Family were present at a gig I did today.

One person in particular reminisced about her family and songs we were doing. She had just placed her mother at this facility.

Her mother, still a beautiful lady despite her years, was present in a wheelchair. The daughter, and her mother along with another sister, had been a trio years past. The mother sang out as best she could and the daughter with her.

When the two sang together, on a song that I was leading, there were tears from that daughter, remembering the past.

Truth is, at that point, I was remembering my own mother, very musical, and found myself fighting tears.

It is experiences like that that make what we do really worthwhile ...

Particular songs can lead to chills and emotions for sure. A beautiful melody and slick chord changes get to me all the time. Lyrics don’t grab me. But, the music sure does.

“Truth is, at that point, I was remembering my own mother, very musical, and found myself fighting tears”.

I’m happy that you can still have those feelings; most people bury their feelings to avoid the pain.

John C.

PS, years ago I said, "Music makes you feel good". My friend corrected me and said, "No John music makes you feel"....