Monday, January 24, 2011

WHY I LOVE MUSIC

MUSIC. WHAT DOES MUSIC MEAN TO ME? MUSIC IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS THERE FOR YOU NO MATTER WHAT. WHEN THE WORLD'S GOT YOU DOWN, SOME HOW MUSIC HAS THE PERFECT WORDS TO DESCRIBE EVERY EMOTION YOUR MIND MAY BE TOO LOST TO EVEN REMEMBER YOU HAD. THERE ARE TRUE LYRICIST LIKE LAURYN HILL, ADELE AND COMMON JUST TO NAME A FEW, THAT CAN TAKE A MOMENT IN LIFE AND PUT A BEAT BEHIND IT, ONLY TO WRITE THE PERFECT SOUND TRACK TO A MOMENT OF LIFE.

LOVE. HEARTBREAK. HAPPINESS. SADNESS. JUST A PERFECT DAY THAT YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT, I'M SURE THERE'S A SONG TO CAPTURE EVERY SINGLE MOMENT WE'VE EVER EXPERIENCED AND FINDING THAT SONG THAT FITS THAT MOMENT FEELS "OH SO GOOD TO THE SOUL". THE BEST SONGS ARE THE ONES THAT REMIND US OF A LOVE, A GREAT PERSON, OR A GREAT MEMORY IN OUR LIFE, THAT SONG JUST BRINGS US TO A WHOLE NEW PLACE AND TAKES US OUTSIDE OF OUR ELEMENT. MUSIC HAS A POWER UNKNOWN!

Friday, January 14, 2011

WHY I LOVE THE 80's


Oh yesss I am an 80's baby! Who does not love the 80's? I mean seriously, how could you not love the decade that spawned big hair and colorful outfits. Dresses were ruffly, puffy and way over the top. Lace gloves, colorful stockings and bangs that were hard from hairspray were all the rage. For women, blue eyeshadow and frosty pink lipstick will complete the 80s semi formal look. Ties were skinny, shirts were colorful, bow ties, big glasses, red zipper jackets were huge! Fashion was amazing!

But even better than 80's fashion was 80's music! The best pop, love ballads, hip hop, rock, all of it was made between 1980-1989. On the streets of New York City an artistic form of poetry called hip hop was being created. Artist like Madonna, Janet Jackson, New Edition, Prince and Michael Jackson ran the billboard charts, for good reason. The music was amazing! Don't you love the 80's????