What’s a song that changed your life?
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I’m not sur if there are any songs that have actually changed my life; there are however, a few that have described my life at the time.
The very first time that I heard “All the Time” by Barry Manilow, it spoke to me very strongly.
“All the time I thought there’s only me
Crazy in a way that no one else could be
I would have given everything I own if someone would have said you’re not alone
All the time I thought that I was wrong
Wanting to be me but needing to belong
If I had just believed in all I had
If someone would have said you’re not so bad
All the time all the wasted time
All the years… waiting for a sign to think I had it all…
All the time…
All the time I thought there’s only me
Crazy in a way that no one else could be
I can’t believe that you were somewhere too thinking all the time there’s only you
All the time all the wasted time…
All the years… waiting for a sign to think I had it all…
All the time…”
“Everything She Wants” by George Michael and Wham is another such song. George, of course, is singing from the guy’s point of view but the lyrics fit my life like a glove at the time. Married – troubled – and now a baby on the way…
Fortunately, I got out of the marriage, but still had to deal with the baby situation…and work at the same time.
Music has been a part of me my entire life in one way or another. It is easy for me to identify with some songs and it frequently evokes a lot of emotions.
Music plays, I usually start to move. I play music to drown out the outside noises, but it is also how I get to sleep. I cannot imagine people and cultures who do not have music as a part of their lives.