"Meet Me on the Equinox" (CD single)

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Song from New Moon movie is dark but clean overall.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that like Twilight the movie and the Twilight Saga book series, this song from the New Moon movie soundtrack is OK for tweens but a bit too much for young children: it's fairly clean throughout yet includes one light mention of sex. 

  • Like earlier Death Cab for Cutie songs, this one takes a pessimistic view of life and love.
  • Though no one in the band is known for bad behavior, their largely negative outlook makes it hard to consider them role models.
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What's the story?

Indie rockers Death Cab for Cutie have contributed a song called MEET ME ON THE EQUINOX to the soundtrack for New Moon, the second film in the incredibly popular Twilight series. The track's lyrics are in line with the plot of both the movie and the book on which it was based: like Edward and Bella, they describe a guy and a girl in love who are facing changes in their relationship. Though the band avoids using explicit language when weaving their tale, they do make one reference to the bedroom: "Let me lay beside you, darling, let me be your man / And let our bodies intertwine but always understand / That everything, everything ends." 


Is it any good?

 

For more than a decade, Death Cab for Cutie has occupied the indie-music spotlight, gaining critical acclaim for their often dark, always piercingly honest lyrics about love (or lack of it). The band is therefore a good fit with the equally brooding Twilight series, producing a foreboding song that fits the series' mood to a T. On its own, however, the song is somewhat lackluster compared to the group's earlier records, offering less imaginative vocals and arrangements than previous tunes.


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This review was written by Stephanie Bruzzese
Teen, 15 years old
April 2, 2010
 
Opened new oppertunities in music for me
Ton of good indie music, The Twilight Saga soundtracks have changed me from Hannah Montana to people like Bon Iver, Sea Wolf, The XX, Florence + The Machine, Coldplay, ect. You listen to one of these songs, you're suddenly reeled in by the awesomeness of the music and lyrics and just.. everything. It defiantly has some happy, upbeat music in it. My favorite song on the soundtrack is Slow Live. Sea Wolf is also a very good band. You should look them up :]

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Adult
July 27, 2010
 
meet me on the equinox
i like this song!!!

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Teen, 18 years old
October 25, 2009
 
nice song

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Teen, 16 years old
December 22, 2009
 
I Love Taylor L.

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Kid, 13 years old
February 1, 2011
 
ANGELICEHEART
TAYLOR LAUTNER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE U TAYLOR LAUTNER

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This review was written by Stephanie Bruzzese
Artist:Death Cab for Cutie
Release date:September 14, 2009
Label:Atlantic
Genre:Rock
Parental advisory:No

This review was written by Stephanie Bruzzese
 

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