I found a new blog challenge today. I thought I’d try it out. I found it through Pensitivity101 which I’ve been following for a while. She always has interesting posts and shares lots of great challenges. This one was linked to GLYN40WILTON which was new to me. Looks like she posts a lot of good music videos with lyrics. I was up for finding new music and thought this song was a good fit for this challenge.

This is a song by Fiona Apple. I’ve never really followed her.I recognized the name Fiona Apple but couldn’t place it. I had to Google it. Then look for some of her music. After listening to this video, I wanted to check out some others. I really like her voice. I really love the piano too. I’m a sucker for good piano music. I’ll probably wind up buying some of her music now.

I have hundreds of albums at home. Some I’ve managed to save from when I first moved to Texas back in 1978. I’m almost as bad with music as I am with books. I am a major hoarder of books, cassettes, CDs, albums, etc. I like everything from classical to electronica. Only kinds of music I can really do without are heavy metal, rap, and opera. Probably because I like the stories in the songs. I can’t understand what they’re saying in those genres.

The lyrics in this one are a little confusing to me. I think the poetry is beautiful. Her voice feels very emotional, tender, loving and heartfelt. I’m not exactly sure what she’s singing about but at least I can make out what she’s saying. I noticed what some people were commenting under the youtube video. Then I had to Google that too. Here’s what AI has to say about it…

Fiona Apple’s “Pale September” describes the emotional transformation brought on by new love, moving from a past state of emotional coldness and vulnerability to warmth and openness, symbolized by changing seasons and shedding armor. The song portrays a shift from isolation to a shared connection, even tenderly singing to the new lover, and represents love’s power to heal and transform past emotional hardship into vulnerability and connection.  

Key Themes

• Emotional Transformation: The song illustrates a significant personal shift from a state of emotional coldness to one of vulnerability and warmth, a journey sparked by new love. 
• Seasonal Imagery: The metaphor of seasons changing from winter to warmer times symbolizes the end of a period of emotional barrenness and the beginning of new growth and warmth. 
• Love as a Catalyst: A new love interest is the catalyst for this transformation, inspiring the narrator to shed emotional “armor” and embrace vulnerability and love. 
• Vulnerability and Openness: The song captures a shift from a guarded, emotionally closed-off state to a place of openness and tenderness, as evidenced by the narrator’s soft, lullaby-like vocals to her new love. 

I hope you enjoy the music. Let me know! And please pass on any others you like.