The moment a song is born, the world is different. It’s now a part of our lives. We sing it in the shower. We dance to it at our wedding. We get pumped with it. We break up to it. We memorize it. We try to forget it. We rediscover it. This month, I’m joining Arron Wright’s Twitter music challenge: ##Popiversary2. Because why the hell not. Songs deserve their own anniversaries, too.
Year: 2020
After a two-year pause due to the pandemic, Soccer Mommy was the first concert I attended. It felt like I was getting reacquainted with an old friend. At the time, people weren’t used to standing in crowded spaces. But there we were at Brooklyn Steel. The concert didn’t disappointment. The music was there to heal wounds and revive us – even as Sophie Allison sang songs of loss and remorse, including “Yellow Is The Color Of Her Eyes”.
The Color Theory album – and this song in particular – reflect on Allison’s mother’s terminal illness. It’s deeply reflective and personal, and seemed perfect for the times as people were losing loved ones to COVID-19 at the same time. Allison was an indie pop artist that we could easily identify with. The lyrics in “Yellow Is The Color Of Her Eyes” seem so sad and hopeless, but the treble notes on her guitar add just enough levity to remind us we’ll get through this.
“Loving you isn't enougH. You'll still be deep in the ground when it's done.”