A Push in the Right Direction

My apologies go out for not posting for our last topic. I'm here with a comeback, though, with this week's request:

"...For your next blog, we want to you to share some of the music that makes your life better. You can tell us about individual songs or entire genres of music. Don’t just list three songs and leave, though--tell us why that particular music helps you regain your equilibrium..."

Three songs and why, hmm? This one is a tough one. Why? The saying goes that the eye is the window to the soul. I believe not only that to be true, but also that music itself is also a window to one's inner being. The meaning and definition to each person for each song is different, and a certain perspective on certain lyrics, or instrumentation, can mean the whole world to someone. However, I know that those with me will not judge as I let you in on just a little of whom “Alex” truly is, through music.

1.      Lullaby for a Stormy Night by Vienna Teng. It wasn’t until recently (about three months) did I hear this song. And by the end of the piece, I was almost in tears. Why? It touched me, in a sense, and not a lot of music does that. Though it does relate to me personally, it can be related to college easily: the storm is all the stress and work constantly bugging each and every one of us. But, in the midst of it all, we realize that it is just a storm, and it will go by. And for each and every one of us, there is a person we can go to who will have their arms open to help us.

Enough of my rambling, enjoy the video (there isn’t an official video for it, so            I chose one of the better lyric videos).

2.      Walking On Air by Kerli. This song presents a very simple, yet powerful meaning to me: don’t judge a book by its cover. Elaborated in the context of the lyrics: you see this little creepy girl, and you already think negatively about it. However, you later learn that she has an amazing talent for singing. Elaborated, Alex-style: be open-minded, and stop judging. Simple, right? In her biography, Kerli states that this song was written with thoughts of her previous life of suicide and abuse. Yet you see this amazing, creative, and talented artist who writes such a beautiful song.

Here you go.

3.       Maid with the Flaxen Hair by Richard Stoltzman. Have you ever just found a piece of music that you absolutely have no idea how to explain? Or how to bring out the words to even remotely describe the emotions a piece can bring out of you? This is a song that does that for me. When I’m angry, depressed, anxious, stressed, you name it, I bust out this song wherever I’m at (it’s on my phone) and play it over... and over… and over again, until my negative thoughts and feelings end with the fading of the last note.

Allow me to share with you the number one piece that keeps me 100%

motivated, each and every day.