‘Everything I’d Do (to Get a Hold on You)’ by Seafarers is an alt-indie ballad that blends genres to pay homage to slow country ballads. The song gradually moves and expands as it tells multiple stories linked in its over-arching theme of longing in love.
Every four-line protagonist in the song longs for something they think they can’t have. This sentiment comes through in the song’s vivid imagery and and calm build. This build flows through with sax-led interludes that give the emotions and the movement in the song space to felt.
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‘Everything I’d Do (to Get a Hold on You)’: Love, Longing and Storytelling
‘Everything I’d Do (to Get a Hold on You)’ uses its lyrics to tell a story that is build through imagery. The song is begins and ends with the line, “…we’ve seen this before…”, allowing the stories in the song to feel familiar, almost relatable. You’re hung on every word, every twist and turn. The breaks in the song’s written narrative allow its emotions to settle before the story continues again.
This intriguing, mesmerising movement tells a story that somehow appeals to universal emotions in its specificity. Lines like, “…the streets were drenched in white that day…(but still) I’ve been drinking…”, link through their emotions (and the use of the words ‘drenched’ and ‘drinking’*).
*holds an image of some liquid, that links those images together.
‘Everything I’d Do (to Get a Hold on You)’ vy Seafarers is longing and heartache, missed chances and transient, ever-changing emotions. The story moves and flips every couple of lines, seemingly reflecting the sentiment of everlasting change. Its a powerful, yet engaging listen, that keeps its listeners hooked over multiple listens.
The Artist
Seafarers are a group of six long-term musical collaborators who formed a band in 2018. The group has released two studio albums, three years apart and is gearing up to release a third on this October. Their music has spanned over multiple genres like indie rock, chamber pop and jazz.
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