SONG #18: Ace of Base - Beautiful Life

                                                             Ace of Base - Beautiful Life

I've used "angsty" to describe my high school years. That would also be an appropriate word to describe most of the other Hall of Fame songs inducted up to this point. While most of the songs carry a large dose of hope, many of them contain regret, pain, loneliness, or brokenness. "Beautiful Life", however, is one of the most optimistic songs I've heard. While it does tip a hat to loneliness in the bridge, it's just really a song that celebrates life, and I definitely needed to hear songs like this when I was younger. I put this song on replay a countless number of times and would end up daydreaming..

The chorus is out of this world, especially at the end when they layer all the voices together. I'm also a fan of the thumping dance beat that drives the song forward.

Great song by a great group.