Turbo Trevor

This is part 2 of an ongoing series about what I regard to be "Perfect Songs." A perfect song is not necessarily a great song or one of the best songs, though they often are. A perfect song is one that is the best version of what it could be and where I feel the artist accomplished exactly what they set out to do. I am not a musician and the entirety of my music training consists of music class in kindergarten through sixth grade and choir my sophomore year in high school (plus a church children’s choir, but I’d rather not discuss that). I'll be posting them in sets of five, in no particular order. The posts will  usually include a live version I like. I’ve made a playlist on Spotify you can find here if the widget at the bottom of the page isn’t working. “The Story” - Brandi Carlile, The Story This song, written by band member Phil Hanseroth and sung with desperate honesty by Carlile, is a thesis statement for the concept of a soul mate. It explores every human’s need t...

The original idea of perfect songs and sharing them with others was inspired by a Twitter post I saw a few years ago from internet master Spencer Hall, better known on Twitter as @EDSBS . I can’t find the first post or remember what song it was, but he posted a link to a song on YouTube and simply said it was a perfect song. This caused my mind to wander into songs that I consider to be “perfect.” To me, a perfect song is not necessarily a great song or one of the best songs, though they often are. A perfect song is one that is the best version of what it could be, where no change could be made to it to make it better. It also applies to songs where I feel the artist accomplished exactly what they set out to do, which, as anyone who has ever created anything knows, is more difficult than it might seem. I think I should also share that I am not a musician and the entirety of my music training consists of music class in kindergarten through sixth grade and choir my sophomore year in high...