I am so very sorry for not posting. I have been rather busy with end of the semester papers and exams. Just a quick update and then some new songs for the thinking.
I have been very busy trying to work on setting everything up for my last semester at college. I have using my time on break to do some studying and to set up for a decent draft of the 25 page capstone paper that I have to write. I am now in bed writing this due to the illness I have. I am trying to get rest, as I had a head cold that developed into acute walking pneumonia and I am wont to finally be done with feeling sick. I am struggling to find words to complete this as both the medication and the illness that it is for is clouding my mind. Well, not that you know what is happening with me...TO THE MUSIC!! :)
These selections are some of my latest favorites. The first is from the group Straight No Chaser. They have done an amazing remix of Rhythm of Love and I Can't Help Falling in Love With You. This song became one of my favorites the first time I listened to it. With minimal accompaniment, the sounds of the harmonies come though and give a great sense of the rhythm that makes you want to tap your foot and dance around the room.
Next up is a song that was another one of my instant favorites. Jeff Buckley did a cover of a song by Leonard Cohen called "Hallelujah." This song is played well enough to feel the emotion behind it. The pain and desire behind it makes your heart unite with his, sobbing that lost the "broken Hallelujah." While I do not fully agree with his interpretation, I agree that many of us today have lost this fundamental cry of our hearts. The meaning of the song is clear enough, and it is that which I want to convey. May our hearts all scream as one, "HALLELUJAH!"
TI
