Hard to imagine a life without a song. Music is all around in every beat of mother nature; Singing birds, whispering rivers as they flow to the sea.
Human kind was singing from the beginning of time. Now I think of a life without a song and it seems to me empty, devoid of emotion, deprived of memories and feelings evoked by a singing voice.
Sometimes I listen to a song for a little while and then, without even noticing it, it gets stuck inside my mind. I might forget about it and not care anymore, but then, at a certain point, might be days later, it comes to me from the back of my mind and soon I realize it is there to stay. I can’t get rid of it. It is on my brain, sounding over and over again. It feels good, though. It is like setting a particular nice mood making me feel delighted, calm and satisfied. And I find myself enjoying the music and the lyrics as they resound in my head. At times it happens that I feel an urgent need to listen to the original track again and I have to find it and make it sound in my music player. That’s a great listening experience. It becomes such a pleasant feeling! Don’t know why it happens and I guess it is something happening to all of us, most likely, at one time or another.
Judy Garland in “Wizard of Oz” singing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”
We have many people doing songs for us; singers, songwriters, musicians… and they all produce sounds that may fill up our hearts and souls. So I want to express my gratitude to all of them and ask you all to also be grateful for the songs you love. Because we shouldn’t take them for granted… and a life without a song would be a lost life.
The Hypnotist Collector
Paintings:
- Albert Bierstadt “Among The Sierra Nevada, California” Google Art Project
- Carolina Wren “Thryothorus ludovicianus” on American Holly Ilex opaca. Copyright 2004, 2005 Carl W. Cole Personal Website.
Life would be empty and meaningless without songs
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I’m glad you agree, fauxcroft. Thanks for your comment! Yes, absolutely, life would be empty and meaningless without songs. it was an obviousness my statement, but I just needed to talk about it, since I had a song stuck in my mind. I wanted to listen to it, but couldnt find it. Then I had that thought about what would happen if I could not hear a song anymore, such a feeling of loss, and suddenly a huge feeling of gratitude to the singers, songwriters and musicians whom make them possible
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I also agree; music transcends all.
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Thank you, magickmermaid!
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It would be a strange and empty life without song, to be sure. I love the water colour painting of the bird – nice post, thanks for sharing 🙂
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hi Andy, Thanks for your kind words… i got that water colour painting from the internet. I should credit the author, but lost the URL. I’ll make a New search and try to find it. And I Will credit the painter ASAP.
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haha – if we could read Japanese we could tell from that mark in the corner I guess 🙂
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Well, I found it:
Carolina Wren
“Thryothorus ludovicianus”
on
American Holly
Ilex opaca
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The Carolina Wren – beautiful. 🙂
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Beautiful post! Music is the one universal language! Thanks for checking out my blog today! I subscribed to your blog. Looking forward to reading more from you!
Ena https://prettyplusandproud.wordpress.com/
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Thank you so much for suscribing yourself to my blog. I liked a lot yours, so i am following you too. I hope to find some time today to start a new post. Glad you liked this one and feel free to read anything I wrote Before that is in the English category. ☺️
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Yeah, I thought so, as well, Andy! 😄
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Very true..Music is the essence of life…It is everywhere….nice post.
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Thanks for your kind comment! That’s the word, essential. True, the essence of life… Old People might lose memory of the recent events, but they usually recall the old times, things they had forgotten, just listening to a song that reminds them of a particular moment
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We will also do…he he
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It will come a time for us to do it, if we live enough, certainly.
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Oh Yes, we do, indeed…. What i was meaning is that, senile people may not recall what happened a few minutes ago, but they vividly recall the past when listening to a song that brings back memories to them
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I can’t imagine a life without music, my daily companion.
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Yes, i need it to feed my soul as much as i need water to quench my thirst
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That’s a fantastic analogy. 🙂 I feel the same way. 🙂
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Thanks for your comment
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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“music becomes a soundtrack in a soulful life.”
loved the writing, thanks for posting.
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Beautiful Quote! So true! You’re welcome, I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for your comment.
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Music is and always will be the transcending link between people of all ages, cultures, sexes etc. I believe for those who believe the music in heaven will be higher and more incredible than anything we could ever imagine produced by human voices and instruments.
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I think you’re right. I believe there could be no heaven without celestial music
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One of the most devastating things about moving to Texas was not only the heat but also the life lived in air conditioning. An indoor prison…where the wind blowing through the trees can’t be heard, the bird flying by, silently, the fresh air…much different lifestyle here…very depressing, but I plan to get used to it by going on walks in the heat, listening to the music of life!
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Thanks a lot for your heartfull comment! I’m so glad my words could inspire you and make you think of the Music of Life as a way to overcome your present circumstances
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