oh hidden door won't you stay hidden.
don't wake the sleeping child inside.
that carefree believer who wears your same smile is best left in secret to hide.
won't you cover your ears if she's singing, don't let your eyes follow her dance.
her laughter will dare you to remember, her song will remind you to chance.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Choosing favorites is....tricky
In a conversation I had recently about our "favorite music" I asked my friend "What album would you take with you to a deserted island?" to which they quickly responded; and then the conversation trailed elsewhere.
My mind, however, has remained fixated upon the idea all week because I can't seem to answer my own question in a moment, or even after a few days of pondering. In an attempt to find my "Deserted Island Album" I have opted to create a "Deserted Island Compilation"; in the hope that whichever malevolent powers that would exile a person and give them such a daunting choice would accept this compilation as a pseudo-album and would allow me these few aural comforts in my exile.
Imagining the rest of my life with a mere 15-18 songs to keep me company was a bit like looking at my toes and trying to decide which ones I would miss the least should a few need removing. Do I choose the most nostalgic (by decade? by relationship? by genre?)? Do I choose the ones with the greatest lyrics so I will be always reminded of their inspiring messages? Do I pick only those real "hits" that made each of my favorite artists' musical career?
While I can't claim that this is the perfect line up, by order or selection, I did finally chose (out of around 10,000 in my iTunes library) these 18 songs which I felt could stand the test of repetition by offering technical excellence, compelling presentation and intriguing content.
Consider this project an exercise in thankfulness to the sheer vastness of musical brilliance I have been exposed to in just the first few decades of my life. While this mix would undergo a revision or two if it was indeed to be "the last album I ever hear", I'll settle here by sharing my "first draft" and leaving it at that.
My mind, however, has remained fixated upon the idea all week because I can't seem to answer my own question in a moment, or even after a few days of pondering. In an attempt to find my "Deserted Island Album" I have opted to create a "Deserted Island Compilation"; in the hope that whichever malevolent powers that would exile a person and give them such a daunting choice would accept this compilation as a pseudo-album and would allow me these few aural comforts in my exile.
Imagining the rest of my life with a mere 15-18 songs to keep me company was a bit like looking at my toes and trying to decide which ones I would miss the least should a few need removing. Do I choose the most nostalgic (by decade? by relationship? by genre?)? Do I choose the ones with the greatest lyrics so I will be always reminded of their inspiring messages? Do I pick only those real "hits" that made each of my favorite artists' musical career?
While I can't claim that this is the perfect line up, by order or selection, I did finally chose (out of around 10,000 in my iTunes library) these 18 songs which I felt could stand the test of repetition by offering technical excellence, compelling presentation and intriguing content.
Consider this project an exercise in thankfulness to the sheer vastness of musical brilliance I have been exposed to in just the first few decades of my life. While this mix would undergo a revision or two if it was indeed to be "the last album I ever hear", I'll settle here by sharing my "first draft" and leaving it at that.
On a Deserted Island - Draft #1:
*Most of these links will take you to video/audio of these songs if you'd like to take a music trip to my deserted island; the way I would. Enjoy.
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