{"id":92,"date":"2012-05-09T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamesfunfer.com\/?p=92"},"modified":"2012-05-30T16:10:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T23:10:32","slug":"songs-i-never-get-tired-of-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamesfunfer.com\/?p=92","title":{"rendered":"Songs I Never Get Tired Of #17"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><object width=\"320\" height=\"266\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yd5WdLF4xO0&amp;fs=1&amp;source=uds\" \/><embed width=\"320\" height=\"266\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yd5WdLF4xO0&amp;fs=1&amp;source=uds\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8216;Genesis&#8217;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">By: VNV Nation (Icon of Coil version)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Well it&#8217;s no secret to those who know me that I went through an extended electronica\/industrial phase. Some of the bands that I listened to heavily during this time (which was probably from 2001-2005, if anyone&#8217;s curious) have stuck with me over the years for various reasons. Yes, some of it is good to dance to, but I&#8217;m not much of a dancer.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s not just the touching, wistful tone of songs like\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N939-xgTBrM\">Beloved<\/a>, <\/em>or the thought-provoking angst-ridden tunes like\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e1socY_ptN4\">Carbon<\/a> <\/em>or <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MFy730AY1Ec\">Saviour<\/a> <\/em>that set VNV Nation above other electronic music. The reason that I don&#8217;t skip VNV Nation tunes when they come up on my random playlist is that they&#8217;re catchy like a pop song, but instead of hooks and watered-down generic lyrics they make you <em>think<\/em>&#8230;repetitive lunar-landing sampling aside.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">I mean, let&#8217;s be honest. When&#8217;s the last time a top-40 tune made you think about the nature of the <em>cosmos<\/em>? If you can think of one, please write it in the comments&#8230;despite evidence to the contrary, I enjoy being proven wrong from time to time.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Songs like this make me want to look at Hubble Telescope pictures for hours on end. Anyone else?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacetelescope.org\/static\/archives\/images\/screen\/opo9607a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"395\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">God is the ultimate voyeur&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Genesis&#8217; By: VNV Nation (Icon of Coil version) Well it&#8217;s no secret to those who know me that I went through an extended electronica\/industrial phase. Some of the bands that I listened to heavily during this time (which was probably from 2001-2005, if anyone&#8217;s curious) have stuck with me over the years for various reasons. 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