Recently, I came across this amazing video chronicling the top hit songs of 2013 (you have to watch it): It got me thinking about the songs that came out this year and all the memories I’ve made. Uplifting songs are a great thing to turn to when you’ve had...
I have a problem. I am an eternal optimist. Many would say that’s not exactly a problem, but it is when you are trying the wrestle with the problems that plague our Earth. Floods, bombs, poverty, rape, exploitation, war… “How am I gonna be an...
As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, I have been thinking about beautiful music. While my husband, the musician, might disagree, I think that lyrics are equally as important as melody when it comes to making a song beautiful. Lyrics are poems, fragments,...
When I was a kid, my favorite part of getting a new cassette (yes, I’m that old) was opening up the case an revealing the good stuff: the lyrics. I would pull out the inlay and examine the words to each song. I guess even then I had a fascination with words. But...
Sometimes a beautiful tune drifting through the air is exactly what you need to change your mood. Today was a rainy, dreary day and I found myself in a little bit of a funk. But music really does soothe the soul. As soon as I turned on the radio, I found myself...
