{"id":34104,"date":"2018-03-19T16:14:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=34104"},"modified":"2018-03-19T16:16:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:16:08","slug":"its-always-a-perfect-journey-gianni-paci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/03\/its-always-a-perfect-journey-gianni-paci\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s Always a Perfect Journey\u2019 &#8211; Gianni Paci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/TC1miQW2_400x400.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34106\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/03\/its-always-a-perfect-journey-gianni-paci\/tc1miqw2_400x400\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/TC1miQW2_400x400.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"TC1miQW2_400x400\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/TC1miQW2_400x400.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/TC1miQW2_400x400.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Simple tune, poignant lyrics and nostalgia.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018It\u2019s Always a Perfect Journey\u2019 is catchy, infectious and beat driven. The title hints at optimism, of a perfect life, but the truth is far more poignant. \u2018It\u2019s Always a Perfect Journey\u2019 was inspired by something a close friend told him just days before passing away. When you watch the video that accompanies the song, a young Gianni appears, dressed as Danny Zuko from his school production of \u2018Grease\u2019. We never get to see the adult Gianni\u2019s face, only body shots or shots from the rear, and this hints that the young Gianni, a sort of lemon juice for the soul, is the embodiment of that \u2018anything is possible\u2019 spirit that the title suggests, but at the same time, the older Gianni know that the journey is far from perfect.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Laced with melancholy, the song plays on the fact that at first, it seems really simple; just one man, a guitar and drums, occasionally breaking up the tune with a smattering of keyboard. It may take a couple of listens to appreciate the craft of the song here, but I guarantee that you will tap your feet by the time the penny drops.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_24752\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SqUVmw01ejM?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"It&#039;s Always A Perfect Journey [Official Video]\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SqUVmw01ejM\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple tune, poignant lyrics and nostalgia from Gianni Paci.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9,640],"tags":[13292,1410,13290,5288,199,13291,77,78],"class_list":["post-34104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-danny-zuko","tag-drums","tag-gianni-paci","tag-grease","tag-guitar","tag-its-always-a-perfect-journey","tag-new-release","tag-singer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-8S4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16548,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-carnaby-street-love-will-answer-happy-christmas\/","url_meta":{"origin":34104,"position":0},"title":"Essential Advent Calendar: Carnaby Street &#8211; 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