Single of the Day: Owl City feat. Hanson - Unbelievable

Oleh: admincd - 18 Sep 2015

Released by: Universal Music Indonesia

Adam Young menciptakan sebuah single baru berjudul 'Unbelievable' yang akan membawa kita kembali bernostaliga khususnya bagi yang pernah menjalani masa kecil di tahun 90-an. Musisi yang tampil dengan nama Owl City ini bercerita bagaimana serunya masa kecil saat kita sering manjat pohon dan begadang nonton film action. Tak lupa Adam membubuhkan beberapa merk-merk makanan yang iconic banget seperti Dr Pepper jellybeans dan kentang goreng McDonald’s.

Kolaborasinya dengan band Hanson di lagu ini semakin memperkental ingatan kita tentang serunya masa-masa 90-an. Hanson adalah band muda yang terkenal pada masa itu dengan hits-nya “Mmbop”. Dan ternyata, diam-diam Adam Young dulu adalah penggemar Hanson. Adam bercerita bahwa ia menghubungi Hanson dan mengajak untuk berkolaborasi. Tanggapan dari Hanson pun sangat positif dan mereka mulai saling mengirim materi hingga akhirnya lahirlah lagu 'Unbelievable' ini.

Sesuai dengan gaya bermusik Owl City yang mengedepankan musik elektronik, maka campur tangan Hanson tidak terdengar secara instrumental. Tapi tentunya kolaborasi vokal Isaac, Taylor, Zac dan Adam sendiri menjadi sesuatu yang segar di lagu ini.

Sebenarnya lagu ini akan semakin ciamik jika diberi judul 'When I Was a Kid', tapi bait “It’s Unbelievable” diucapkan berulang-ulang di bagian chorus sehingga menjadi tagline yang tak dapat dipisahkan dari lagu itu sendiri.


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LYRIC

It's unbelievable

This is as good as it gets

It's unbelievable

Don't know what's gonna happen next

It's unbelievable

You haven't seen nothing yet

It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable

When I was a kid I saved up all my dough so I could buy C-3PO

Put Mentos in my Diet Coke in the backseat of the bus

When I was a kid I ate "Spaghetti Os", played laser tag and GI Joe's

And if you vowed no girls allowed then you could join the club

When I was a kid I spent my Saturday's

Blowin' on Nintendo games

The newest thing was Lion King and I could feel the love

It's unbelievable

This is as good as it gets

It's unbelievable

Don't know what's gonna happen next

It's unbelievable

You haven't seen nothing yet

It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable

[Hanson:]

When I was a kid I dreamed of Power Wheels

Stayed up late watching action films

And I won't lie, my friends and I, were too legit to quit

When I was a kid I lived for climbing trees ate Dr Pepper jellybeans

My favorite part of "Jurassic Park" was how real the Raptors looked

When I was a kid I still had VHS, watched Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff

Zack Morris owned the first cell phone, it was off the hook!

It's unbelievable

This is as good as it gets

It's unbelievable

Don't know what's gonna happen next

It's unbelievable

You haven't seen nothing yet

It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable

Cat, pogs, and floam and home alone, Berenstein bears and bean bag chairs

My L.A. Looks and Goosebumps books, oh Etch-a-sketch

What happens next?

Grape juicy juice and Dr. Seuss, piggy-back rides and

Slip-n-slides, McDonalds Fries, those were the best

What happens next?

It's unbelievable

This is as good as it gets

It's unbelievable

Don't know what's gonna happen next

It's unbelievable

You haven't seen nothing yet

It's unbelievable, those were the days oh-oh

It's unbelievable

When I think back I'm amazed

It's unbelievable

Cause baby those were the days

It's unbelievable

It ruled in so many ways

It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable

(And I'm so amazed!)

(Those were the days!)

Jehoo Rhmn

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