Son Song
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| Single by Soulfly featuring Sean Lennon | ||||||||||
| from the album Primitive | ||||||||||
| Released | 2001 | |||||||||
| Format | Promo CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||||||||
| Genre | Nu metal | |||||||||
| Length | 4:17 | |||||||||
| Label | Roadrunner Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Max Cavalera, Sean Lennon | |||||||||
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"Son Song" is a song, played as the sixth track of the Soulfly album Primitive. Roadrunner Records released this song in the form of single in 2001, but the album containing this song was released a year before. It is the sixth single released by Soulfly and second from Primitive.
Lyrics and tribute
In this song, co-writers Max Cavalera and Sean Lennon sing about everything turning to dust by screaming at the sky or looking at the sun. Before the song begins, Sean counts to four as first line of lyrics, and then sings the first section after the song begins. Max sings the sections starting with 'Dust myself up' while Sean sings the sections containing 'Every moment is precious'.[1]
Despite the song title, the lyrics does not contain 'Son Song', but so-named because it involves sons paying tribute to their deceased fathers. Sean's father is one of the world's most famous singer and songwriter in John Lennon, who was murdered at age 40,[2] while Max prays for his father who died of a heart attack also at age 40 while Max was 9.
Composition
"Son Song" lasts 4:17, but the single version lasts 23 seconds less longer.[3] The first 2½ minutes of this song plays grungy metal riff, with all of the lyrics being sung in this part, and then to mostly vocalless world music part with synthesizers and keyboards, except when Sean talking to Max about how he hurt his fingertip by plucking heavy-gauge guitar strings. It plays berimbau during the final 11 seconds of the song.
This Soulfly song is criticized as having elements similar to Alice in Chains songs due to Sean's similar vocals to Layne Staley, thus with influences of grunge.[4]
Appearance in the film
"Son Song" appears on the Valentine soundtrack as track #14, but the only one of 18 songs listed on the track that can't be heard in the film.[5]
References
- ↑ "Son Song Lyrics – Soulfly". LyricsFreak.
- ↑ Erik Gamlem. "Soulfy: Primitive". Review. PopMatters.
- ↑ "Soulfly – Son Song". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
- ↑ "The Music Made Me Do It : Soulfly : Son Song (featuring Sean Lennon) : Lyrics". MMMDI.
- ↑ Joe D'Angelo (Dec 27, 2000). "Rob Zombie, Filter Rarities On 'Valentine' Soundtrack". News (MTV.com).
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