Time for a Theme

"People say I'm the luckiest man....Yeah, they say, 'Runnin' is useless, fightin' is foolish, you're not gonna win, but still you're the luckiest man. You're up against, too many horses, and mysterious forces, but what you don't know is you are the luckiest man.' " -From "Luckiest Man" By The Wood Brothers

You can listen to the song by clicking here, but don't forget to come back and finish reading this.

Well, I had an idea yesterday. I think I realized what the theme of this blog is going to be. Aside from bits and pieces from my life and my music, I thought I would take the opportunity to introduce other people to other artists that have influenced me. This won't necessarily just be musicians, but artists of all kinds. I thought I could take some of my favorite lines from songs and expand on them a little bit, maybe even discuss their relevance as I see it.

So, the first line above is from The Wood Brothers. I was introduced to these guys recently, and I have been enthralled by their style. They write with an easy unassuming style that just puts me at ease. Anyway, what I get from the line above is that struggle in your life is good. When life gets difficult we are forced to elevate ourselves, to reach deeper inside and come up with the strength to overcome. So you see, if you've had to struggle at all in life, and we all have, consider yourself lucky. You've made it through the challenges which both make you stronger and give you confidence that you can handle the lesser things.

Good songwriter's put a whole lot of effort into conveying a message in their music. The best can put entire volumes into single sentences. So the next time you're listening to music, pay attention to the words and see what you can decipher from them.

Oh, and if you have a favorite line, leave it in a comment to this post.

Peace within, peace without...J...