“People who mind don’t matter
People who matter don’t mind at all
Oh oh, Oh oh
So do what you want
Be who you wanna be
Go where you want to
Who you wanna see
Just be yourself
You’re good as gold”
People who matter don’t mind at all
Oh oh, Oh oh
So do what you want
Be who you wanna be
Go where you want to
Who you wanna see
Just be yourself
You’re good as gold”
Good as Gold –
Katie Thompson
It’s time to get back to home grown roots (and let’s be
honest, the Kiwi music dedicated last blog of the month is always my favourite),
and what better way then to give a nod to with fresh faced singer Katie
Thompson. I should have blogged about this song ages ago, as Katie was kind
enough to send me a free copy of her track just for following her on Twitter –
cheers Katie! But who wouldn’t follow a sweet Kiwi chick who embraces the Kiwi
spirit in one song and gives our music industry some country flair?
Our New Zealand chicks seem to love creating music about the
ways in which New Zealand cultures works. Good
as Gold, much like Jamie McDell’s song You’ll
Never Take That Away on which I blogged about in May, is really about not
caring what people think and doing your own thing – who cares if you’re having
a glass of wine in the middle of the day as long as you are surrounded by those
who mean a lot to you. And, really, who can argue with a song in which the
chorus reminds us of that Dr Seuss quote we were always been told as kids?
I wonder if this need to incorporate these lyrics of wisdom
with a nice, upbeat melody is because people need to be reminded to be
themselves. Over the past few months I feel I have repeated the be yourself /
do what you want / no one else should matter / people don’t need to care about
what you think message a numerous amount of times, because it is so predominant
in songs. Do we live in a society where we need to be constantly reminded to be
themselves? Well, yes, because if you can’t think of a time you’ve hesitated about
doing something because of what your peer thought, you’d be lying to yourself.
So is it up to our musicians to remind us of this?
Honestly, I don’t have an answer. I like songs that remind
us to be ourselves, because I think it is an important message. But if you want
to take a step back and just enjoy a sweet, happy song by one of our lovely
Kiwi lasses, then do it. After all, do what you want and be who you wanna be.
Love this song, so upbeat and 'fun' :)
ReplyDeleteKatie Thompson Rocks :)