{"id":24654,"date":"2023-07-17T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=24654"},"modified":"2023-07-17T15:38:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:38:56","slug":"new-music-monday-billie-eilish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2023\/07\/new-music-monday-billie-eilish\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Monday &#8211; Billie Eilish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I first listened to this song I felt sad, but hopeful.\u00a0 Watching the video, I felt it was even more haunting.\u00a0 To listen to Billie Eilish sing of going back to a sad space, wanting to be happy but not knowing how, but still feeling hopeful it&#8217;s possible. Billie directed the video by the way.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an emotional song.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve always appreciated the talent Billie has.\u00a0 It&#8217;s unusual and impossible to fit her into any modern box.\u00a0 She is unique and one of a kind and writes from the heart along with her brother Finneas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Was I Made For?\u201d comes from the &#8220;Barbie&#8221; movie soundtrack.\u00a0 It was written especially for the movie by Billie and her brother Finneas who produced the track in his home studio in Los Angeles.\u00a0 And from what I understand, once we get to see the movie in theatres, we will understand the song that much more.\u00a0 The song is part of pivotal scenes throughout the film, highlighting the film&#8217;s important message and meaning.<\/p>\n<p>On making the song and music video, Eilish shared to her fans \u201cto be real with you this all seemed to happen in a time when I really needed it.\u00a0 I&#8217;m so so thankful for that.\u201d\u00a0 Read the full statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cuo-GAyN0MH\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cW8VLC9nnTo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>We would love to know what you think of this song.\u00a0 \u00a0Text us using the A1 Security Textline &#8211; 519-464-1999<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To live in\u00a0<b>Barbie<\/b>\u00a0Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you&#8217;re a Ken&#8221;\u00a0 It gives off a Stepford Wives kinda vibe.\u00a0 Or that the Don&#8217;t Worry Darlin movie where people are living in a separate dimension and trying to escape.<\/p>\n<p>The Barbie movie comes out July\u00a0 21.\u00a0 Will you be going?<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBk4NYhWNMM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When I first listened to this song I felt sad, but hopeful.\u00a0 Watching the video, I felt it was even more haunting.\u00a0 To listen to Billie Eilish sing of going back to a sad space, wanting to be happy but not knowing how, but still feeling hopeful it&#8217;s possible. 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