A New Tune

Ok, so maybe it's been a while since I last posted. I'm a writer, I'm busy, you know? And yes, I'm aware that the last rant I started wasn't really a complete thought, as I have been since been chewed out for. Give it a rest. I'm a recovering procrastinator.

Today I'm going to talk about something that veers lightly from my regular topics of choice. Today I'm going to talk about music. Like books, whether it's good, bad, or just plain gives you a headache, it evokes some sort of emotional response. It also has a lot to do with how the artist sings the song. In no case is it more apparent than in the way Judy Garland sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in 1955, from when she originally sings it.

For those of you who don't know, Julie Garland killed herself shortly after the 1955 recording. During this recording it's quite apparent she's feeling depressed through the stressing of different words and the passion with which she sings. In the original version she sings lightly, softly, as if she's dreaming. The second version resonates with unspoken pain, in fact, she actually cries nearing the end. The stress lies in the last line of the song as I've written below:

"...If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh WHY CAN'T I!!!!!!!!????"

Oh! As a side thought that occurred to me while listening to my Playlist, in the song "Cabaret" by Liza Minnelli, the lyrics are sort of a contradiction to today's habits (not that it was written all that recently).

"...What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play!" Isn't that what most people do nowadays? Sit alone in their room with their music blaring, having a jolly good old time on the latest social networking site? If only life was more like a musical. Every once in a while, wouldn't you like to see a group of people bust into song and fall into some amazing choreography, only to find out you're the star?! Ahhhhhhhhh, if only. On a bus, in a restaurant, on a street corner, what do you do when life is at it's most passionate, most dramatic, most soul-finding/wrenching? You SING of course!

What a pleasant world that would be.

This has been one of my most random rantings,

Chloe.