A Musical Analysis Blog
“Shooting Stars” by Bag Raiders
The song Shooting Stars is originally composed by the Bag Raiders founding members, Chris Stracey and Jack Glass. “Shooting Stars is a song by Australian electronic duo Bag Raiders first released in 2008, then again in 2009 as a single(Shooting Stars).”
Shooting Stars is one of the songs that I felt instantaneous vibes from upon my first listen. This summer, I felt one of those rare moments of pure bliss while my husband drove me and the kids to get food with this song blasting and all of our windows rolled down. It’s just one of those songs that you can feel. The video below also serves as a link to the song..
Lyrics
The song opens up with the lyrics “It’s late and I’m awake, staring at the wall. Open up my window, head floats out the door.” The lyrics of the song are both very nonsensical and deep. The chorus is about being in love with a shooting star, but isn’t played until the very end of the song. This is because the lyrics are not the star of the show with this song.
Chords and Key
The song is played based off of the key G sharp minor, which give the song it’s five distinct and catchy notes. Chopins unpublished symphonies Polonaise were composed based off of this key. Like most music these days, the song is played in four chords. The familiar pattern of the songs chords and key make it a song most are familiar with, and make it more catchy. The fact that it is played in sharp make it resonate more wit the listener!
Closing Thoughts
The song itself is very catchy and it’s sharp beats make you feel the music as if it is coursing through your veins. With distinct beats, it is very easy to dance to and your movements can flow to the rhythm. Like many electric type songs, once you hear the song, the music will be stuck in your head all day.
Sources:
“G-Sharp Minor.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Jan. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-sharp_minor.
“Shooting Stars (Bag Raiders Song).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 7 Jan. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_Stars_(Bag_Raiders_song).
“Shooting Stars.” Know Your Meme, 23 Jan. 2020, knowyourmeme.com/memes/shooting-stars.
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I agree with that there is a deeper meaning to the song but I believe it is open ended to the listener. I really enjoy the upbeat tempo it consistently has throughout the song. A music element I noticed missing was tempo and found it was being played in 125 BPM.
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I love the song Shooting Stars! The chords and melody are not something that you usually hear on the radio. I also agree that the lyrics have a deep meaning. It makes me think that the writer is in love with someone unattainable (maybe someone famous). To be fair, when I first heard the lyrics,l I almost thought the song was about a stalkers thoughts (but maybe that’s just me and my morbid thought process…I’m sure it wasn’t the intention the writer.)
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My first thought on this song based on the melody was “I feel like this can be a video tour of a new place I’ve never been to.” I never heard of this song or the artist. Interesting to hear new music. This song title reminds me of “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic. They may not be from the same genre, I just associated the stars with one another 🙂
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I love the tone of his voice! He reminds me of Hinder, Lips of An Angel. I read that you love music and travel. I do a fundraising event to help medical fragile children in West Palm Beach every year! You should google up sunfest – its a 4 day, all day music event in the heart of West Palm beach! It’s so much fun!
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Wow-what a crazy fun lifestyle to have! Traveling is a huge goal for me in the end also. I just started my own business to help pay for travel. This was a super nice song a little too long for me. It was definitely a slow rhythm. Thank you for sharing.
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The song “The Less I Know the Better” has a very groovy feel to it and I agree that while the theme is a bit sad, the lyrics that focus on getting the other man to “change his mind” and how she feels about being with him also seems to imply some bitterness. Who wouldn’t be in that situation, though? The background music and the way the song is sung, though, seems to make that a little less obvious unless you listen carefully to the lyrics.
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Music created in the 70s-80s plays a substantial role in 21st-century music. For one, this was the era in which MTV was first broadcasted with music playing 24/7. In the USA MTV was transmitted August of 1981.
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I love me some Latin music, it has a way of always hyping me up. Did you know? before Timba was used to describe this dance the word itself was used to describe an ensemble of drums.
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I enjoy listening to Latin music from time to time. Latin salsa music is very passionate and upbeat. This was the type of music my classmates and I listened to when we were taking basic dance lessons from a Puerto Rican man that was visiting my high school’s foreign language classes. I’ve noticed that the instruments often preformed for this type of music tend to include trumpets, drums, I think violins and acoustic guitars, and pianos. I’m sure there are several other types of instruments, but those are just the ones that I’ve noticed most often. I’ve also noticed that all of the instruments played together tend to generally produce high pitched music with very quick tempos that seem to rely on common time.
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I enjoyed listening to this song, “I am the Grinch”. I am a huge fan of the Movie that came out a few years ago of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. I love the Holidays and agree this is a huge part of Christmas now for how we process the Holiday. I am totally going to watch this version of the movie! This was such a good pick! This was my first idea until I saw you do it. Great job!
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I’m ecstatic that you had the opportunity to include such a song you enjoy! It is quite incredible to see songs like Electric Love to have positive feedback from both critiques and fans of the singer/songwriter Songs. Thanks for taking the time to create this blog!
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Your final project was wonderfully posted. Very thorough. Both songs are typically not my style of music but if you carefully listen the words you can see how this is reaching millions of people. How there is no difference in pouring their energy here vs country, rnb or hip hop. It was interesting how 6 million viewers had listened to the song but unknown. Sometimes the underground music is the best.
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