Simply one of the best songs ever. Period.
The whole era of 1980s New York, AIDS, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, etc. is SO fascinating
AIDS was such a tragedy.
Yet, from this tragedy came the need to examine what matters in life.
And when people realized this, and chose to LIVE as best as they could for as long as they had
They set an example for all of us
(like the line in La Vie Boheme where they sing "to living with, living with, living with... not dying from disease!)
SO TRUE
You always have to live with, not die from!
Just like the Bob Dylan lyric: "He not busy being born is busy dying"
This song is just such an uplifting statement!
"There's only us, there's only this, forget regret, or life is yours to miss"
The message of RENT is so vital.
Simply one of the best songs ever. Period. The whole era of 1980s New York, AIDS, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, etc. is SO fascinating AIDS was such a tragedy. Yet, from this tragedy came the need to examine what matters in life. And when people realized this, and chose to LIVE as best as they could for as long as they had They set an example for all of us (like the line in La Vie Boheme where they sing "to living with, living with, living with... not dying from disease!) SO TRUE You always have to live with, not die from! Just like the Bob Dylan lyric: "He not busy being born is busy dying" This song is just such an uplifting statement! "There's only us, there's only this, forget regret, or life is yours to miss" The message of RENT is so vital.