No Angels (feat. Ella) by Bastille
I felt compelled to follow up the previous post with yet another Bastille gem. Rest assured, there will be plenty of variety, yet I feel this song is on par with "What Would You Do." In fact, this was actually my first introduction to Bastille. It was at the beginning of summer, before the boredom begins to set in, along with the summertime sadness; the magic of summer was fully in bloom. I was driving in the car with my best friend who proceeded to put the song on. Immediately, I was hooked. For the next two weeks that we had to spend together, every time we were in the car, rest assured this song played. Even after listening to it multiple times, without fail, we would always listen to the song as either he or I would drop the other off. It became our song. To this day, every time I hear it, I think of him and the magic that exists within this incredibly unique and compelling song. It starts with a sound byte from the classic film Psycho, followed by a cover of the 90s TLC hit "No Scrubs." Another Psycho sound byte occurs towards the end, adding a haunting quality to this song that again, just like any Bastille song, forces you to feel: 'We are all in our private traps. Clamped in them and none of us can ever get out.' These movie excerpts actually bring a sense of universality to an otherwise popish song. The violin intermixed with the beats makes you want to fully succumb to the song, letting go of all other thoughts. The real magic in this song lies within its duality. It is a song that makes you feel emotion. Yet, it is a song that you can sing along to, screaming at the top of your lungs, while driving in the car with your best friend and afterwards, you feel a sense of completeness and happiness that you probably didn't feel before.
Here is the video of an acoustic version of the song without the sound bytes from Psycho:
"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."
-Bob Marley
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