Flowing - 311

When I was younger, a teenager, this was my favorite 311 song and 311 was my favorite band, so excluding any anomalies, this might well have been my favorite song. But why? I think one of the big reasons is because it is in my vocal range so I could sing along and feel good about myself. It is quite enjoyable to sing along to, if you haven't tried it, I recommend it. 

It is about dreaming -- from what I can tell -- and I think I had a thing for that topic. I only says this because I have written a song or two about dreams and dreaming. 

Another thing that sticks out to me with this song is the music video. This is one of those songs with which I have a hard time separating it with its video (even though I haven't seen the video in years.) From what I remember it is a killer video. It feature a lot of people in orange suits including all of the band member. It fellows a man through a dream like journey from one situation to another. 

Overall, I am not feeling for the song what I used to feel. Clearly 311 has better songs but not only do they have better songs in there library of albums, the majority of songs on Soundsystem (one of my favorites) are better than the song Flowing.  Freeze Time, Large in the Margin, Can't Fade Me, Sever, Eons... And I could go on.

With that said, Flowing does have its place in the album as a whole. Flowing anchors Soundsystem. When looking a the album as a creative work, rather than each song individually, the album just wouldn't be as good without it.