Hard Work and the American Idol Affliction
Singing is great. Music has a profound impact on people and the way they maneuver through life. It attaches itself to memories. Case in point-I cannot listen to Depeche Mode because it will forever be an intrinsic part of the relationship I had with my ex-husband before I realized that my idealism about marriage and love were illusions. I just have to hear the words
she's dressed in black again
And I'm falling down again
Down to the floor again
I'm begging for more again
But oh what can you do
When she's dressed in black
and I feel the pain of that loss. If I could have died from broken heart it would have happened then. The same can be said for the lyrics to Alabama by Cross Canadian Ragweed. They were from my indie country phase and belong to the boy I always wished...