Living for the Night

by Chopper

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"Living for the Night" stands as the second and final single preceding the release of "Shock Pop Vol II." True to its title, the song pays homage to the nightlife—embodying a blend of sleaze, coolness, and melancholy that captures the essence of being young, reckless, and carefree. Imagine the Hacienda club scene transplanted to 1950s Chicago or Las Vegas, infused with emotion and irrepressible audacity, and you start to grasp the essence of the song. Taking the listener on a hazy night drive - exploring the edgy facets of any major city - the listener encounters jazzy trumpets and piano solos, a bluesy dusty harmonica, diverse field recordings, even a Christmas choir! A baggy, dark alternative dance track - Happy Mondays meets Xiu Xiu meets 22 Pistepirkko - “Living for the Night” provides a nostalgic yet contemporary sounding glimpse into the mind of someone resisting the inevitability of aging.

lyrics

It’s the same story every evening
It’s the same story every night
Everybody’s looking for something
Something that they cannot find

And nobody seems to wonder
Nobody seems to care
About the damage that they’re doing
To anyone else but themselves

It's a long hard road up to heaven
And it ain’t easy when you’re living in hell
They say the trick is to keep breathing
I say only time can tell

Living for the night and way too fast
To see a light shine in the dark
Nothing’s gonna shake or break my heart
I’m never gonna change the world anyway

Nothing really seems to matter
As long as we keep it cool
Crawling up and down the ladder
From the depth of the gutter up to the moon

And I know that my time will be coming
The time to make an end
To all these years running
Away from it all and back again

Oh, what a wonderful life
When you’re cold and numb inside
I wish that we could stay forever young
I wish that we could stay forever blind

Living for the night and way too fast
To see a light shine in the dark
Nothing’s gonna shake or break my heart
Nothing’s gonna shake or break my heart

I’m never gonna change the world anyway
They say that time goes faster
When you’re young and you play hard and you live strong
I say I cannot wait for my time to come

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released February 23, 2024
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Programming: Jonatan K. Magnussen
Backing Vocals: Josephine Alicia Kirchert Tække
Extra Synths / Space Sounds: Christopher Jørgensen
Harmonica: Lasse B. Christiansen

Written and Recorded by Chopper
Mixed by Nikolaj Bruus & Chopper
Mastered by ET Mastering
Artwork by Amalie Maj

All Rights Reserved to © & ℗ Chopper / Pink Cotton Candy Records 2024

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Chopper Denmark

Chopper is a solo project by Jonatan K. Magnussen
based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Pop melodies on cheap keyboards, howling glam rock guitars, big plastic horn sections, repetitive dancebeats and distorted vocals, all swirling around in a mysterious and haunting universe. ... more

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