We as humans have done a lot of amazing things in our brief existence on Earth. We’ve invented the combustible engine and found a way to fly. We’ve successfully put a man on the moon and created the Hydrogen bomb. None of these compare to the invention or moreover the understanding of music, though. Since the beginning of human existence we’ve chanted and danced and sooner than later we discovered how to make instruments. Now all of sudden, symphonies of beautiful music were bountiful all over the world. Music is such a profound and amazing concept that in today’s day and age it goes unappreciated.
Music is quite honestly a glimpse into the artist’s soul, and for that reason music is the greatest achievement humans have had. If you go all the way back to Beethoven or to Michael Jackson you realize that while very talented at what they do, they were also pure geniuses. Elvis, Kanye (okay maybe not Kanye), Prince, and Pink Floyd all are considered the “greats” of their said genre and while some more talented than others, they had one thing in common. They wrote and performed what was on their heart and gave listeners a glimpse into their soul.
The best part about music is the way it evokes emotion from the listener. For example, the classic “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley is in my opinion one of the greatest songs of all time. If you’re reading this right now, please go to your browser and play this song. No song gives a glimpse into falling in love like this one. Love, one of the most powerful emotions and the most bonding one at that is almost impossible to describe. However, the beauty of this song is that you can relate and understand that love isn’t forced it just happens. So maybe you don’t fully understand exactly what love is, but you feel the passion and the excitement through the song. As our beloved Elvis so beautifully sings that he can’t help falling in love with you, one must relate that love isn’t forced, it just happens. This I believe is the beauty of music. Writing words and melodies that connect the listener not just with the artist, but also with the emotion itself.
Here is to music, the one crowning achievement of humanity. There is music for sad times and happy times. There is music for when you fall in and out of love and there is music just to make you smile. Whatever may be the reason you choose to listen to a song, take a second and try to feel the passion that was put into that song. Society has seemed to forget the real meaning of music and that is to purely just feel. Music is for that choked up feeling you get when you’re sad and can’t talk. Music says the words that you struggle to say and music heals what you didn’t know needed to be healed. This article is just a appreciation piece for the beauty that is music because without it we’d be lost and with it maybe we all can find something within ourselves we didn’t know was there.
