Music Review // Clara Cloud "Rabbit King"

 

"Rabbit King" seems to be a cautionary tale about politics and authority but it is done so through the idea of a rabbit falling down a hole and wearing a crown.   This song is quite interesting as it is clear to point out that: "The rabbit he was kind and fair but politics don't take kind there" and I just feel like this is true across the board, whatever the politics might be considered in terms of a monarchy or democracy, etc.  I've always felt like anyone who would make a good leader is too smart to take the position.  

During the chorus there is this part that sings "ratta ta ta" and it repeats to the point where it becomes catchy.  It's that type of idea where you just know you'll hear this song once and then if you don't listen to it again, some time down the line you'll be wondering what was the song that did that.    It's a fun way of being able to sing along with a part of the song right away because it does have a fast pace to it, with a lot of the lyrics coming out in a seemingly short time.

As "Rabbit King" feels like a story maybe for children maybe not (but definitely for everyone still) there is this cinematic element to it that must be heard.  People use that word "cinematic" a lot but they don't always seem to know what it means.  In a similar style of Vicki Lovelee, Clara Cloud can use synths and strings to make it not just feel like you're listening to a song or reading, but that you're actually seeing the film play out before you.

If you ever look at the world outside- just through a news article somewhere for example- you'll see that a lot of the world leaders are not really considered to be good people.  I feel like this really comes out within this song but also is a way of thinking that no one should be put in charge because it's not going to end well.  Is the answer to elect a council and majority of votes wins?  I'm not sure, but the idea that you can associate one person with being the leader of a country and then that person having to hold all that weight just doesn't seem like it's working, as this song so elegantly points out.