71. Breaking It Slowly – George

When I chose this song for the countdown, I had only heard it 2 days prior. It had an astonishing affect on me the first time I heard it. I don’t know what it was, perhaps it was the beautifully sweet melody, the vocals of Tyrone Noonan, the message of environmentalism or a mixture of everything that attributed me to choosing this song. But whatever it is, it made me fall in love with this song so much that I actually spent an afternoon with this song on repeat.

As I said, the song it about environmentalism and the how the big corporations are in fact breaking the world slowly. However, it is the way that the message is said that makes it seem intriguing. The vocals are soft and flowing, but the underlying message is that of political concern which makes you really sit up and inadvertently take notice of what is being said. It’s such a rare song though. In fact, George are a rare band as well. The singing is handled by siblings Tyrone and Katie Noonan, both of which have had classical vocal training. It’s rare to have such good singers in a band such as this, but the mixture of the two manages to give the band an extremely powerful aspect, as seen in the chorus of the song. This is a beautiful song with a pure message, and it needs to be heard again and again to be truly appreciated.

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