Music

The older I get the more I learn to appreciate influential music rather than listening to the ''hot'' artist of the moment. There is no better feeling than when you listen to either the lyrics or music of  song and it touches a piece of your heart. For me this happens when I listen to the Beatles and Hall and Oates; their music defines genious for me and no other artist comes close to their talent in my eyes. It sickens me to think that this generation of children will look up to artists such as Justin 'shithead' Bieber and think his music is wonderful - I believe that music teachers and partents should force 21st century children to listen to real music to give them a sense of universal talent, artists that changed not only music but generations. Lyrics in a song can mean so much - again a song which means a lot to me is Fleetwood Macs 'Songbird' - " ...and I feel that when I'm with you, it's alright, I know it's right"....With just these simple lyrics it defines what love should be for me. Music is such a big influence within my life and I cannot stress enough how much I detest these young artists who are represented by Disney lets say and who are manufactured to every inch of their lives, music should be raw and full of emotion, it should make it's audience feel emotion, feel something rather than what you're expected to feel due to advertising etc. Some of the greatest songs of all time have been writen by an artist going through a difficult time in their life, being influenced by the world around them - NOT by saying ''baby'' over and over again! I am determind to learn to play my guitar once I graduate, put pen to paper and see where it takes me. Here is a list of songs which have made a lasting impression in my life;

1) The Beatles- Golden Slumbers
2) Hall and Oates - Sara Smile
3) Fleetwood Mac- Songbird
4) The Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be nice
5) Todd Rundgren - Can we still be friends
6) The Zombies - Time of the season
7) The Beatles - I am the Walrus
8) The Bealtes - Something
9) Hall and Oates - Out of Touch
10) Hall and Oates - You make my dreams come true