neverwasreddie · 2 years ago
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i love your richie bruce springsteen agenda.... do you have an artist you think that's a good "fit" for eddie?
omg tysm and wow thank u for asking I absolutely love analyzing music in the context of fictional characters
so I am not immune to the rock n roll richie/soft folk eddie agenda bc I love a good contrast but I hc richie as having like good relationships with his parents and sharing their vinyl records and bonding over music and stuff so I usually think of him as having like old soul music taste
honestly I was looking up late 80s/early 90s music that would fit Eddie the best and I think like all teenagers all the Losers would absorb each other’s music tastes in some ways but I’m landing on R.E.M. for Eddie for some reason:
“It’s the End of the World As We Know It” has the kind of frantic hyper-paced lyrics that would really just vibe with Eddie when he’s on a tear; “Everybody Hurts” works for when he’s in his feels; “Nightswimming” is a nostalgic love ballad that perfectly fits the idea of summers spent swimming in the quarry with Richie; and of course “Losing My Religion” is just so good as like a semi-angsty rebellion song for Eddie trying to figure out his life post-clown summer while also dealing with his ever-increasing, always-confusing feelings for Richie
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