The obvious answer here is U2 (thanks Shell!), but then I was thinking back to some tough times in my life and there are actually several artists that got me through some really crappy times. I love music, I love how music can influence your mood. I think the world would be empty without music.
I’m not writing a letter, instead I will elaborate a little on some artists that spring to mind.
1. Sinead O’Connor: Thank you for helping me through a really bad break-up, I still hear “It’s been seven hours and fifteen days” and think back to my post-Matric camp, crying on a bus.
2. Janis Ian: When my Mom had cancer and I used to take the dog and go and hide in Kleinmond for a few days just to get away from the sadness and stress so I could go home with a brave heart and a happy face.
3. Jane Siberry: When I was sitting on a plane, looking out at The Mountain, about to leave for London, first time away from my family I listened to this song. It is an AWESOME song and very apt for the Christmas season. I seem to be technologically challenged tonight, so here is the link to the video and here are the lyrics: (I never ever post song lyrics, but these are worth sharing)
Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, Santa Anna, Santa Susannah
Santa Cecilia, Santa Copelia, Santa Domenica, Mary Angelica
Frater Achad, Frater Pietro, Julianus, Petronilla
Santa, Santos, Miroslaw, Vladimir
and all the rest
a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries
and high above the church bells start to ring
and as the heaviness the body oh the heaviness settles in
somewhere you can hear a mother sing
then it’s one foot then the other as you step out onto the road
how much weight? how much weight?
then it’s how long? and how far?
and how many times before it’s too late?
calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don’t leave me alone
calling all angels
calling all angels
we’re cryin’ and we’re hurtin’
and we’re not sure why…
and every day you gaze upon the sunset
with such love and intensity
it’s almost…it’s almost as if
if you could only crack the code
then you’d finally understand what this all means
but if you could…do you think you would
trade in all the pain and suffering?
ah, but then you’d miss
the beauty of the light upon this earth
and the sweetness of the leaving
calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don’t leave me alone
callin’ all angels
callin’ all angels
we’re tryin’
we’re hopin’
we’re hurtin’
we’re lovin’
we’re cryin’
we’re callin’
’cause we’re not sure how this goes
There are many more artists, from Alanis to Creed to Brahms and Tom Waits, but I’ll stop now J
Music can be so healing… thanks for such a beautiful post. Beautiful song you highlighted too 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Agree 🙂
Love the song!
Can’t wait for it to be daylight so I can listen to that song without waking everyone up!
Try to get a studio version off YouTube if you can and let me know what you thought 🙂
Thank you me too 🙂
Oh yes! Aha!
Amazing how we attach emotions to music..