Last week, over the course of four days, I was able to work at three musical concerts. What an eclectic mix of sounds these three groups produced, some well-known, and some not very much at all. But all enjoyable, whatever the category, their music fit into. I remember from the time I was a small boy loving, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beach Boys and The Beatles (yes this dates me badly) and constantly listening to their sounds. I love music, because it helps my mind escape from normal mundane living and takes it to a higher plane.
The Doobie Brothers, another old favourite, say it best in their hit The Doctor, whose chorus swells:
“Music is the doctor
Makes you feel like you want to
Listen to the doctor
Just like you ought to
Music is the doctor of my soul.”
That enigma from the 70s, Average White Band, a Scottish funk and R&B group, also wrote about their feelings for music when they penned:
“Ah, you're a lady, you're my world
Come on and speak to me
Ah, you gotta help me now
To find the right key
Major to minor
Keep it in step
Let me hear, you got to teach me
Your sweet harmony, oh
Music, sweet music
You're the queen of my soul.”
I am truly thankful for music and happy to work in an industry that allows me to occasionally hear the sounds of my youth and have new musical experiences that make my spirit soar. Thank you Fleetwood Mac, Il Divo and Survivor. Pop-rock, Popular Classical and Hard Rock. What a week!
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