Day 9: Panic! At the Disco, High Hopes | 30-Day Song Challenge 🎶

Panic! At the Disco brings ambition, determination and of course hope on “High Hopes,” which appears on Day 9 of the 30-Day Song Challenge.

Embracing the trendiness of social media, The Musical Hype unleashes its own, month-long version of the 30-Day Song Challenge.

Day 9 Prompt: A song that makes you happy

[otw_shortcode_dropcap label=”A” size=”large” border_color_class=”otw-no-border-color” shadow=”shadow” square=”square”]mbition, determination, and hope are some of the virtues that come to mind when hearing the Panic! At the Disco song, “High Hopes”.  “High Hopes” ranks among the highlights from the alternative collective’s 2018 album, Pray for the Wicked. You could even argue that the record is indeed the crowning achievement. [/otw_shortcode_dropcap] “High Hopes” is incredibly consistent, kicking off with driving brassy, exuberant production work and set in a major key. Every time I hear “High Hopes,” it’s definitely a song that makes me happy. That, my friends (and perhaps enemies and fiends), fulfills the prompt of Day 9 of the 30-Day Song Challenge.

“Have to have high, high hopes for a living / Shooting for the stars when I couldn’t make a killing,” Brendon Urie sings on the optimistic chorus, continuing, “Didn’t have a dime but I always had a vision / Always had high, high hopes.”  Elsewhere, he speaks about destiny, dreams, “rewriting your history,” and being true to self.  Clearly, this is an anthem for dreamers and encouragement for the non-conformists of the world. “High Hopes” was featured as Terrific Tuesday on Weekly Gems 💎 No. 2: Week of 4-6-2020, as well as previously appearing on the playlist 14 Songs Sure to Lift You Higher.

Panic! At the Disco • Pray for the Wicked • Fueled by Ramen • 2018

Day 9: Panic! At the Disco, “High Hopes” (30-Day Song Challenge) [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Fueled by Ramen, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]