A MusicaL SmorgasborD (1/2/15)

When school started, I so hoped that I would be able to continue blogging and sharing songs that summed up how each day, let's be real, each week, went. Sadly, I couldn't even keep up with a weekly post.  :( I'll survive. The only reason this entry is being posted today is because I'm on the tail end of my break. We'll see how successful I am once school resumes on Monday. *Crosses fingers* I will try to live up to my New Year's goal and blog once a week. It's important to me. Once a week feels like a reasonable goal to strive to attain.

During these past few months (I haven't blogged since September), there were SO many days/weeks that I heard or thought of songs to sum up how life was going. Unfortunately, I didn't get to post them. I kept track of some of them along the way and will include them in this post. Consider this post your own personal musical smorgasbord.

The first song I'm posting was originally sung by a frog. Kermit sang it and Paul Williams wrote it. It's called "The Rainbow connection." It's a beautiful song about keeping the child in you alive by never losing your ability to dream. The rainbow connection or the hope for the magic of life to envelop you, ties all humans together. It unites the kid in all of us. Jason Mraz's version of this song is my favorite. It's an acoustic version and even his voice, possesses the child-like wonder the song talks about. Take a listen. You won't regret it.

On a particular evening a month or so ago, I was driving home from taking Zach somewhere- probably campus, and I heard a gem I had to post on this bloggy blog. The song is called, "Love Will Keep Us Alive" by the Eagles and it really has the mellow, soft rock sound of the 70s. My mom loves this era of music and raised my family on it so whenever I hear it, it feels like home to me. This song is optimistic and is about love's ability to sustain us amidst whatever hurdles life throws our way.

The hopeless romantic in me loves this next song. It's called, "Crazy" by Kenny Rogers. There are certain melodies in songs or even bits of them that just sound so harmonious and beautiful that you can't help but love them. Such is the case in this song. I love the chorus more than any other part. Beyond sounding pretty, its message depicts the way a man feels about a woman he is crazy for. Someday, I hope to be the recipient of such feelings. Every girl dreams of being swept off her feet by a man who is hopelessly in love with her; who has eyes for her and her alone. The "happily ever after" fairytale will always appeal to me even if it is far from reality.

My last song ties into the hopeless romantic in me once again, yet it strays from my typical taste in musical genres. It is a song by a country artist and I stumbled upon it when I was on my way home on a September night, I believe. When I heard it, the little girl in me swooned once again and smiled as I heard a sweet love story unfold. I didn't have a clue what the song was titled and literally spent a decent chunk of time searching for it online, only knowing a line from its chorus. After some time, I discovered it was called "You" by Chris Young. If a man ever wrote me a song like this, I think I'd fall in love instantly.

If this was a musical smorgasbord, consider yourself gorged full of delicious songs and artists! I hope you've enjoyed them and that you're not feeling like you need a wheelbarrow to haul you around from place to place due to being stuffed to the hilt. When music's involved, I believe you can never be too full.