To me songs are like little magic potions that give you jolts of certain emotions. You're feeling blue? Compile a playlist of ten of the happiest songs you know. If you are a human being, you will feel at least marginally better after hearing those songs.
Or maybe you're getting ready for a big sports match, and need a song to pump you up. The exact same rule applies.
This works in hundreds of different scenarios that would take much to long to go into detail about. To make you feel inspired, or thoughtful. Motivated. And there are no shortage of sad songs to, that are nice to listen to even if they do make you feel sort of down.
However, I have a bit of trouble admitting this. You see, at my school there is a it of a rivalry between classes, particularly the arts classes.
W have three options at my school; art, band and drama, the latter of which I'm in. Between these three classes, there is some (mostly jokingly) bad blood, especially between the band and drama kids. I am firmly on team drama, which means I spend my days finding reasons why band is inferior to it. Therefore I find it difficult to write this post, because I feel like I am betraying my drama buddies.
I am on the internet, though, a vast pit of content, and I seriously doubt that any of my friends are going to see this blog and this post anytime within the next few years. And so I believe it's safe to say here that, deep down inside, I'd rather be without acting then without music. There! I said it! Now moving on.
As music is such a big part of so many peoples lives, I thought I'd twist things around and see what might happen if there was no music in the world.
1. Everyone would be bored. In even the most dire scenario, music is a boredom-releiver. Going on an 8-hour car ride? Better bring along some headphones.
2. Laura would be out of one job option. it would sort of suck for her not to know how to sing anymore, but... hey! Now she can be a writer!
3. Everyone in my household would be a lot less annoyed with me, because I wouldn't be able to play songs like Viva la Vida anymore. And
4. I'd be sad, because no more Viva la Vida.
5. Movies would be lame.
6. Games would be lame.
7. Life would be lame.
8. Everyone would be sad.
Drama and music are interdependent, in my opinion!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I wouldn't want music to stop existing! I'd just have wasted x hours of my life practicing, studying, going to lessons, teaching, etc. How sad would that be?