Okay, so to start off, I am probably biased of this song because it was the first marina song I ever heard. So on with the review. The song Oh No was part of Marina’s first album, the Family Jewels. It’s a very pop styled song and definitely sounds like a pop song but the lyrics are more interesting. This song is about being very career driven and only having one emotion. This song could be said to be a sequel or parallel Marina to her other song Mowgli’s Road, also part of The Family Jewels. In that song, Marina says “And I don’t know, don’t know, don’t know, don’t know who I want to be” and yet in Oh No she says “I know exactly what I want and who I want to be”. This song also tackles the issue of the effect TV can have on your life. When she says “TV taught me how to feel, now real life has no appeal” she is showing this.
Aside from the lyrics, this song has great melodies and hooks. My favourite part of the song is the ‘La la la’ part that plays during the chorus’ second round and the ending. Overall I feel Oh No is one of my favourite songs by Marina, not just because of it’s great sound but also because of it’s deep and genius lyrics. I give it 🌟🌟🌟🌟 out of five
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