There
is a strange thing that can happen when I listen to music. This doesn’t happen every time I hear a song
but, occasionally, when I’m listening to a particular song I can be emotionally
moved at such a deep level that tears, literally, come to my eyes. It doesn’t have to be a sad song or a slow
song, this has happened when I’ve listened to songs with a fast tempo.
But
this can happen from just the simple act of listening to a song. Strange, huh?
Perhaps
what I’m writing about is only something that musicians experience, I honestly
don’t know, but I doubt it. I suspect
you don’t necessarily have to be a musician to be moved in this way.
The
powerful emotional experience I’m writing about happened to me today when I was
listening to a song titled, “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers” played by Jeff
Beck. Jeff plays the guitar with such
expressiveness it almost sounds human.
At times his guitar sounds like it is crying, other times it almost
seems to be screaming. It is an
instrumental piece and I know some people don’t like instrumental music but this
song just feels like musical perfection to me. [Click here to listen to song.]
If
you’re reading this and you’re thinking, “What in the world is this guy talking
about?” I understand. What I’m trying to communicate is not
something that can be adequately explained in words. Sorry for taking up your time.
But
there may be a few folks who read this and say, “Yep, I know what you’re
saying, brother!” If that’s the case, I
wrote this for you.
