The Junto Love Issue 2021
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I had form’d most of my ingenious acquaintances into a club of mu- tual improvement, which we called The Junto. -Benjamin Franklin 1 In this edition of The Junto the staff created a mixtape for all our readers for Valentine’s Day. Whether you are listening for love or heartbreak, The Junto staff have got you covered this year! SIDE A Love & Romance Side A The Junto Valentines Day 2021 More Than Words by extreme Isaak Torres // Copy Editor “More than words Is all you have to do to make it real, Then you wouldn't have to say, 'That you love me, 'Cause I'd already know.” This phrase from the song “More Than Words” by Extreme is what truly speaks to me. When you love someone it should be shown in your actions and not so much in your words. Whoever this song is about seems to feel that if this person’s love interest really did love him then it would be shown in actions so that way when it is finally said he would already have known. This song says love should be seen and felt and when it is finally expressed in words it should be the past experience with that person that holds the meaning. Love should be more than words and this song clearly and powerfully expresses that. I Will Always Love You by whitney houston & dolly parton Rachel Arzoumanian // Copy Editor The iconic song “I Will Always Love You” was written by famous country singer Dolly Parton in 1974. Dolly wrote the song not about the end of a romantic relationship, but the end of a friendship. Parton made the difficult decision to leave the Porter Wagner Show in 1973 to pursue an indepen- dent career after being on the show for five years. Porter Wagner did not want Dolly to leave the show and they had a disagreement over the matter. She wrote the song one evening after feeling par- ticularly upset over the situation and sang it to Wagner the next day, who was touched. Parton wrote in her song: If I should stay/I would only be in your way/And so I'll go, but I know/I'll think of you each step of the way/And I will always love you/I will always love you. The timeless lyrics can res- onate with anybody. Dolly released the song as a part of her album Jolene. The song hit No. 1 on the charts twice. Parton reportedly sang it for Wagner one last time on the day he died in 2007. The original recording of the song has a gentle country twang and is sung gently, and at some parts is al- most spoken. The song has been recorded multiple times since its original release by Parton and oth- ers, but the most iconic version by far is Whitney Houston, who recorded it for her 1992 film The Bodyguard. Houston’s version is very soulful and powerful. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks, became the best-selling single by a woman in music history, and is the longest running No. 1 single from a soundtrack. It’s the perfect song to mourn a lost relationship while expressing that you still appreciate the other person and wish them well. 4 Side A The Junto Valentines Day 2021 This Magic Moment by the drifters Kellie Painter // Off Leash Editor Let me tell you, I'm more of a sad song kinda gal but when it comes to “This Magic Moment” By Ben E. King and The Drifters I soon start to believe that love is actually real. I remember the first time I heard this song. My dad always makes my family and I listen to his old music in the car because it is more “classy” and I always try to tune them out as much as possible. When it came to this song though, I actually really liked it. The chorus is amazing! The lyrics “Sweeter than wine, softer than the summer night” is pure perfection. The song was re- leased in 1968, love seemed like such a simple thing back then. Today it is superficial, filled with technology and crazy expectations because love is now so commercialized. I feel as though this song depicts real happiness and genuinely good feelings as a whole. They sing about how when the mo- ment the two people kissed everything that they could ever want was right in front of them and noth- ing more. For me, it is the simplicity of the song that makes me love it. True Love by p!nk & lily allen Julia Vinci // Copy Editor Ah, February 14th. The day that many eagerly long for, and many oth- ers wish would never arrive. It is the one day of the year a person can walk down the street holding a giant pink bear and not receive any questioning glances. For a lot of people, those who we call our friends and family are the most important people in our lives. We may not bear romantic intentions involving them, but we still carry love for them. For example, my friend Bomi is someone who is extremely precious to me. I have a ridiculous amount of love for her, even though none of it is romantic. Personally, I don’t know what genuine romantic affiliation feels like, but I do know songs that describe the love I have experienced. One of them is “True Love”, by P!nk, featur- ing Lily Allen. It was released in 2012, and quickly became an iconic love song for the ages. One of my favorite lines from this song is “At the same time, I wanna hug you, I wanna wrap my hands around your neck.” It is a song about being so annoyed with a person’s qualities that it almost seems easier to leave, but then coming to the realization that “life would suck” without them. The story that “True Love” tells is about the kind of love that may not be seamless and without bumps, but will al- ways fiercely hold in the end. My sister Sofia and I are a prime example of this kind of love. Like most sibling relationships, she and I have our similarities, but are vastly different people. We have our ups and downs, but at the end of the day, I would do anything for my sister. 5 Side A The Junto Valentines Day 2021 Beautiful Boy by john lennon Sienna Walenciak // People Editor Some of the best love songs stray from romantic tunes and ballads. John Lennon, for example, wrote his 1981 song “Beautiful Boy” about his and Yoko Ono’s son Sean. The song opens with lyrics of Lennon comforting his son, who would have been around 6-years- old at the time of its release, after having a nightmare. “The monster’s gone, he’s on the run, and your daddy’s here.” After these opening words, the song descends into a ballad of Lennon professing his love to Sean, how much joy his son gives him, and all the beauty his son has to offer the world, “I can hardly wait to see you come of age.” The chorus, a repeat of the song’s title over and over, further underscores the depth of Lennon’s af- fection for his son. At the end of the song, Lennon speaks rather than sings. “Goodnight, Sean. See you in the morning, bright and early.”Although “Beautiful Boy” may not be a declaration of romance, there’s no denying that Lennon’s gorgeous song to his son is a spectacular love song in its own right. Wonderwall by oasis Mallika Pal // Places Editor “Wonderwall” was released in 1995, written by the English rock band Oasis. It topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand, and was amongst the top ten on many other charts including Canada and the United States. It was written by lead singer Liam Gallagher and his brother Noel, who described the song to be about "an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself". It begins with a soft acoustic strum and the lyrics “Today is gonna be the day that they’re gonna throw it back to you/ By now you should’ve somehow realized what you gotta do/ I don’t believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now.” These starting words imply a girl standing at a lonely crossroad in her life, with her lover (the singer) being the only one standing by her side. The song not only went vi- ral because of its sweet chords, but also because of the relatable lyrics. My favorite line to belt is “There are many things that I would like to say to you/ But I don’t know how.” Whatever physical obstacles lie in the couple’s path, they’re nothing compared with the narrator’s inability to express his feel- ings. This song hits home and it is one of my favorites. 6 Side A The Junto Valentines Day 2021 La Vie En Rose by edith piaf Alania Mariano // Editor-in-Chief This french piece is a classic love song made in the 40’s originally sung by Edith Piaf. “La Vie En Rose” is a love story that explains the feeling when you first fall in love with somebody. The title means “life in pink,” or seeing life through rose colored glasses. The song compares how when you first fall in love, the world is pink and suddenly seems so much more beautiful.