Libera Dreams

Posted: **Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:50 pm**

Luckdragon wrote: ↑11 months ago 1.5 million!

Not a surprise to me. What is interesting is that the only two other song to get significant listens are the covers of Love Shine a Light & God Only knows.

Not sure how many people would have selected LSAL as the song with the second most number of plays (apart from me of course )

Posted: **Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:05 pm**

Yorkie wrote: ↑11 months ago
Luckdragon wrote: ↑11 months ago 1.5 million!

Not a surprise to me. What is interesting is that the only two other song to get significant listens are the covers of Love Shine a Light & God Only knows.

Not sure how many people would have selected LSAL as the song with the second most number of plays (apart from me of course )

YT Music (which is where I got this from) combines video and audio plays, so songs with videos will get significantly more total plays.

Posted: **Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:29 am**

Yorkie wrote: ↑11 months ago
Luckdragon wrote: ↑11 months ago 1.5 million!
YT Music (which is where I got this from) combines video and audio plays, so songs with videos will get significantly more total plays.

I love the idea that a classical piece can be the most popular track, especially when it goes up against two songs that are well known in popular music.

Most people wouldâ€™ve put money in â€œGod Only Knowsâ€ being the song that would get the most traction on the album, especially in the short term, but yet here we are, 8 months down the line since Ave Verum Corpus was released - over 2.2 million views on YouTube, and nigh on 4 times as many plays as the next best.

I donâ€™t know what explains itâ€¦

As my Caribbean Grandmas would say â€œWhaâ€™gwaan, whaâ€™appen??â€

Posted: **Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:26 pm**

Mercurial909 wrote: ↑9 months ago I donâ€™t know what explains itâ€¦

One word: Freddie

Posted: **Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:45 pm**

I thought I would revisit this thread because my opinion has changed about a couple songs. In my previous incarnation as "bachmahlerfan", I expressed a strong preference for "God only Knows" over "Love Shine a Light". While I still think "God only Knows" is a superior composition, I find the Libera version a bit awkward for some reason. It may be a combination of the subject matter and the way the arrangement changes the overall sound compared to the original. The original had a rather peculiar, yet very effective combo of instruments. Nevertheless, the contrast between the solo voices of Luca and Daniel is certainly effective.

"Love Shine a Light" may be a less interesting composition, but I think it works really well in this particular arrangement by Libera. The treble voices complement the mood and message of the song very well. I was initially dismissive of "Anima Christi", but it's another perfect vehicle for Libera's voices. The variety of solo voices also adds to the enjoyment of this track.

Posted: **Thu Jun 06, 2024 1:20 pm**

fugalharmony wrote: ↑6 months ago I thought I would revisit this thread because my opinion has changed about a couple songs. In my previous incarnation as "bachmahlerfan", I expressed a strong preference for "God only Knows" over "Love Shine a Light". While I still think "God only Knows" is a superior composition, I find the Libera version a bit awkward for some reason. It may be a combination of the subject matter and the way the arrangement changes the overall sound compared to the original. The original had a rather peculiar, yet very effective combo of instruments. Nevertheless, the contrast between the solo voices of Luca and Daniel is certainly effective.

"Love Shine a Light" may be a less interesting composition, but I think it works really well in this particular arrangement by Libera. The treble voices complement the mood and message of the song very well. I was initially dismissive of "Anima Christi", but it's another perfect vehicle for Libera's voices. The variety of solo voices also adds to the enjoyment of this track.

Everybody agrees with me in the end

What took you so long!

Posted: **Thu Jun 06, 2024 3:52 pm**

Yorkie wrote: ↑6 months ago
fugalharmony wrote: ↑6 months ago I thought I would revisit this thread because my opinion has changed about a couple songs. In my previous incarnation as "bachmahlerfan", I expressed a strong preference for "God only Knows" over "Love Shine a Light". While I still think "God only Knows" is a superior composition, I find the Libera version a bit awkward for some reason. It may be a combination of the subject matter and the way the arrangement changes the overall sound compared to the original. The original had a rather peculiar, yet very effective combo of instruments. Nevertheless, the contrast between the solo voices of Luca and Daniel is certainly effective.

"Love Shine a Light" may be a less interesting composition, but I think it works really well in this particular arrangement by Libera. The treble voices complement the mood and message of the song very well. I was initially dismissive of "Anima Christi", but it's another perfect vehicle for Libera's voices. The variety of solo voices also adds to the enjoyment of this track.
Everybody agrees with me in the end What took you so long!

I looked back at the old messages just to confirm which song we disagreed on, and I guess it was "Love Shine a Light". Anyways, hopefully we'll have another album to argue over in a few months.

Posted: **Thu Jun 06, 2024 8:16 pm**

Yorkie wrote: ↑6 months ago Everybody agrees with me in the end What took you so long!

Though I was definitely a fan of LSAL from the beginning, this is really funny.

Posted: **Thu Jun 06, 2024 9:45 pm**

fugalharmony wrote: ↑6 months ago
Yorkie wrote: ↑6 months ago
fugalharmony wrote: ↑6 months ago

"Love Shine a Light" may be a less interesting composition, but I think it works really well in this particular arrangement by Libera. The treble voices complement the mood and message of the song very well. I was initially dismissive of "Anima Christi", but it's another perfect vehicle for Libera's voices. The variety of solo voices also adds to the enjoyment of this track.
Everybody agrees with me in the end What took you so long!
I looked back at the old messages just to confirm which song we disagreed on, and I guess it was "Love Shine a Light". Anyways, hopefully we'll have another album to argue over in a few months.

Yes, LSAL - sorry I wasn't clear. Given my absolute (and vocal) trashing of WSK Goes Pop, it might have been expected that I would hate LSAL as a lightweight puff piece but it just clicked with me. Probably a combination of the lyrics & a sprinkle of Libera magic.

Good to have you back by the way.

Posted: **Thu Jun 06, 2024 9:46 pm**

Surpinto wrote: ↑6 months ago
Yorkie wrote: ↑6 months ago Everybody agrees with me in the end What took you so long!
Though I was definitely a fan of LSAL from the beginning, this is really funny.

I've trained you well

Posted: **Thu Jun 06, 2024 11:06 pm**

It's a close race among YouTube viewers. With a two-week head start, Love Shine a Light has 302K views vs. 281K views for God Only Knows.

I think there's a high probability of hearing both at the upcoming UK concerts.

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