situational irony, too. Also, you can take this song whatever way you want, but when you encounter a situation similar to one mentioned in the song, you have to make life how you want it to be. Not to mention, thankfulness plays a key role, because for what you think is useless junk could be a fortune of another and be greatly used in someone else’s hands.
-frogrclogr_5
Patriotsrule5-
I agree with what you said about this song! Dave Matthews Band is amazing! I agree with how you said that he’s talking about the different ways people can interpret the same thing. And yes, it is an amazing song! Great pick, tchrman!
-Pikny5
I really liked the song by Dave Matthews Band. The guitar part was really wicked. The beginning was nice, I liked the contrast at the beginning, and how it sunk in to the chorus. Overall, I really liked the song, partially because I like Dave Matthews Band, and partially because I love rock music. So the song was great.
pinkpuffs502
irockstar6:
You are so right! I first heard this song over the summer at the youth event. It made me stop and think about everyone else other than myself. Its like on one floor of a hospital, a family is joyous because they have a new edition to their family, but on the floor above them another family is weeping over their loss.
~corgilover5
camojoe5-
i thought it was like that too. the first time i listened to it. but then i relized i didnt even really hear the song. i kinda got cought up watching the cool designs my music player shows. so i listened to it again and it was really boring at first but i loved loved loved the chorus. and the lyrics are amazing! its talking about how life is unfair and thats just the way it is. but it did get old after a while because it was sooo long. i mean really 4 minuets. so it coulda been shorter but the lyrics were awesome!
6teen
The song actually sounds quite cheerfull when you listen to it. However, when reading the lyrics you get the real meaning. Kind of like that Flobots song from last week. I have to agree with blink1826. Dave Matthews Band does kind of suck. Matchbox Twenty would be a good song of the week band!!:):)
Wow!This song was pretty amazing. Those lyrics were deep, especially on a soldier’s last breath his baby’s being born. I especially liked the use of irony.
pistons6101
i agree with corgilover5. This song was full of irony. Which seems to be matching what we”ve been doing in class recently. I think that some of the things they mentioned in the song really makes you want to take a second and think… is that right for that to happen? who knows, maybe someone would justify that its just life. either way great song, really enjoyed it.
i liked irockstar6(:’s blog on the song. when i frst heard it i didnt really get any meaning from it, but then after readin lil rockstars blog i relistened to the song and i could really understand where irock was comen from. the song was pretty deep when ya really listened to it! i think irockstar did a great job of analyzing the song! good song to teach
swelltastically,
SwellOgresCanCookEnglishRadish5
i completely agree with irockstar6. i really agree with the part when they say it makes you stop and realize how many different things are going on in the world at one time, good and bad. it really made me think, wow this is so true. we are sitting here complaining about not having eaten food since breakfast at lunch time, and people in like africa or something having eaten in like a week. we are just really spoiled here.
Oh i got it now. Wow there is alot of irony inthis song. I agree with 0110011101_101_6. The lyrics have alot of meaning to them but the sng itself is pretty much boring. Hope this is just a bad track/day he was havin wen he made dis song. It really does make you think abt others alittle bit
this week’s song is not bad. its lesson is one that everyone should learn: that you are blessed with the things you have. People take too many everyday things for granted, such as eating, going to school, and just having a place to sleep at night. very deep song.
-youngmoney5
mailboxer5..i totally agree with you. i think his voice sounds just fine! This song makes me happy!!
I liked this song of the week. Dave Mathews Band has always been good and ive listened to their music. This song kinda hits you deep. It tells you that life isnt fair and that you cant do anything about it. If your living a luxurious life dont forget that many are living a horrible life..and when you think things cant get anyworse there is always someone who is going through things a million times worse. So dont be selfish and think about others even when your doing great
Like everyone has said, this song relates to how when something good goes on in life, something bad is also happening somewhere else. I really don’t like Dave Mathews Band & I find it easier to understand certain songs by reading the lyrics rather than listening to it all, so I did. I love how he showed the positive side to one thing, then contrasted it with something negative. It honestly makes you think about certain things. For an example, when you’re out just spending your money on nothing, there are poor people in the world trying to find a way to try to stay alive each and every day. Just be greatful for what you have in life because there are others that are suffering.