I've decided to start something new this year. At the beginning of every near year I am going to create a playlist from the past year. One song to depict the feelings from each month of the previous year. Now, i know there are so many feelings, emotions and processes that we go through, throughout each month, however, there typically seems to be an over-arcing feeling. I'm going to hit on that main emotion in song.
I feel as though music locks memories into our minds like not many things can. I can hear a piece that i haven't heard in 10+ years and there is an overwhelming feeling that rushes over me, good, bad, happy, depressing, whatever the memory may be, it rushes back with the rhythm, the beat and the lyric, even if i don't want it to.
Even my mother, who is 55 (act like i didn't say that) says that about music she listened to in grade school and hasn't heard since. She hears it and all of a sudden goes back to moments of childhood, and even at times the lyrics flow back to memory.
Music is a language all on it's own. I love it.
Last year, was needless to say, a roller-coaster. I was emotionally thrown around, luckily ending on (an attempting) recoverable high note. I learned a lot of lessons last year that i would prefer not to forget (basically i'm trying to help myself not to be forced to relearn them).
In a sense, i'm choosing to "journalize" my year in 12 songs. Of course, not every song is going to lyrically fit completely, however, the feeling and emotions that sweeps over me reminds me of what to do, or what not to do again. Clear as mud, right? Good.
So. here goes. Year 1 of Musically Documenting my memories, lessons and the way God speaks to me.
2010 (in beats.)
January - Fiona Apple - "Parting Gift"
February - Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris - "Hallelujah"
March - Beyonce - "Single Ladies" (yes i went there)
April - Delirious - "What Would I Have Done"
May - Sara Groves - "It's Going To Be Alright"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9yNZ17j8Fg (just ignore the lame "paintings")
June - St. Vincent & Bon Iver - "Roslyn"
July - John Mayer - "Stop This Train"
August - Clear - "Chasing After The Wind"
(unfortunately for the life of me i couldn't find a good video/clip of Clear performing,
they broke up years ago, so sadly this is the only one i could find. seriously. sorry)
September - Fifth Avenue North - "You Are More"
October - Rayland Baxter - "Hoot Owl"
November - The Avett Brothers - "All My Mistakes"
December - Waterdeep & 100 Portraits - "You Are So Good To Me"
I'm going to burn myself a mix of this for my car and continue this on for next year.
Alright folks.
I'm interested to know what this year is going to sound like.
Snap to it.
-n
