song 148

 Song 148

Hello my fellow music nerds! Welcome back to the blog! I have a bit of a different song for you today, what I mean by different is this song is a showtune. Yes this girl also loves showtunes, and musicals! One of my favourite musicals is Everybody's Talking About Jamie, it's one of my favourite movies. For some context in case you've never heard of it, the movie is about this British boy named Jamie, who dreams of being a drag queen. This is based off of a true story as well, it's a very sweet and heartfelt movie. It also makes you think, and has a really great soundtrack. So let's review Wall In My Head. Starting off with a nice slow melody, bringing us into the first section: "It was something he said, something he said. His words built a wall, a wall inside my head. Just one little thing, didn't mean that much to him. But it keeps building, and building, and building this wall in my head. This wall in my head." For some more context, this song about what his dad said when he was a child. It's never revealed in the movie what exactly he said, we kind of have to interpret it for what it is. Next section: "Just one tiny thought, it started out so small. The thought made a brick, the bricks made a wall. And the wall keeps me down, and the wall trips me up. And it keeps building, and building, and building. This wall in my head, this wall in my head." This talks about how, one sentence or one word, can stick with people for their life. And how it can build a mental and emotional wall, that blocks you from doing something. In this case, Jamie wants to be a drag queen. But he never really forgot what he was told as a child, so even though he's doing what he can to be one. There's still this thing that tells him he can't. Next section: "And here I stand with my feet, stuck to the floor. As I walk down the street, screaming for more. Over the wall, over the wall. I see my future standing tall. Over the wall, over the wall. I can believe I'd have it all." Now he's trying to push past this mental wall, and learn that he can live his dream. This part is what I would consider to be a chorus, but showtunes are kind of set up differently than other types of music. So I'm kind of guessing. But anyway, here's the next section: "So I keep climbing, and climbing, and climbing. This wall in my head, head, head. I'll keep on climbing, and climbing, and climbing. This wall in my head, head, head. This wall in my head, this wall in my head." Yeah you got this man! Next section: "It was something he said, just one little thing. The thought left a scar, the words left a sting. Those words are the walls, that still hold me in and they keep building, and building, and building, and building." Whatever his dad, said to him. I wanna give him a piece of my mind! To hurt your child like this, that is not what a parent does! A parent would love and accept you as you are, and support your dreams! Next section: "And don't fall, I'm finding my feet. There's shoes to be filled. But this wall is harder to beat, when it's one yo helped build." The impact this has had on his life, is just so awful. A little spoiler here, this is probably why Jamie's parents are divorced. Because his mum, is really supportive of him. And I think I know why his parents aren't together anymore. I'm gonna skip to this catchy part of the song, well every part is catchy. But I like how this part ties in the song. "Oh, I'll keep climbing, and climbing, and climbing, and climbing, and climbing. Hand over, hand over, hand over. Hand over, brick over. Hand over, brick over, hand over, brick over." Then there's some awesome runs, and the song ends on the last "This wall in my head." The vocals on this are also really smooth, and wonderful the actor who played Jamie (Max Harwood) is a good singer, and played this part so beautifully. The big message I got from this movie is to be unapologetically yourself, which is so true. 

That's it for this review, it's such a great song and I hope you consider checking it out. As well as the movie, which you can find on Amazon Prime! I actually really enjoyed, writing a review for a showtune. I might do more in future posts! :) Until next time, happy listening :)