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Silkworm: Arlo (2002)
Generally Positive Things That Can Be Said of This Song or Arlo’s “Silkworm” As a Way of Life:
It reminds me of Cheap Trick, while not actually being Cheap Trick nor an overt rip-off of Cheap Trick. And Cheap Trick-ness, to me, is a very good thing.
It has been clinically proven that pop songs with “oooo” as a pivotal lyric are guaranteed to reduce or eliminate depression. “Ooo-wee,” “ooo-wee-ooo,” and variations of “woo-woo” will work also.
For the life of me I cannot figure out what this song means – and this may be its greatest asset. It might come off as a little anti-intellectual, but there is something to be said for subscribing to a good gut instinct every once in a while. By nature, I am an over-thinker, a great follower of reason and logic. But it’s tough! Very taxing on the spirit. Sometimes, the healthiest thing to do is to let it all go and get meaningless.
And if one cannot manage a vast empty void of nothingness, attribute everything to love. I find it the next greatest thing to meaninglessness.
