(Themes & Thoughts) Spin, Track 1: Strange Relationship

The first of these blog entries might be a little ropey while I work out exactly what information I wanna include in them, but here goes.

Overview

Strange Relationship is the first song on the Spin album, and the second single. Strange Relationship was released in 2002 and achieved top 40 status in several countries.

Themes and meaning

I’m not too sure what to say about the themes on Strange Relationship, I guess it’s pretty self-explanatory. It’s a song about mixed signals, a person giving hot and cold and in true Darren Hayes fashion it’s a happy upbeat sound mixed with less happy lyrics.

The song delves into hot and cold dynamics where feelings of attraction and frustration intertwine. He captures the tension between wanting to be with someone despite knowing the relationship is flawed. The lyrics reflect on the emotional rollercoaster, highlighting feelings of dependency and confusion.

Tags

Below are a bunch of tags I’ve associated with ‘Strange Relationship’, click on the tags to find songs with similar themes!

Thoughts

I have some really fun memories with this song. Back in high school my best friend and I used to burn CDs of our favourite songs, I remember Strange Relationship being on at least one of these CDs.

The song is a great example of Darren’s vocal range with all its high and low points. I specifically remember us singing along to the bridge “You keep actin’ like you own me. like you control me, you said you never really wanted me back, well, maybe that’s a fact may I suggest a brand new plan of attack.’

Videos

Official music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Col15AJMUpM

Something missing?

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