Music can be magic

There's music, and then there's MUSIC. Songs that go beyond just playing in the background. They stand out above the others whether it be a simple lyric or a well played melody. A great song doesn't attempt to be anything, it just is. When you think of a great song or one of your favorite songs, you can think of where you were when you first heard it or when you first fell in love with it. It takes those very emotions from that moment and holds it in your thoughts for many years to come. It transcends time. A great song is composed of many things in the recording industry like how well it was produced but to me it's half emotion and half melody/ lyrics. There are songs that tell stories, things that we're able to relate to and ask something like "damn, was John Mayer writing this song for me?" and then there are songs with just great melodies. One type isn't greater than the other, however the ones that tend to stick with us forever are the ones that have the two elements married within one song. Music with mass appeal will always find its way to our iPod and music players due to the accessibility of it. We as fans generate a liking for the song and artist and gather together at capacity crowd numbers and sing along every lyric as if the artist came to hear us sing. The best songs aren't always the biggest ones. It's always more special to find that very song that's a diamond in the rough. It makes the song as if it were your own. These types of songs help you feel the emotion in the music. If the artist sings a song about being in love but doesn't sell the feeling, then we can tell. When a phrase gets stuck in your head like a melody and is part of your every day life, then it's something great. When it signifies an era in your life then its done its job.