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Post by TheBestDylThing on Jul 18, 2022 9:49:47 GMT
Girlfriend is the song which many people associate most with Avril for better or worse since it was by far her biggest hit. The video for me was always very fun and tongue in cheek like the rest of the album. She was in a relationship at the time of TBDT and she said many times in the media that the songs were just that — songs. She wasn’t trying to push any message or reveal anything about herself, the album was just some fun.
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Post by Underclass King on Jul 18, 2022 14:01:50 GMT
I don't think "Girlfriend"'s meaning or video should be taken too seriously. Avril said she wrote the song while drunk and that most of The Best Damn Thing was based on fictional experiences anyways. As TheBestDylThing said, Avril stated that the album was not some personal thing, but rather it was just meant to be a collection of fun songs: "Some of the songs I wrote didn't even mean that much to me. It's not like some personal thing I'm going through. They're just songs." Regardless, I'd love to see Avril work with The Malloys again. I'm not sure if they still direct as Wikipedia has their last video as 2010, although it's also possible the page just hasn't been updated. |
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Post by nimbuspixie on Aug 14, 2022 8:28:46 GMT
I really wish we got an official release of Won’t Let Yoi Go - such a beautiful song
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Post by SuperNova on Oct 19, 2022 3:56:23 GMT
I read somewhere that Everything Back But You was originally written for Under My Skin, does anyone know anything about this/if it's true?
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Post by BogoGog24 on Oct 19, 2022 13:07:28 GMT
I read somewhere that Everything Back But You was originally written for Under My Skin, does anyone know anything about this/if it's true? It is true. I don’t know where she said it but I think she confirmed it herself in an interview. It was written with Butch, so it kind of adds up. Plus if you listen closely her voice on the recording sounds closer to UMS than the chipmunk sound of TBDT. |
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Post by Falling Into History on Oct 20, 2022 2:56:11 GMT
EBBY also has her UMS "signature" of overlapping two lines towards the end. She did that in Together and Forgotten for sure, which I love.
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Post by metam on Oct 20, 2022 3:51:34 GMT
I read somewhere that Everything Back But You was originally written for Under My Skin, does anyone know anything about this/if it's true? It is true. I don’t know where she said it but I think she confirmed it herself in an interview. It was written with Butch, so it kind of adds up. Plus if you listen closely her voice on the recording sounds closer to UMS than the chipmunk sound of TBDT. He Wasn't & I Always Get What I Want are her sisters when it comes to vocals. |
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Post by SuperNova on Oct 20, 2022 17:49:34 GMT
I read somewhere that Everything Back But You was originally written for Under My Skin, does anyone know anything about this/if it's true? It is true. I don’t know where she said it but I think she confirmed it herself in an interview. It was written with Butch, so it kind of adds up. Plus if you listen closely her voice on the recording sounds closer to UMS than the chipmunk sound of TBDT. I never noticed how her voice sounds like she does on Under My Skin until you said it but now I totally hear it! Also what Falling Into History said about the overlapping of two lines in the outro being an Under My Skin thing, somehow I never picked up on that til now. I think they made the right call cutting it from UMS and saving it for The Best Damn Thing. I think it's a little too upbeat for UMS (musically, I mean) and the lyrics fit perfectly on TBDT. |
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Post by metam on Oct 21, 2022 4:33:39 GMT
It is true. I don’t know where she said it but I think she confirmed it herself in an interview. It was written with Butch, so it kind of adds up. Plus if you listen closely her voice on the recording sounds closer to UMS than the chipmunk sound of TBDT. I never noticed how her voice sounds like she does on Under My Skin until you said it but now I totally hear it! Also what Falling Into History said about the overlapping of two lines in the outro being an Under My Skin thing, somehow I never picked up on that til now. I think they made the right call cutting it from UMS and saving it for The Best Damn Thing. I think it's a little too upbeat for UMS (musically, I mean) and the lyrics fit perfectly on TBDT. Also with "I Always Get What I Want" it screams TBDT that's why she added it in her The Best Damn Thing Tour. The song fit very well as track number 9 instead of I Don't Have To Try. |
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Post by ⋆niki⋆ on Oct 21, 2022 5:34:19 GMT
Naaaah IDHTT is one of my all time favourite Avril songs!
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Post by SuperNova on Oct 22, 2022 2:29:24 GMT
I Don't Have To Try is one of my favorites too, I wouldn't want it to have been cut but I think that I Always Get What I Want could have made a good bonus track for TBDT if it hadn't already been a bonus track on UMS.
On the surface UMS and TBDT seem like polar opposites, with UMS being dark and TBDT being pink and girly and overall more upbeat, but they both have songs that give off vibes of the other.
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Post by crylerjames23 on Apr 16, 2023 3:20:28 GMT
It might be an unpopular opinion but I love the opening to I Don't Have To Try. I WEAR THE PANTS! Lol it makes me laugh everytime but I love it.
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