Monday April 12, 2021 “Follow You” Imagine Dragons
Music is so interesting to me. Here’s a group, Imagine Dragons, whose previous recordings were pretty much background music for me but this new release “Follow You” just stops me and makes me listen to it when it comes on the radio.
My opinion of course matters very little in the amazing success that Imagine Dragons has. They won three American Music Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, one Grammy Award, one MTV Video Music Award, one World Music Award and sold over 35 million singles and 20 million albums.
Frontman and primary songwriter Dan Reynolds, wrote “Follow You” as he rethought his contemplated divorce from his wife Aja Volkman, frontwoman for the band Nico Vega. He wrote the song to "represent a love that is realistic, one where love isn't perfect, but it endures."
Except for Reynolds, all of the band members each attended the Berklee School of Music.
I always have a fascination for the origins of band names and Imagine Dragons sounds like it might have evolved out of some JRR Tolkein novel. It is however an anagram for a phrase known only to the band members, so start your analysis.
Kaitlin Olson (no relation to the Olsen twins) and Rob McElhenney, the couple in the video are actors with extensive credits and are actually married...to each other.
Stay safe and well...stick with the video through the end for the ‘credits’, it's good fun.
You know I got your number, number all night
I'm always on your team, I got your back alright
Taking those, taking those losses if it treats you right
I want to put you into the spotlight
If the world would only know what you've been holding back
Heart attacks every night
Oh, you know it's not right
I will follow you way down wherever you may go
I'll follow you way down to your deepest low
I'll always be around wherever life takes you
You know I'll follow you
Call you up, you've been cryin', cryin' all night
You're only disappointed in yourself, alright
Taking those, taking those losses if it treats you right
I wanna take you into the sunlight
If the world would only know what you've been holding back
Heart attacks every night
Oh, you know it's not right
I will follow you way down wherever you may go
I'll follow you way down to your deepest low
I'll always be around wherever life takes you
You know I'll follow you
Ba-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da-da
You know I'll follow you
La-da-da-da-da
Wherever life takes you, you know I'll follow you
You're not the type to give herself enough love
She live her life, hand in a tight glove
I wish that I could fix it, I could fix it for you
But instead I'll be right here comin' through
(Right here, comin' through)
I will follow you way down wherever you may go
I'll follow you way down to your deepest low
I'll always be around wherever life takes you
You know I'll follow you
Ba-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da
Ba-da-da-da-da
You know I'll follow you
La-da-da-da-da
Wherever life takes you, you know I'll follow you