I find a deep satisfaction in bringing awareness to songs that I know will make other people happy if given a chance. It is always a differently rewarding experience, however, to talk about one that I know everyone already loves.
Bitter Sweet Symphony was a perfect contribution of 90s music. It feels like a love letter, or a message in a bottle from the youths in that decade to the future. It epitomizes young angst, and a collective wariness about the current state of affairs and what the future might hold. We certainly didn’t know the answers then. We still don’t now. It’s cool to bitch about it.
It feels grand, but casual. It picks up on the sensation of feeling stuck, but pushing forward anyway. Figuring yourself out is a palpable and relatable struggle, but not altogether insurmountable.