What: “Let Down” by Radiohead
Who: Passengers-to-be or those already in the air.
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Where: I say LAX instead of John Wayne or Burbank, simply because it’s more hectic. But this song is fitting in the waiting area when you’re seated and you can see the airplanes taking off and landing. It’s also a good soundtrack when you’re in the plane flying over the clouds, preferably during sunrise or sunset. |
Why: It makes your waiting amid the buzz of the busy airport feel like an ethereal, zen experience.
“green plastic”:http://www.greenplastic.com/, apart from sporting one of my favorite minimalist web designs, has a great quote about this song from thom on “the lyrics page for ‘let down’”:http://www.greenplastic.com/lyrics/letdown.php:
bq. I was pissed in a club, and I suddenly had the funniest thought I’d had for ages – what if all the people who were drinking were hanging from the bottles… if the bottles were hung from the ceiling with string, and the floor caved in, and the only thing that kept everyone up was the bottles? It’s also about an enormous fear of being trapped.
Wow, now I feel crazy for finding it so soothing. Heh.