Ah, musik! We all know it comes from different
origins. Every country has its own
background and styles, but they all come with an equal ground…to help. How do you figure, some of you may ask? Simply put, to relieve stress, anxiety,
celebrations, and anything in between.
Stop and think about it…when was the
first time that you, yourself, recall listening to music? Were you a little kid listening to it at
church, or maybe someone in your family sang around the home? Everyone has their first recollection of listening
to music and many times that is a fond memory for them. Others were able to feel the music through
its vibrations and determining which emotion to follow.
Musik is a glorious thing! For me, I recall hearing all genres of music
while growing up (something to which I passed onto my own children). I can bet my last dollar that my parents sang
to me when I was very little, but I honestly cannot remember. My kids, however, probably can recall when I sang
to them as I was only allowed to sing them two songs very well…but if I went
past those two, to try another lullaby their little hands would cover my
lips. It didn’t bother me as I know I am
not the best singer out thereJ. They on the other hand, sing like
angels! Anyway, as a child of the 70s
and teen in the 80s, my parents had albums from Iron Butterfly to CCR to Jimmy
Horton to the hits of the 50s & 60s to Steppenwolf to Ricky Nelson to
Waylon Jennings and just about everything in between! Then it was the reel to reel player! Ah what a glorious machine that was, by
allowing you to record all of your albums onto multiple reel tapes for the
ultimate playback. The fantastic thing
about this player was that you did not have to stop what you were doing to
change the records on the stereo…it was all right there the A and B sides! Of course, we had the 8 tracks as well, but
sometimes those tapes would “get eaten”…kind of like the cassette tapes from
time to time. Nothing like having a good
tape losing its’ use from having gotten screwed up in the machine that was
playing.
How deep is your love of music? Can you survive a day without it, or do you
find yourself needing that “tune fix”? For
me, personally, I want to hear my musik every day. The best job I had in the world (I don’t consider
being a mother a job I feel it’s a blessing and a lifetime I wouldn’t change
anything for.), was when I was a dj aka disc jockey some years ago. It was AWESOME! When you have a love of musik so great and
you get the opportunity to become a dj or as some call it now “radio announcer”
you jump on that chance. Of course, I played
all types of music…for whatever genre the station manager and owner wanted for
certain time periods. The time period I loved
the most was in the late 80s when we had Anthrax, Metallica, AC/DC, Kiss and
all in the middle. However, I was able
to adjust when we then went to an all country station, then the jump to all
oldies. Yes, it was always a pretty
drastic change, but the owner/manager preferred to listen to whatever some of
the people wanted. Ironically enough
when you live in a semi small community, the teens wanted the rock music, the
baby boomers preferred the oldies, and the elders jumped at the joy of having
country. I guess you can say he satisfied
everyone’s tastes in their music preferences.
Either way it was a great job to have…I still miss it from time to time.
My love of musik comes from years of
enjoyment that have been graciously passed on from my parents. Every day I listen to musik, whether it is on
the radio, vinyl, mp3 player, even in the store. And sometimes when I listen to my tunes you
can catch me whistling through my teeth (a trait passed on from good ole dad J) so as not
to freak others out with the sound of my singing voice haha.
I, too, hope that you have fond music
memories which you can easily relate to in these modern times. Remember that whatever type of music you
prefer it is a healthy release from negative energies. Stand strong, stand tall, enjoy life and
listen to your tunes while you live your lives.
As always, don’t forget to also support
your local band(s) and musician as the music flows just as thickly through
their veins as it does the well-established bands. Until next time, rock on and enjoy life!
