If there was a song that summed up who you are, or reflected where you are at this point in time, what would it be?
The song for my life thus far would be Carol King’s Tapestry.
I was inspired to think about this after watching my daughter use music to reflect on her 10 years of learning in school thus far. Called a Portfolio Defense, the kids show their work and talk about what they’ve gained, academically and personally.
She set her Defense to a musical soundtrack, and the overarching song was Green Day’s Good Riddance – Time of Your Life (the title makes the song sound negative, but it isn’t. It’s actually very sweet). She chose a different song to reflect each year. Then, when she graduated, the teacher who spoke of her used the same theme and dug deeper into the lyrics from her Life Tracks. He talked of who she was, what she contributed and how music reflected her life and love. It was touching.
That’s what music does. It touches our memory, stirs our present and creates a backdrop of something greater than we are.
I try and make a cd of new music for every season. I look to friends, movies, magazine lists and iTune trials for inspiration. In the March issue of Vanity Fair (www.vanityfair.com) they list several movies and songs from their soundtracks. I thought I’d share a few that sounded good to me:
New York New York Carey Mulligan
My Week With Marilyn Soundtrack
Memories Are Made of This Dean Martin
We Bought A Zoo Soundtrack
The Help Soundtrack
Pusher Man Curtis Mayfield
Check out the issue. There are so many more they list. Maybe you’ll find something that you speaks to you. Then turn up the volume on your life and Let The Good Times Roll!
What songs will you compile to set a MindFULL Summer playlist? Let us know!
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