Showing posts with label vanessa paradis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vanessa paradis. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Eclectic Music

According to my mother, my father played a recording of Ravi Shankar on his Sitar and some guitar music of Sunil Ganguly, when I came out of her womb. So I have always loved music, everything but country, can't stand that drawl. Sorry, just not my thing (to each her/his own).
All my life I have been, some way or the other, musically involved. Whether it was singing, listening or playing (whatever else you can do to or with music). Also, I , like everyone else, have gone through many many different phases of music: from pop, to classic rock, to metal, to classical, to Indian music, world music, and the list goes on.
I loved each and every phase, and type of music. Each had its own sub-culture that came with it. Slightly ridiculous, cause you can just be you and listen to whatever the *#$%@ you want, but honestly people think their music makes them unique, thus the little subcultures, and the sub-subcultures of those sub-cultures! (and yes i did find it absolutely necessary to use a censored curse word, goes with the whole, "I'm cool, I'm a bad@$$ rockstar" attitude).

Sometimes I revisit phases. Musics. Genres. Sub-culture ness. (yes I just added the 'ness'). It is a nice nostalgic feeling. However sometimes there will be some music, albums, artists, who you ONCE listened to, or discovered with an ex-bf/ex-gf and that music is so hard to listen to again. Let me think... for example I have negative associations with Dire Straits, although I love them. It's been hard to listen to 311's Amber (although it is one of my favorite songs). Almost could never go back to Coldplay because of a stupid guy (Nick. Yes I will say the name, because that is one bad person, especially because he made me look bad. Enough about that). However I realized I can't make one person ruin COLDPLAY for me!

Music I revisit a lot: Vanessa Paradis she is one of my all time favorites. Spice Girls was a great time, and good lift me up for me. i only listen to it a lone or with my sister. The Beatles! Let it be known, that this is a prerequisite, and has been, for anyone who ever wanted to "date" me. I love the Beatles. They are EPIC (and this is the correct usage of the word). All their songs, the movement, the world... everything. Thank you for the music, Beatles. Sometimes I revisit my death metal phase, but it has lessened. My classical music phase is something calming, peaceful and centering.

I play the piano, however I love singing. I love singing "Your Song". It's a very special song. There are many other such special songs. I will list them soon on this blog. For now I shall sleep.









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