Message for Good Charlotte.
So, I couldn't think of another way to get a message to GC other than posting something on here. And while a lot of you will probably find this pathetic... who cares. Anyways, here it is :
Good Charlotte, your music doesn't mean much to me anymore. Now, before everyone starts the hate-on, let me explain why. When I first started listening to GC, the main reason I liked them was because they sang about their father leaving. Since my father left when I was REALLY little, I could relate to it. Their music helped me through more than I ever thought a song could. Every fathers day I would pathetically sit in my room and listen to a mix cd called, "Father's Day Mix." It had every song they've written about their father on it, from Emotionless to Christmas By The Phone. I would sit there listening to it, and cry. But a lot of times it was happy tears because their music made me realize that someone else was going through it to. It wasn't just my father who thought I wasn't good enough and left. Anyways, to the point.. I found my father. About two weeks ago. When I called him, I was expecting him to hang up on me, yell at me.. I was expecting the worst. I wasn't expecting his reaction though. He was really nice. He felt horrible about everything. And even though a simple apology isn't going to fix anything.. the fact that he WANTS to fix things with me means the world. Anyways, after I talked to him, I was filled with so many different emotions so I decided to listen to GC. I listened to Emotionless, and the song felt so empty. So I listened to a couple other songs that used to mean so much to me. All empty. It's not that I don't like GC anymore, because I really do. They're still my favorite band. But I'm so incredibly happy that their songs hold no meaning for me anymore. So basically what I'm saying is.. Thank you. Thank you for getting me through everything I couldn't get through on my own in the passed few years. And thank you for having meaningless songs. Lol.
That's the end of my incredibly sappy message.
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-Jonny.
Good Charlotte, your music doesn't mean much to me anymore. Now, before everyone starts the hate-on, let me explain why. When I first started listening to GC, the main reason I liked them was because they sang about their father leaving. Since my father left when I was REALLY little, I could relate to it. Their music helped me through more than I ever thought a song could. Every fathers day I would pathetically sit in my room and listen to a mix cd called, "Father's Day Mix." It had every song they've written about their father on it, from Emotionless to Christmas By The Phone. I would sit there listening to it, and cry. But a lot of times it was happy tears because their music made me realize that someone else was going through it to. It wasn't just my father who thought I wasn't good enough and left. Anyways, to the point.. I found my father. About two weeks ago. When I called him, I was expecting him to hang up on me, yell at me.. I was expecting the worst. I wasn't expecting his reaction though. He was really nice. He felt horrible about everything. And even though a simple apology isn't going to fix anything.. the fact that he WANTS to fix things with me means the world. Anyways, after I talked to him, I was filled with so many different emotions so I decided to listen to GC. I listened to Emotionless, and the song felt so empty. So I listened to a couple other songs that used to mean so much to me. All empty. It's not that I don't like GC anymore, because I really do. They're still my favorite band. But I'm so incredibly happy that their songs hold no meaning for me anymore. So basically what I'm saying is.. Thank you. Thank you for getting me through everything I couldn't get through on my own in the passed few years. And thank you for having meaningless songs. Lol.
That's the end of my incredibly sappy message.
=]
-Jonny.
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Permalink Reply by SueRiotGraphics on -
Thats sweet.
I know a lot of people on who don't listen to GC anymore (including myself) for reason very similar to yourself.
I still hold them close. The forums is full of love, you won't get hate here. The songs were relevent, but because you have moved on, they no longer are as relevent. It makes sense. No one can hate you for that.
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Permalink Reply by Beverly on -
I'm glad that you had GC's music to listen to when you needed it. What Sue says is true about nobody judging you or hating you and that your feelings have changed. I find myself listening to GC's music..especially the ones about their dad..and am in sympathy for THEM and for anyone not lucky enough to have the kind of father I had. My dad was awesome to me and his other kids ( I have two brothers and two sisters..and one that died when he was two..a brother I never got to meet cause I was too young). My father was the best dad anyone could ever want to have. I'm glad you have gotten the chance to talk to your own father. I don't think of GC's songs as being empty..merely songs that have lyrics and music that I love hearing. I love hearing Joel singing and Benji singing harmony and all the rest of they guys. Their songs might not be relevant to my own life...I think I have had an extraordinary good life...but at the same time..I can understand that the songs have helped a lot of others get through things. I understand where your coming from! :) I'm glad you've had the opportunity to talk with your dad and get back in touch with him. As for GC...I love them. They didn't save me or anything..but I hold deep affection for these guys. :)
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Permalink Reply by Tanya on -
I'm really glad that you and your Dad have connected and everything. That is so awesome. My parents divorced when I was six and I didn't see my Dad again until I was 19 or so. Then he basically told me to get lost. So, I also identify with the twins in that way.
Once a song, any song by any band has touched me, I usually never lose the feelings I have for that particular song. Therefore, I don't usually outgrow songs, even ones I've been listening to for years and years. It's just the way I am. Music is so precious to me, my life is one big long soundtrack.
I can understand where you are coming from though. It makes sense, and with new GC music coming, maybe the songs on the new album will mean something to you. Who knows. I just hope you and your Dad keep taking steps forward to build a new relationship.
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Permalink Reply by Sonka on -
I agree whit that what girls said - you won't get hate here. I think that every member of this forum has a similar or so story to say - whit parents's issues, health's issues, school issues etc. I understand how you feel about GC's song right now 'couse I'm feeling the very same right now - as I grew up meaning of this songs faded to me. But it doesn't mean that they're not part of me - they'll always will be:) So right now I just don't feel these kind emotions which I felt when I listened to them in that times when everything seemed to be too hard to live whit. I hope you understand what I mean...
It's fantastic that you found a contact whit your Father - I hope that from now on everything will be better for you:)
p.s Good idea whit a way to passing a messege to GC:)
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Permalink Reply by Sonka on
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Bev:
"I don't think of GC's songs as being empty."
I think that Jonny talked about meaning iof this songs to her right now, after reunion whit father. I mean - some songs can have a big meaning to people in certain times of their lives (I explained it below) and later they're... well... just another songs... if you know what I mean..
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Permalink Reply by Jonny Rainbow on -
Okay, I said that wrong. Their songs still hold some meaning for me. But not in the same way. I don't really know how to explain it.. Take Emotionless for example. Even a month ago, that song meant so much to me. It said everything I felt about my father leaving. It helped me in ways I can't even put into words. Yes, the song is, in a way, empty for me now. The song doesn't mean the same things it meant to me before because I have answers I never had before. It's just.. What they sing about, I've sort of left behind me now. I'm not going through what I was before. If that even makes sense LOL. I still listen to GC. I love their music just as much as I did when I was 8. And I don't think I'll ever be able to thank this band enough for everything they've done for me.
And thank you ( the ones posting in here ) for being supportive of this. Good Charlotte is so lucky to have amazing fans like they do. =]
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Permalink Reply by Beverly on
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I've never been sorry to say I'm a GC fan. There is something to be said about the awesome GC Fam. I've never been to a show where the fans in line treated me like I was an invasion. Some girls held my place in the line while I sought out the bathroom and some food. One girl let me use her umbrella when the heat got almost unbearable. I've met some of the most sweetest people! :)
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Permalink Reply by SueRiotGraphics on
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Yep the fans are THE SEX.
lol.
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Permalink Reply by Jonny Rainbow on
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Oh I know! When I was at a GC show at the PNE Forum, I had to run back to the car to grab something, and these two girls held my place for me. They were so sweet. We got to talking, and turns out they had been following GC's tour since it started. And when there was a day or two when GC wasn't doing a show.. they were following Yellowcard LOL.
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Permalink Reply by Tanya on
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I always laughed at the deadheads who followed the Grateful Dead everywhere. But, I can totally understand how they feel now. I'm not a Dead fan but I can understand how a band can move someone so much that they feel compelled to follow them to every gig they can. I've never felt so strongly about a band as I do Good Charlotte. I can't follow them to every show but I do the best I can to follow them to every show in my part of the country!!! LOL. It is a very worthwhile hobby. I'm the kind of person who would rather spend their money on making memories then material things.
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