What I really do like about this song is the lyrics. Like I said when it was released, it’s a mix of Survivor and Phil Collins as it talks about love. I think it’s a great song for anyone, but it’s definitely one that the boys wrote to remind themselves that there’s no place like home, and being thankful that when they travel together, they take a piece of home with them. Home is home and even when you get homesick, you know that you’ve four other mates that are feeling the same. It’s a song the boys (along with McFly ) wrote for themselves really. The full-throttle of the accompaniment comes at the end of the song and by then there’s nothing left to sing but, “You and I.” This song is easily one of my favourites from this album.ĭon’t Forget Where You Belong talks about life on tour and how the boys stay grounded. Lyrically it’s simple, yet witty – it’s the kind of song that works because the accompaniment pulls back and let’s you listen to the lyrics. The harmonies by the boys in this song are really powerful, so much so it leaves you almost speechless.
You & I is a beautiful acoustic-based love song. It’s edgy musically and for the first time, I think I actually want to head-bang to a 1D song – it’s that much fun! Midnight Memories is a lot like Rock Me from their Take Me Home album, but one thing I like about this song is that it demands you to belt it out. Nevertheless, I do believe that this song is purposely written for the fans who have written to the boys who continually thank them for saving their lives. I’d like to make the disclaimer that I previously noted that this song was a reply to fan named Diana, but this is not the case. The lyrics are simple, yet profound and the video shows us a glimpse of the previous lives of the boys and how nothing much has changed – they’re still grounded by the people who love and know them the most, their families.ĭiana, as previously reviewed, is one of many songs where fans are thrown back to the 80s as it musically resonates with Sting and various other rock legends from the era.
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Story of My Life takes a different direction, tempo wise, and slowly weans fans from their previous sound and prepares them for the explosion of what it looks like when 1D (almost) take full control of their music. With a great video that gave the boys the acting experience that they refused to do for their film, Best Song Ever is fun, catchy, and gets everyone to belting it out and not just singing along when it plays. This album draws on musical geniuses of the past and recreates them for the present in order to be appreciated for the future.īest Song Ever was written for their doco-concert film, This Is Us, and is also the first single from the album. It tells a story from Best Song Ever all the way through to Better Than Words. But when I say that this album is summed up with “resonance”, I also mean that it resonates with the 80s and 90s in every aspect. I say that because this third album resonates with their earlier albums, that is, it stays true to much of the 1D-sound-formula, were each of them shine and come together brilliantly in the choruses. Now before we get into this review, I’d like to say that this album is summed up in one word: resonance.
But for those of you who weren’t able to watch or pre-order the album, here’s a track-by-track review… With the remnants of a successful 1D Day – despite several technical difficulties, that were (of course) pre-meditated – Midnight Memories is here ladies and gents! In the last week One Direction have been kind to fans and released 3 bonus tracks – Diana, Midnight Memories and Strong – along with some previews of several other tracks on 1D Day.