Exist | 3BOPS

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On this edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with the word EXIST or in some form or fashion.

[otw_shortcode_dropcap label=”O” size=”large” border_color_class=”otw-no-border-color” shadow=”shadow” square=”square”]n 3BOPS, we are totally dedicated to keeping things L-I-T-E! Similar to 5ive Songs, there’s a topic and a short blurb, only with THREE songs instead of FIVE.  Yes, it’s a playlist, but it’s a miniature playlist that shouldn’t take much time to consume.  On this edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with EXIST in some form or fashion.[/otw_shortcode_dropcap]

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1. Dan + Shay, “Glad You Exist”

🎵 “Glad You Exist” • 🏷 Warner Music Nashville • 📅 2021

🏆 Grammy-winning country duo 🎙 Dan + Shay bring a lofty level of dedication to their significant others on the pleasant 🎵 “Glad You Exist”, their first single of 2021. 🎙 Dan Smyers and 🎙 Shay Mooney keep things short, to the tune of about two-and-a-half minutes.  In addition to their role as writers (and Smyers’ 🎛 production role), the record was written by 🎼✍ Tayla Parx, 🎼✍ Jordan Reynolds, and 🎼✍ Ryan Lewis.

“Glad You Exist” is all about L-O-V-E.  Specifically, two lovers are totally infatuated with one another in a seemingly unbreakable bond.  For all the nonsense these men have done – “Here’s to all the late-night drunk phone calls that you picked up / Here’s to all the bad decisions that you didn’t judge” – their respective wives have stuck with them. As always, Smyers and Mooney have sweet chemistry, and while they are a country duo, there’s plenty of ‘pop’ to be had. “Glad You Exist” is sleekly produced, thoughtfully (if schmaltzy) penned, and sung with incredible finesse

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2. Taylor Swift, “I Forgot That You Existed”

💿 lover • 🏷 Taylor Swift • 📅 2019

“But then something happened one magical night / I forgot that you existed.” 💿 Lover, the seventh studio album by 🏆 Grammy-winner 🎙 Taylor Swift, commences in bright and bubbly fashion with the sleek 🎵 “I Forgot That You Existed.” “I Forgot That You Existed” was penned by Swift, 🎼✍ Adam King Feeney, and 🎼✍ Louis Bell.  Swift and Bell also produce the record alongside 🎛 Frank Dukes.

From an initial listen, “I Forgot That You Existed” feels and sounds like ‘pop gold.’  Swift delivers a playful performance that oozes with personality.  Melodically, the record is quite lovely, though it should also be noted the non-melodic, spoken-word portions are also quite alluring, contributing to its ‘gem status.’

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3. Arcade Fire, “We Exist”

💿 Reflektor • 🏷 Merge • 📅 2013

“But we exist / Daddy it’s true / I’m different from you / But tell me why they treat me like this?” 🎵 “We Exist,” a standout from 💿 Reflektor, the fourth studio album by 🎙 Arcade Fire, features a transcendent message. Per the band, “We Exist” “is a reaction to [Jamaica’s] notoriously antigay culture”. It’s taken from the perspective a boy who realizes he’s different (gay).  He struggles with acceptance from the world and fears the reaction of his father, as excerpted above and continuing as follows: “If you turned away / What would I say? / Not the first betrayed by a kiss.”

His father’s reaction seems supportive, giving his son sound advice: “When you walk in the room / Tell ‘em it’s fine / Stare if you like.” The protagonist goes on to depict discrimination.  Homophobia exists throughout the world; it’s a cruel, unfair reality within the LGBTQ+ community, something “We Exist” accurately highlights.

Also Appears On 🔽:

🔗 🎧 A Compendium Comprised of 100 Notable LGBTQ+ Songs

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Exist: 3BOPS No. 13 (2021) [📷: Arcade Fire, Brent Faulkner, Kevin Turcios on Unsplash The Musical Hype, Sony, Taylor Swift, Warner Music Nashville]

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