It's difficult to describe this song (or any) without adjectives and yet it has become clear, after Barthes' argument, how adjectives don't do music justice.
I won't attempt to do this song justice, but I think it comes very close to the clarity and expressiveness Barthes qualifies as successful music functionality.
Labrinth seems so honest in this song; his voice is unforgettable to me. This song touched me literally immediately - the "alert" listening. This song communicates so effectively, that the "deciphering" kind of listening came so quickly to me - or at least so it seems to me, to my best understanding.
I think Barthes would use this song as example to the case he makes about music where the grain of the voice is obvious to the listener.
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