I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
Aerosmith
Juan Luis (
Mexico
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The Song ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’ by Aerosmith – Juan Luis’ goosebump moment
“Hello! I’m Juan Luis, and I’m from Mexico, and my goosebump moment is when I hear the song ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’ by Aerosmith. I really like this song. It’s my favorite song because I got to hear it when I invited this girl to have dinner with me, and I really liked her, she was really pretty. She said yes, and we went to have dinner at a restaurant that I really like, and while we were just eating and talking we started to hear this song in the background and we just stayed silent. We just looked at each other and I think we really enjoyed it and I had goosebumps at that moment. A few years after that, we got married, and we danced to ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’ on our wedding. So that’s my goosebump moment.”
The Power and Meaning Behind ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’
It’s hard to imagine the summer of ’98 without this iconic ballad playing on every radio station and in every movie theater. ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’ by Aerosmith was the theme song for the blockbuster disaster film Armageddon, starring Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck. Over the years, it has become a timeless classic and a favorite slow dance song at weddings.
The song was written by Diane Warren, a prolific songwriter known for penning hits like ‘Un-Break My Heart’ and ‘Because You Loved Me’. According to Warren, she originally wrote the song for Celine Dion, but it ended up in the hands of Aerosmith instead. The band was initially hesitant to record a ballad, but after hearing the song, they fell in love with it and decided to make it their own.
The lyrics are what make ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’ so timeless and relatable. The song is about cherishing every moment you have with someone you love, even if it’s just for a little while. It’s about not wanting to miss a single second of that time, even if it’s painful or bittersweet. The opening lines, “I could stay awake just to hear you breathing / Watch you smile while you are sleeping” perfectly capture the feeling of wanting to hold onto someone forever.
The power of the song is amplified by Steven Tyler’s emotive vocals. He delivers the lyrics with such rawness and sincerity that it’s impossible not to feel the emotion behind them. The soaring chorus, with its iconic line “I don’t want to miss a thing”, is guaranteed to give you goosebumps every single time you hear it.
It’s also worth mentioning the role the song played in Armageddon. The film, which follows a group of astronauts trying to save the world from an incoming asteroid, is an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. In many ways, ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’ serves as the emotional backbone of the film. It captures the fear, love, and hope that the characters are feeling and adds an extra layer of resonance to the story.
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