Day 64: ‘Is there anything better than a great song?’

SOMEHOW music has the ability to stir something in you, that you didn’t even know was there.

For example, if I was to watch every single episode of X Factor, back-to-back, without the emphatic songs in the build up to big moments, it wouldn’t matter how many sob stories I heard, I’d be interested, but not necessarily moved. 

But if you add in Daughtry and ‘What About Now’ or throw in a touch of Leona Lewis’ ‘Moment Like This’..I’m done, I’m gone, you can’t talk to me for five minutes - or I won’t talk to you for five minutes for fear of the controlled weeping eye turning into uncontrollable sobs, for no other reason than the song got me!

When me, Laura and Tracey went to see Gary Barlow last year in Leicester, the cheeky blighter brought out a number of his solo hits, one of which is Forever Love - I literally can’t listen to it without tearing up. I have no idea why. 

I think everyone has that song that can instantly turn on the water works. I’ll never forget one morning at work about ten years ago, when Bridge Over Troubled Water came on the radio - it wasn’t long before a few of us realised Rachel in the corner was blubbing away. Concerned she’d just had some terrible news, we all rushed to her aid, only to discover her attempting to laugh through the tears at her own inability to listen to that song without crying. 

And then of course there’s the songs that have the adverse reaction - the ones that instantly make you happy, or get you dancing.

Try and keep me still when the opening bars to Wham Freedom come on, or the B52’s Love Shack, it’s virtually impossible.

Whatever sort of day I’m having, however I feel, if you blast Girls just wanna have fun through the speakers of my car, it can literally make me forget the trials and tribulations of the day, and just bop around, even if it’s just for a couple of minutes.

My latest fix is Jon Boden’s How long will I love you, the theme song to Richard Curtis’ latest, and as I understand it, final film About Time - make it the next thing you listen to, if you like this sort of slushy nonsense!

And finally, teenagers of the nineties, Boys to Men: “I’ll make love to you”..last dance at every school disco?! Snogathon!