I love music. The right songs allow me to connect with my emotions – be they anger, sadness, joy – you name it. While many songs are entertaining to listen to, I’m talking about the stuff that you feel deep down. The songs that you belt out at night when walking the dogs up by the water tower (local Neve Daniel reference) with your fist in the air.
The songs that make you feel at that very moment in time, nothing else really matters. In fact, maybe we’ll start with that…..
Nothing Else?
“So close, no matter how far.” Six notes. Six notes and six words. Six notes repeated in the background throughout the song. The song begins and ends with these notes played on a single acoustic guitar. Those six notes – to me – signify the rhythm of life. The notes are interrupted – as all our lives are – by a new progression. The six…
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This post is about a few of those songs. You know the ones I mean. The ones that reach deep inside you and connect with your soul. You hear the first few notes, and you feel yourself welling up with tears. Or maybe the smile starts to form at the corners of your mouth before you are even aware. Songs that make you pump your…
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