Music...how the heck does it do that?

So I mentioned in one of my earlier posts that I totally dig musical theater.  The truth is, I dig almost all music.  I actually listen to music now more than I watch TV.  There's something about it that almost seems magical.  Have you ever been thinking something, or feeling something, and the exact right song comes on and totally takes over your emotions or thoughts?  That happens to me all the time....how the heck does music do that?  It makes me think of a scene from one of my favorite movies, "High Fidelity" (I know, way to switch genres right?):

Dick: I guess it looks as if you're reorganizing your records. What is this though? Chronological?

Rob: No...

Dick: Not alphabetical...

Rob: Nope...

Dick: What?

Rob: Autobiographical.

Dick: No f***ing way.

I love that scene.  Music is totally autobiographical.  I have songs that take me back to my childhood, like anything by Barry Louis Polisar.  I can't listen to Bruce Hornsby's album "Scenes from the Southside" without thinking about chilling in the car with Jeremy, my best friend from high school.  "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors comes on and I'm back in college acting like a complete idiot singing it to my ex.  The soundtrack to "Drumline" comes on and I'm riding in the car with boys and my ex, totally rocking out, and my mother-in-law can't stop laughing from how ridiculous the four of us are.  I'm telling you....music seems almost magical.

I don't have a particular favorite style of music either.  I will listen to almost anything depending on my mood.  Today for instance, I have been devouring Skillet's album "Awake."  I haven't listened to Skillet in months, but I heard a song of theirs over the weekend and when I got in the car this morning I thought that today would be a good Skillet day.  Was it ever!!!  There are honestly like 9 songs in a row on that album that run through the entire gamut of emotions I've felt over the last 8 months.  Even more so, just the last 6 weeks.  I had totally forgotten about those songs.  I have no idea how I forgot about them, but I can tell you this, they are simply perfect for me right now.

Last week it was Eminem.  I listened to "Lose Yourself" and "Not Afraid" so many times that I think my iPhone actually got sick of them.  (Siri seemed to have some serious attitude and I think that's why.)  The week before I was totally into Air1 music.  I created a playlist called "Uplifting" and put only songs that encourage me or make me smile.  I have a few songs off of Jadon Lavik's album "Roots Run Deep."  It's an album of some of my favorite songs from church.  "Come Thou Fount," "I Surrender All," and "Amazing Grace" are just a few.  I also have "Lose My Soul" by TobyMac on that playlist.  I love that song.  There are a couple of songs by American Authors on there too.  I'm becoming a fan of that group.

 Before that I couldn't get enough of Maroon 5.  If I could be a musician I would be Adam Levine.  I think I would totally love being in a band like that, with a voice like that, singing music like that.  As they know in my office, he's my music crush (Don't go thinking the word crush means anything, as those in my office know, it's not a crush like that.....I swear!!!).

There are actually times when I'll be thinking something, or feeling something, and I'll hop on the iTunes store to see if I can find a song that expresses what I'm feeling.  I search for a title that I think just might exist.  I always find something too.  Music is like that.  It was a search like that when I found the band Paradise Fears.  I totally dig that band.  It's also how I came across the band Parachute.  I tell you what, there is music out there that can tell any story you want to tell.  Probably better than you can tell it yourself actually.  I know that's always been the case with me.  It sure is today, though unfortunately for the few of you, you're stuck having to read this.  Sorry.  Don't know what to tell you.....