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So, what with one thing and another, I was really needing the release of singing this week. It's been a hard week, even though I did get the relatively good news that my knee pain is not* because of any break or tear. Pain is hard work and it's stress and I use music to deal with those things. Truth be told, I use music to deal with almost anything, and my other arts fit together with that. Anyhow, when we pulled out a random melody line to use, I wound up singing bits of "Chet Baker's Unsung Swan Song," by David Wilcox. (It's a beautiful but in some ways harrowing and heartbreaking song, dealing with the artist's addiction and tragic death as well as the genius of his music, so please know that, when you're deciding if it's a good time to listen to it. If and when you do want to listen, it's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEBncfBVmxQ .)
The song means a lot to me, and joins a list of songs about hard subjects, songs that unlock something in me that I need to get to sometimes. Do you have songs like that? Or other art, that unlocks something for you?
*I was worried, because it's been hurting more than some fractures have, but it's IT band tendinitis, which I've had before and know some PT to deal with. The best news, from my standpoint anyway, is that walking on it won't damage it, although I should stay off stairs for a while to give it a chance to settle down some. (Those of you who are familiar with my chronic pain saga know that priority one is "Is there damage, and am I making that damage worse?", and that pain is much further down the priority list for a bunch of good reasons which probably need an essay soon.)
The song means a lot to me, and joins a list of songs about hard subjects, songs that unlock something in me that I need to get to sometimes. Do you have songs like that? Or other art, that unlocks something for you?
*I was worried, because it's been hurting more than some fractures have, but it's IT band tendinitis, which I've had before and know some PT to deal with. The best news, from my standpoint anyway, is that walking on it won't damage it, although I should stay off stairs for a while to give it a chance to settle down some. (Those of you who are familiar with my chronic pain saga know that priority one is "Is there damage, and am I making that damage worse?", and that pain is much further down the priority list for a bunch of good reasons which probably need an essay soon.)
