Aron! Sings "Foolsong" as a Message to the Partner of His Former - #NMF

There's always possibility of regret in romance, because there's always room for making a mistake or three. aron!'s Foolsong is a song written after his fatal mistake cost him his relationship with the woman he loved (or, loves), as a message to her present partner.

Aron! writes Foolsong as if he is having a conversation with the new man in her life. He tells him of her habits, what she likes, what she is like; her quirks and her needs. However, to me, it reads as if aron! is sat in his study and is personally reflecting on what went wrong and what he could've done right—whilst, at the same time, helplessly being reminded of the person who he was in love with for as long as he can remember.

"She likes to take off all her clothes

And go out in the rain

She likes to watch tornadoes as they swivel down the drain

I'm telling you to be the perfect lover

The one I was so close to being

I’m telling you to be the perfect lover

I hope you never ever mess it up"

The lyrics "there’s a world in the way that you love her, it’s care and it’s truth and it’s honor" might come off as statements or observations at first, but I like to think that this is written in the sense that 'this is how you're supposed to do it', i.e. a direction or guidance. These are my favorite lyrics from the song, and they rightfully come in repetition a few times throughout.

There's much to talk about the songwriting of the song. Whilst the vocal melody of Foolsong is absolutely soul-stirring, I wanted to highlight the gorgeous lyrics, which illuminate imagery and evoke the context which was never known to me.

Mixed by none other than Jon Castelli, the record perfectly embodies what the song wants it to be. The arrangement and performances are beautiful. The record truly helps push the sentiment of the song and bring out notes of peaceful yet melancholic reminiscence. I love how both the song and the record are simple yet very nuanced and layered.

Interestingly, I listened to Foolsong about 3-4 times while writing the review before I noticed that it was labelled as a jazz song on Apple Music. Mesmerized in the beauty of the song, I had no time to realize that the song is inherently jazz. It's not every day in that I come across a jazz pop song (released in this decade) which has great potential to be an easy listening, mass-appealing popular song. And I don't mean this as a compliment; it's just an observation. Making core jazz is absolutely as fine a choice as making purely commercial pop.