Music and Lyrics

Music has always played such a huge part in my life.  I have blogged about this in particular reference to Bon Jovi, but it is a much broader occurrence than that.  There are many many songs that feel as though they have been written just for me and for my experiences.  I am sure that it is the same for many people the world over.  For me, this is one of the reasons that I dig bands like Bon Jovi so much .. I like the story telling aspect of their music. 

Each and every moment of major significance of my life has a song attached to it.  When Sprat was born, he would often only settle to Jet singing 'Are you gonna be my girl?' ... Babygirl spent a long time in the Neo Natal ward when she was born on oxygen and the Bob Evans song 'Don't you think it's time' brings it all back to me, every second watching her in her cot, oxygen being breathed into her through a machine, tubes in her nose to feed her .. hell it brings tears to my eyes even now just thinking about it and hearing the song in the background.

And isn't it for this reason that we pick a song to dance to when we are married?  The first dance as husband and wife and the song you choose is important for that remembering aspect later in life.

Music is a release from the every day too.  It takes you away, allows you to dream and imagine things you may not ever have the chance to experience.  Songs can describe your euphoria and your pain, reduce you to tears, turn you on or just make you laugh.  I just cannot imagine a day without music and lyrics in my life.

When I was younger my brother and his friends had a band and I used to attempt to sing with them sometimes and it was just pure fucking magic to be able to do that.  I even penned a few songs, one of which my brother recorded (he wrote the music, I wrote the lyrics) and to hear that played through my CD player was awesome.  I penned many more, but they never saw the light of day, my insecurities about my writing ability always stopped me from showing anyone, even though writing was my best subject.

I know how it must feel for a writer to have their work appreciated and acknowledged, which is why I suppose I blog in part.  I just wish I could get past the whole insecure phase and promote myself sometimes!!  

So, I will head back into my past, and look to my future and think about the present and listen to my CDs and browse through iTunes and find the songs that bring back all my memories.  The happy ones and the sad ones, the ones that made me laugh and the ones that helped me overcome my anger.  And I will thank the people who wrote them.