-Get Into the Groove

With so many mysteries in the world it never makes sense to me why more people don’t dance. It is probably the easiest way to relieve stress, burn some calories and meet a bunch of new people. If you aren’t a clubhead then all you need is a good beat and your bedroom, or your car. Just make sure to keep your hands at ten and two while shaking your hips from three to nine. Dancing is just a good thing for the body. It helps your mind to calm down and your muscles to relax a bit. And don’t even try to give that excuse of not having any rhythm, because that is just a lie. Everyone has a rhythm, some are more in touch with theirs then others, but everyone has it inside of them. You could even take the situation off the dance floor and say that we all have a distinct rhythm that we live by, we are all putting out are own unique tune. Having so many resources available to us today to have music in our ears, in our heads, in our cars and in our phones, I think we might be losing our own beat.
Another great way of losing your own beat is by mixing your rhythms with too many others. Having downloaded one too many relationships lately and having all of them not make it into the top forty; I feel I should remix things up a bit. Having pounded my own drum for quite some time now and only having a greatest hits collection worse then Ashlee Simpson to show for it, I think now is the time to start working with Timbaland. Apparently everything he touches turns to gold; hell I would even work with Kayne, and he is the definition of obnoxious. The point is, I might need to start stepping to a different beat. Which makes me wonder are we ever really going to find someone to make music with, or are we destined to just settle for a few good duets?
During my last break up, or reestablishing of relational boundaries, I did receive a worthy piece of advice. Sometimes two rhythms come together, and sometimes they don’t. Which seems like a weak sentence, but if you listen to it enough times you can hear the deep melodies inside of it. Sometimes two people come together, and sometimes they don’t. We all have very busy lives, we all don’t have the time we need and so sometimes we can’t play as loud as we would like to; but when someone does hear us they can join our song. In my case I had one week of some of the best music I have ever made, but then we lost the flow. The beat was dropped, as was I, and the song ended. I would like to think I am smart enough to realize that had we continued playing it would have been forced harmonies and flat tunes, but it doesn’t mean I don’t miss the high notes. With so many drummers, guitarists and lead singers out there with their own unique styles and rhythms; how do we find our real music man?
A good song can be so much more then just music. It can take you places, make you feel something you didn’t know you had inside of you and create memories that will last after the last note has been played. The strongest music is the kind that comes naturally and without too much preparation. Music, much like relationships, should never be overdone or overworked; the most important thing is that it comes naturally. Practice makes perfect but doing anything too often can make you lose the desire to do it at all. You have to work at it and put effort into it, but timing is everything when it comes to making music. If you rush something it can end up being premature and awful, just try to listen to The Killers sophomore album all the way through. No matter what kind of music you are making remember that it is not always up to us as to whether or not it becomes a long lasting symphony or just a one hit wonder, sometimes all we can do is listen and enjoy.