#44 Arcade Fire - "We Exist"

Canada's Arcade Fire have never been known to write trite, meaningless pop songs. In fact, their songs have always been some of the most thought provoking music out there these days, especially the sort that wins Grammy awards!  "We Exist" is no exception. 

Singer Win Butler described the song as being about "a gay kid talking to his dad". The social issue of homosexuality and gay marriage is pretty obvious in the lyrics, "they're walking around, head full of sound acting like we don't exist". 

The song also sparked controversy and a strange attack by Against Me! singer and gender dysphoria suffering Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel). Grace claimed they should have used an actual transgender actor in the video instead of actor Andrew Garfield. Seems arbitrary to me. 

The video is also nominated for Best Music Video Grammy in 2014.