If music be the
food of love, play on
-William Shakespeare
Some parts of ones' life will have musical associations, and certain songs have the power to transport me to those hidden corners of my mind. A list of songs which are special to me is provided below. For each song, a small photo series is provided to illustrate what pops into my mind when I hear these songs that matter to me.
When I was constructing my top-50 song list, I started off with songs that I thought were instrumentally or lyrically exceptional. I then moved onto songs that were especially memorable to me at different points in my life. After that, I thought about people that meant something to me, and the songs that reminded me of them. Ultimately, no song is inherently better than any other, but it is a song's emotional triggers, the memories it unearths, and its' transcendental power that fills music with a deeper power.
A photo book can be downloaded for each song on the web pages listed below. Each photo book includes the lyrics of the song, a short discussion of why the song was selected, and a photo series. YouTube links to the song are also included. I recommend downloading the photo book, reading through the lyrics, and then listening to the song on YouTube as you view the photos.
food of love, play on
-William Shakespeare
Some parts of ones' life will have musical associations, and certain songs have the power to transport me to those hidden corners of my mind. A list of songs which are special to me is provided below. For each song, a small photo series is provided to illustrate what pops into my mind when I hear these songs that matter to me.
When I was constructing my top-50 song list, I started off with songs that I thought were instrumentally or lyrically exceptional. I then moved onto songs that were especially memorable to me at different points in my life. After that, I thought about people that meant something to me, and the songs that reminded me of them. Ultimately, no song is inherently better than any other, but it is a song's emotional triggers, the memories it unearths, and its' transcendental power that fills music with a deeper power.
A photo book can be downloaded for each song on the web pages listed below. Each photo book includes the lyrics of the song, a short discussion of why the song was selected, and a photo series. YouTube links to the song are also included. I recommend downloading the photo book, reading through the lyrics, and then listening to the song on YouTube as you view the photos.
Songs That Matter (to me)
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