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Avicii - SOS | Review
Alright guys, Avicii’s newest single just hit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8tdT5pAE34
So anyway, I’ll be reviewing this song.
The instrumentals really give a 2016 radio vibe. Something you’d hear on the radio in the afternoon. The synths used for the drops are simple and to the point, while still having a memorable melody. The use of the piano also helps give the song it’s ambiance. It’s chord progression is also something to take note. This is where it sounds a lot like something you would hear on the radio. The drums are simple and to the point as well as the melody, which helps mold the story being told.
Now, this would be more relevant if Avicii was still alive. This track would fit with songs like: Waiting for Love The Days Without You Friend of Mine All You Need is Love / Tracks of my Tears
This is due to how it gives off the feeling of love, and advancement in the lyrics. To me, this is also how it gets its radio vibe.
Now although this doesn’t fit within the music part of my usual blogs, I want to talk about the video the music video provides:
The video itself has a beautiful background of Avicii’s “◢ ◤”. With shapes of the Earth, the Eiffel Tower, a car, headphones, a happy face, a speaker, lips (a kiss), a thunder bolt, a heart, and sparks. Each shape representing a key moment in a fan’s memories associated with Avicii’s music.
Onward to the review of the song! The track provides great vocals of Aloe Blacc, singer of Avicii’s most popular song: “Wake me Up”.
Lyrics:
[Verse 1] Can you hear me? S.O.S. Help me put my mind to rest Two times clean again, I'm actin' low A pound of weed and a bag of blow [Chorus] I can feel your love pullin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers I can feel your touch pickin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers [Drop] We could be more than just part-time lovers We could be more than just part-time lovers [Verse 2] I get robbed of all my sleep As my thoughts begin to bleed I'd let go but I don't know how Yeah, I don't know how, but I need to now [Chorus] I can feel your love pullin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers I can feel your touch pickin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers I can feel your love pullin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers [Drop] (We could be) We could be more than just part-time lovers (Part-time lovers, yeah) (More than, more than lovers) We could be more than just part-time lovers [Outro] Can you hear me? S.O.S. Help me put my mind to rest
To me the lyrics are those similar to a love song, more specifically an advancement of love. To explain, the song repeats in the Drops and the Chorus, “we could be more than just part-time lovers”. However, similar to other songs by Tim (Avicii), there are small little bits that are associated with Avicii himself as of now. If Tim was still alive, some of the lyrics would make some sense, such as, “I get robbed of all my sleep, as my thoughts begin to bleed, I'd let go but I don't know how, yeah, I don't know how, but I need to now”, most likely associated with the stress Tim had to deal with while performing shows. There is also the “S.O.S.” parts that can support this way of thinking.
But in my opinion, it clearly is something not too different. If you keep listening (just like any other song) you’ll get used to it, and start to like it.
This is tG_001 signing off for the week.
~tG_001
R.I.P AVICII
My heart and memories are devastated, I can't believe the impact this news have on me.
"One day you'll leave this world behind So live a life you will remember. "
I'm sure that you did it, Tim, and we're all very proud of you Thank you for inspiring thousands of people and be glad us with each tune created by you. Thanks for all that great music, which will remain in many generations.
We'll see you soon
Replacement Lead Singles [◢ ◤]
Okay, so hear me out here: “Avicii - SOS” is a good track, even though it was Albin Neder and Kristoffer Fogelmark with the thought of Tim’s vision. And was said to be “dry”, and not a lot of ambiance. Still, it’s a good track with its instrumentals and lyrics.
But why does this blog say “replacement”, if “SOS” was and still is a good lead single for Avicii’s “Tim” (Album)?
Recently I have gone through r/avicii, which is a subreddit on anything Avicii related. And I read a post where the Reddit user was asking, “Why SOS? Why not songs like Lord or Heaven?”. Now, me reading more through the comments, it was said that “SOS” was chosen due to its lyrics. Looking through SOS’s lyrics:
[Verse 1] Can you hear me? S.O.S. Help me put my mind to rest Two times clean again, I'm actin' low A pound of weed and a bag of blow [Chorus] I can feel your love pullin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers I can feel your touch pickin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers [Drop] We could be more than just part-time lovers We could be more than just part-time lovers [Verse 2] I get robbed of all my sleep As my thoughts begin to bleed I'd let go, but I don't know how Yeah, I don't know how, but I need to now [Chorus] I can feel your love pullin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers I can feel your touch pickin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers I can feel your touch pickin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers [Drop] (We could be) We could be more than just part-time lovers (Part-time lovers, yeah) (More than, more than lovers) We could be more than just part-time lovers [Outro] Can you hear me? S.O.S. Help me put my mind to rest
...it was a cry for help. This track was chosen by Tim’s family above tracks like “Lord” or “Heaven”, due to how much the lyrics speak for Tim and to the speaker. That this was a cry for help by Tim, and that this can see heard/seen as a little push for anyone to call for help.
Looking into lyrics like “Heaven”:
[Verse 1] Step out into the dawn You pray ’til, you pray ’til the lights come on And don't you feel like you’ve just been born? Yeah, you come to raise me up When I’m beaten and broken up And I’m back in the arms I love [Chorus] And I think I just died I think I just died Yeah, I think I just died I think I just died And went to heaven And went to heaven, yeah [Verse 2] Beaten and bathed in blood I'm hit by, I'm hit by your love and drug And now that you've come to raise me up Oh [Chorus] And I think I just died I think I just died Yeah, I think I just died And went to heaven And went to heaven And went to heaven Oh, and went to heaven [Bridge] It’s such a night, such a beautiful night It’s such a view, such a beautiful sight I think I just, oh, I think I just died, oh And went to heaven And went to heaven Oh, yeah, yeah [Refrain] We’re going be birds and fly We're gonna set the world alight We’re gonna lose ourselves tonight, oh We’re going be birds and fly We're gonna set the world alight We’re gonna lose ourselves tonight, oh [Outro] Heaven (Heaven) Went to heaven And went to heaven
...this can be easily seen as Avicii ascending to Heaven. This is more of a track of positivity, how things can still be seen as beautiful and majestic even though death has occurred.
Now lastly, I want to talk about “Lord”. The song length of “Lord” is fairly short just like “SOS”, being a fair 2 minutes or so.
Lyrics:
All my life I just wanted to be free All my life been blind I've been taught by greed Oh lord, what's wrong what's wrong with me? Oh lord, that dollar is all I see That dollar is all I see All my life I just wanted to be free All my life been blind I've been taught by greed Oh lord, what's wrong what's wrong with me? Oh lord, that dollar is all I see All my life I just wanted to be free All my life been blind I've been taught by greed Oh lord, what's wrong what's wrong with me? Oh lord, that dollar is all I see I left my home as a gift to my past Next to the things I know will never last I looked for fire but found nothing but ash Was at my lowest when it hit like a flash
The song could have also been a considerable possibility for “Tim”’s lead single. Just because of the lyrics, how instead of speaking about a call for help, they talk about the life of Avicii. Of his struggles during his time of performing.
This is tG_001 signing off.
~tG_001
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On 12 April 2025, Avicii's limited edition LP, Ryu / Strutnut, will be released!
Done!