The Ghost Song

Stolen Dance, by Milky Chance. It's infectious, sneaky, mellow, and innovative. It's a different sound, somewhat underground, but bound to blow up sooner than we all realize, I'm starting to believe it already has!

I came across this song in a rather strange way, and I feel its unfair to say that I was "fond" of the lengths that the "iTunes Gods" went to make sure it appeared on my playlist, but nonetheless, I must express that small inkling of gratitude, deep down within me, to their rather unorthodox, and slightly obnoxious (i.e. the U2 album debacle), tactics.

Now, I feel it is necessary to inform you that it is okay if you've never heard of Milky Chance until this very moment, Don't Fret! Most people haven't! This German duo is a mix of reggae and electronic sound; so why would you come across such an odd and exotic mix, right!?!? At least that's what I was trying to understand when I found the sneaky little bastard cozied up in my song line up between "Stole My Heart" and "Stop the World, I Wanna Get off With You". The thing that scares me the most is the fact that I honestly don't know how long the song has been there for. I tried to do some digging, but was only made to understand that it was the "Single of the Week". Clearly, I did not take that finding very well and began to panic, wondering how many "Singles of the Week" had actually been imported into my song list. I soon realized that the song had to have  been in my library, incognito, for at least a year. Anyways, I couldn't even tell you what caused me to finally listen to the song, but when I gave it a chance, I was HOOKED. In the first paragraph you read, I used some choice adjectives to properly describe my feelings about this song. Those words were infectious, Sneaky (for reasons you've come to understand), mellow, and innovative.

Infectious:

When I first listened to this song I was HOOKED. HOOKED for me means it was the song I get ready to in the morning, the song I walk to class with, the song I consider, but never do, so sing karaoke with, the song I refer to my other friends, and the song I fall asleep to every night. I couldn't tell you if it was the deep, and soothing feel of the singers voice, or the tone and tempo of the music, but this song made me feel. It wasn't the giddy feeling you get when your favorite song comes on the radio, but the feeling of relating to the lyrics, and the emotions that the song initially tries to portray, the song that gives you goosebumps or chills because of the first chord struck, or the first word sung. That is what made it so infectious!

Mellow:

As you listen to this song, I encourage you to close your eyes. Actively listen to the words, the tempo, the tones, and see how calm and relaxed you begin to feel. Is it wrong that I begin to imagine a music video, more specifically, a scene of the most mundane image or background you can image. And then, only then, when I have that image in my head,  I begin to appreciate how simple the scenery actually is? This to me is the definition of mellow, being able to appreciate the mundane, and accept life as it is. That is what this song does, its funky rhythmic sounds allows you to appreciate things as they are, and understand that somethings are just out of our control.

Innovative:

When we are presented with something new, and different, in most cases we, as human beings, are reluctant to give it a try. It's human nature, and we are used to finding comfort in what we already know! This is a mix of reggae and electronic sound, it's both funky and lively. 

Now click the link below and prepare to be amazed!

Money On My Mind

Sam Smith, The Lonely Hour

Recently, one of my favorite artist just came out with his debut album titled The Lonely Hour. The thing that amazes the most about this album, is how well written it actually is. The artist, Sam Smith, talked about how he never actually struggled with the problems he writes about in his lyrics, and that these are actually the struggles of his friends. For someone to be able to take the problems of his peers and flawlessly transcribe them into a top charting album blatantly amazes me. This man is talented; And this album is indeed the perfect post-breakup, pre-breakup, unsure of the relationship, album. It will put you all up in your feelings, and that is no joke. 

The first song I ever heard by Sam Smith was Money on My Mind. Unfortunately, my phone died at that moment, so I couldn't Shazaam it, and no one around knew what the song was. I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that I was at a Greek Event where all the sororities and Fraternities perform dance numbers to mash-ups of different songs. What I mean to say is that i'm at that point in my life where I don't have easy access to the popular fashions and movements. I'm in college, so I hear what my peers hear, nothing more nothing less. Things at school become fashionable by that one brave soul who is willing to make a consistent change, and overtime it catches on right before the movement dies. Luckily, this particular fraternity had some rather ambitious brothers who were ahead of the music game; And I thank them! Anyways, when I came across this song it happened to speak volumes to me, and then I lost it, just like that. So my Godsend of roommate made it her mission to find this rather addicting and positively infectious song, and after about a week of non-stop searching we found it, and played it, and out played the poor song. Our friends refused to come to our room unless we played another song, or something that was just as addictive, but just not that particular song. 

So we did a little digging and came across the song LaLaLa by Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith, and this song was the game changer. We no longer obsessed over Money On My Mind, I can tell you that! At the risk of boring you any further I would like to introduce, or reintroduce, LaLaLa and Money On My Mind!

Money on My Mind Sam Smith

LaLaLa Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith

What You Need To Know:

Okay, so I know it's ever so cliche to start my very first blog post off discussing who i am, what i stand for, my entire life story, and my statement, but I must admit I do feel it is only necessary for my audience to completely understand who I am. I feel obligated to at least share my passions, because in my opinion  sharing passion is the quickest way to creating a connection or forming an unbinding bond. Unbinding as in no commitment, and bond, as in, there is indeed a sense of loyalty. (confusing I know).
Here's the gist, as I struggled to find the right words to say, I forgot the mention why I created this blog. I love music! I love to sing, to dance, to express my every emotion with the sounds and symphonies provided to me by something as simple as a beat. I am open to different forms of music, and although I do indeed play favorites, I still find joy in each (or at least most) types. It allows me to express my inner self without having to completely remove myself from my comfort zone. And as an extroverted introvert (Yes! they do exist) that is very important to me. An action as simple as putting in headphones and blocking out the world has become such an important routine. I need "me time", and I know that everyone does, but each individual has "me time" differently. My "Me time" or (MeT) for short, consists of putting on my headphones, turning up my music, and belting out the lyrics of the song that has been stuck, literally infused in my brain to the point where it consumes me, for days. And I'll sing the song repeatedly until I personally feel I have perfected it, at least to the best of my abilities! 
This blog was created for the sole purpose of sharing these songs with you. I want to share the songs I've found, whether old or new, I want others to know of their potential greatness. So please, take this journey with me. If you have any suggestions, or any contribution please let me know, because I am only as informed as my audience, I need the help of others to advance to grow in the world of music.