As I said before I think Tiesto and all his songs have vibed with me emotionally whether it’s heartbreak, love, feeling happy, and just or feeling good about yourself. The reason why I’m always saying Tiesto is the DJ because he just played a huge roll in the type of music I listen to and is still influencing that genre. The song Innocente – Tiesto Remix always remind me of those good times listening to his music when it was a different time when techno was still finding itself this music world it was a great time. Songs were not sounding the same as the EDM songs today. This music was pure and always put me and a calm mood when I was mad at the world. I would just sing along with the song and I’ll just cancel life out putting me in a calm place. Music like this song made me stand out but I didn’t care what people thought about me. This music brought that confidence out of me. Growing up was kinda hard I just felt alone a lot I didn’t know how to keep myself entertained or chilled out. Tiesto’s music changed it all and my ears opened. Living in the days of early youtube and LimeWire. In some ways, I feel like the music raised me or allowed me to wake up. I saw the world with more beauty and I had more appreciation for everyone and felt more with myself. My dad was a DJ but I never really asked what music he liked or anything. Until that one time he entered my room while I was listening to Tiesto and he couldn’t believe it. He began to show me all his music he explained how tiesto sound originated from house music that he would play at clubs. Since then till this day he would tell me you opened my eyes to tiesto. It’s just something we share I’m happy we can bond or amazing music like this. That’s why tiesto will always have played a part in my life.

“Sorry, blame it on me”- A beautiful song by Akon from mid 2007 and became one of my favourite song since my high school. The title itself hold its bold message and it often reminds me of a certain time of my sister when she was going through tremendous issue. Somehow, I can relate this song with my past experience with my sister.

On one hand, this song is all about asking forgiveness and regretting about the past that cannot be changed. Singer Akon wrote this song after the nightclub incident in which he did a sexual dance with an underage girl that he was unknown of. It turned out to be a huge disaster in many people’s life including that young girl who was embarrassed from her parents and society for her action with the singer. Also his friend, Gwen Stefani’s which he was schedule to be a support act for “the Sweet escape tour” lost a three million sponsorship from Verizon Wireless because of that incident which got viral. Akon said on Associated press, “I want to sincerely apologize for the embarrassment and any pain I’ve caused to the young woman who joined me on stage, her family and the Trinidad community for the events at my concert.” He has beautifully mentioned all those small details in his song and in the end of the song, he mentioned “I am just a singer trying to entertain, because I love my fans, I’ll take that blame, even though the blames on you and I will take that blame from you.” In other words, he agreed to take all the blames from the young girl who was embarrassed from their parents and society by her action with him.

However, my experience from my sister incident was not exactly like the singer but I can relate it with the song. I was at my highschool away from my home when it all happened. My sister completed her high school and she always wanted to continue her education and career in foreign country like US or UK. She applied for the visa in most of foreign countries for her further education but it got denied for some reason. She was frustrated with the idea of not getting to live her career in foreign country but my father offered her to start her own business in Nepal. It was not long after my father opened a small business for her but then they found out that she got pregnant from her boyfriend. We used to live in a small community where everyone knows and familiar with each other and in our country, getting pregnant before marriage is a biggest embarrassment for the family. My family wanted her for the abortion but her boyfriend want to keep and raise the child. She was going through hell from all the pressure from family, her boyfriend, her career and from pregnancy as well. As her brother, I was not there to support her at the time she needed me the most. She tried to call me but our highschool did not allow cell phone. I was unknown of anything that was happening in her life. When I got back, I found out that she was taken to the hospital due to depression.

In the beginning of the song, it says,” I’m sorry for the times I left you home,I was on the road and you were alone, I’m sorry for the times that I had to go, I’m sorry for the fact that I did not know” and in the end,”Even though the blames on you, I’ll take that blame from you.” However, I feels the same way as song described. I feels terrible that I wasn’t there for her when she needed me the most and I am always  sorry about it and If I can, I will take all the blame, suffer, embarrassment from her.

“Perfect” by Ed Sheeran is a fascinating song dedicated to her fiancée Cherry Seaborn. Throughout the lyrics he reveals his deep feelings concerning love, problems, past, and future of their story. This love relationship starts when they are of a fragile age in the old days of their childhood without knowing what this love was. He finds a girl “beautiful and sweet” and “stronger than anyone” whom will not give up on now that he becomes aware of the truly meaning of that old fondness. Despite the problems a couple may have they will “fight against all odds” and together hand by hand will solve all issues. They share the same interests, and “I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets To carry love, to carry children of our own”, depicts a portrait of an intense desire to have children and spend the rest of his life by enjoying every morning’s sunlight through her eyes. Those lyrics are extremely inspiring by making others want to build up a family. He displays his love in the lyrics, “When I saw you in that dress, looking so beautiful I don’t deserve this, darling, you look perfect tonight”, and “Now I know I have met an angel in person”. There is nothing of more romantic and precious words to address to the person he loves. It is implied that they are soulmate and their story will last on time. The charm of the chosen words makes most of the women wish of something so tender. His voice, the lyrics, the video clip, and rhythm make the song literally perfect except for a small detail noticed in the video clip. The part, “Baby, I’m dancing in the dark with you between my arms Barefoot on the grass”, do not match it. They are dancing on the snow but not on the grass, leaving space to various interpretations. Hopefully, their story will keep flourishing and never melt like the snowflakes continuing to spread their love all over the world and motivating other young couples. Overall, it is an outstanding well generated melody.

I decided to choose the song called “Vetbesim” which is actually in Albanian, and if you translate the word “Vetbesim” from the Albanian language in English it means Confidence. First of all let me introduce you guys with the rap artist that wrote the song and sings it as well, because it will give this blog post a complete meaning. The author of this song is known with the nickname as “UNIKKATIL” and is the best Albanian rap artist ever which he managed to send the hip-hop and rap genre in my country in a whole different level. People consider him as a poet in Albania because of his powerful lyrics in his songs. He never did an actual video clip, he managed to touch the heights of the fame by just releasing audio songs on YouTube. He broke levels after levels and so was an inspiring role model for his confidence that helped him to achieve all of that.So because of his way of expression in the songs, it made me one of his crazy fans, and just so you know, even his fans were unique like him. Not to many people managed to understand well his lyrics in the songs . I grew up with his songs and especially the song called “Confidence”. In this song the rapper basically describes how you should never depend on anybody, if you want to become somebody in life. He also criticize his friends and through his lyrics he kind of wants to make people aware of not giving to much trust to even your friends because if something crazy happens they might leave you behind. I totally found myself into this song, since i was i child i always was involved in big things or better say i was kind of the main guy to my friends were i had to lead people. As a guy with confidence which had to much freedom to do anything and coming from a powerful family in Albania, i often found myself in dangerous situations where in those moments i had the chance to discover fake friends and real friends. I mostly find myself in the Ref. of the song where he says ” Have just a little confidence, you will touch the sky if you dare” writing this kind of inspiring song the rapper methodology was to give lessons to the young people, lessons of life which he already experienced them. And, so me. This part of the song drove me to grow up listening to it and to form me as a person and define my life principles. I remember listening to this song when i was in different situations, i listened to it when i was inspired , when i was frustrated, when i was nervous , when i had to find a motive somewhere. And the reason why it makes this song and the Albanian rapper so powerful is that the style of the song singed by the rapper is like speaking straight to you. Yeah it may sound strange but really i had moments where listening to this guy it looked to me that i am really talking to him and he is advising me. This song plays a huge role on who i am today, where to have confidence and to dare to do things in life you have to be willing to sacrifice things, leave things behind, loose friends , but you’re going to be able to touch the sky and achieve the biggest heights of success . This song taught me to never give up and to dare to do things with value in life, and for this reason it is my favorite. (596)

When I was about 15 years old, I was living in Brazil. At that time, I liked different types of music, but I was not that into any specific genre –well, yet. As I was growing older, I began to enjoy soft, acoustic, alternative, and pop-rock music – and sometimes jazz. Right before moving to the US, I was going through some rough times. I did not really know what to do with my life. I was scared about leaving my family, my friends, and all the people that I had built a relationship with behind to pursue my dreams, even though they were all very supportive of it. “Ele Continua Sendo Bom” by Paulo Cesar Baruk talks about the meaning of trusting in God even when life is difficult or not going as expected. This was very helpful to me as I was going through that phase. I remember the power that that song had and still has on me. It made me stronger and it shaped me into who I am today. Its melody, its rhythm, and its lyrics – specially its lyrics – bring me to some sort of state of mind where I find peace, a peace that helps me when I am down or stressed out, or even when I am okay and just want to relax and chill. I could easily say that this is one of my favorite songs, not only because it sounds good to my ears, but because it can make me go back in time – to a time where life was neither easy nor pleasant – and realize that this is the beauty of life and living. Realizing that life is more than just happiness and joy is one of the greatest things one could experience. Experiencing difficulties is also part of life and it also shapes us into who we are. And now, It is up to us – and I mean it when I say it – to make the best out of it.

I chose Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 (The covered version that featured in the anime “Your Lie In April” because I like the duality of the personalities between the Piano and the Violin. The Piano having this elegant but chaotic sound, representing to me the more mature side of my mind that thinks logical. The way the piano goes from soft and slow to fast and chaotic, almost as if theirs a conflict in the song. When the violin begins to start at 4:34, the song transforms into a sort of love story as the piano and violin merge into one sound. The violin, representing to me the more creative and child-like side of me, bringing me a sense of peace and balance within my own self. Even as the piano begins to speed up, the violin meets with it and starts to balance the sound. At the end of the song, the piano begins to take over as the violin stops and starts to dominate the song once again. The song is great to listen to for me when I’m doing something like typing because I can feel my hands speed up along with the piano. Even my own world around me begins to speed up as I listen to the song, for example when I’m on the train. The sound drowns out the world around me.

(Spoilers ahead for whoever wants to watch the Anime) When it comes to the anime however, the song compliments both of the characters greatly. The main protagonists, Kousei and Kaori are polar opposites when it comes to their personality and choice in instruments. Kousei being a prodigy that was only taught by the notes and Kaori being a violinist that plays by what’s in her heart. During this scene, Kaori is in the hospital as she begins to die from an unknown disease. Kousei is at a competition for a pianist/violinist duet and he knows Kaori didn’t make it. He still chooses to perform for the crowd even though he’s now disqualified. You see the world around him disappear as the blue sky, and reflecting floor appears instead of the stage and crowd. Before his eyes, he sees Kaori and even though no one can see her and she’s not really there, he’s imagining she’s there as she begins to play with him. Their sounds merging together in the scene as Kousei closes his eyes and tries not to cry, knowing the girl he sees as more than just a friend is now dead. He smiles though and continues to imagine her being there. As the song reaches to an end he is brought back in reality and he sees her vanishing before his eyes into balls of lights. As the song ends, we’re back in the auditorium where he’s playing with his head down, the crowd silent as tears run down his face.

A song as beautiful as that with a video to match the intensity of the song is why I chose this version. It’s haunting but yet in a happy way as if saying there’s always a certain someone that you could love and create music with.

I choose the song “How Sweet is to be Loved By You” by James Taylor because it reminds me of special memories I’ve had with my mother over the years. After my Mother passed away, I’ve had many things to remind myself that she’s always there, including this song. The song starts off with a tone that is happy and pure just like my mother’s optimistic personality. The way the music is all upbeat and has a catchy rhythm reminds me of classic groups like the Beatles, the Police, and Bob Marley. My mother and I would listen to this music whenever she was driving. It also reminds me of fun things I did with my mom, like watching movies, tv shows, and asking how my day went. It also reminds me of how much she loved and cared for me whenever she helped me with my school work and bought whichever videogames came out. A lyric that stands out to me is “I needed the shelter of someone’s arms and there you were.” I’m able to connect to this quote so well because it makes me flashback to all the times my mom was there for me whether I was mad, sad, or stressed, she was always was there to comfort me during those times. This quote also represents that her house was always my home, no matter what, even if I ever ended up moving out, she would always be there to accept me and keep me safe. In another quote James Taylor sings, “I needed someone to understand my ups and downs and there you were.” This quote identifies how my mom would always be there and help me find a solution to the situation by listening to problems I’ve had, whether it came to school, family, or work. Another important quote that caught my attention was “I close my eyes at night wondering where I would be without you in my life.” This quote links to how I would wonder if I didn’t have my mom what position would I be in, and how would I feel? In the end this song makes me feel all kinds of emotions, like happiness. Reflecting on great memories I’ve had with mom from childhood to kid to teenager makes me feel a strange mixture of emotions like regret, sadness, delight, and in the end happiness. This song speaks to me in a special way because of this and will always have a special place in my heart from here on out.

“First Date” is a song by Blink 182 off their album “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket”. The song reminds me of a time in my life where I wasn’t so busy, wasn’t so stressed, and long term goals weren’t the driving force for every decision I made. The band had been around for some time, and had just recently made the transition from a punk style underground band out of San Diego to this mainstream band played on the radio and MTV. My group of friends and I had started listening to them in 7^thor 8^thgrade and did so tirelessly. What attracted us to Blink was the same that attracted everyone else. They sang about dumb stuff, they sang about rebelling, and they sounded good and had catchy songs while doing it. Blink 182 was the epitome of what myself and my friends thought of when we thought about Southern California or any beach town, which is something we all so desperately wanted at the time. They put a sound to all of the activities we did as a group of friends. We would sneak out at night before we were old enough to drive. Wed do dumb shit around the neighborhood or sneak out to a friend of ours that was hosting a girls sleep over and hang out all night. The best way to put it is, Blink 182 was and sang about everything we wanted to be while we were in a young teenage years. First Date, has a special place in my heart because it is my favorite song by a band I grew up with. When things get stressful now that I am older, listening to First Date helps take me back to a simpler time when I didn’t care about much outside of what was for lunch and who I would be hanging out with after school. 

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“Hold On” by Extreme Music inflicts a direct portrayal of how my life looked only a year ago. I found myself in the darkest place I had ever been in the last 17 years of my life. I felt completely alone, and isolated from absolutely everyone in my private life. My favorite lyric of this song is ”Hey up there your arms open wide spread your wings and fly But the sun is always there to shine. The clouds don’t own the sky.” This is a direct link to my senior quote that was “She conquered her demons and wore her scars like wings” by Atticus. This song is a song of hope for anyone contemplating their lives no matter what the condition of their life is. For me it was because of a controlling abusive relationship turned stalker. It is something that goes unspoken of and it happens every single day. Most victims are told it was our faults, when in fact no one is prepared for their life to be turned completely upside down. The line  “the clouds down own the sky” means that even in our darkest days there will always be a light at the end of the tunnel. That although physically and emotionally scarred from the events of the past, we learn to forgive and never forget. Or else no one would be able to get on with their lives. As humans we only get one chance at living, why go through life so focused on the things of past. When we can live for today, worry about tomorrow. This song tells that there will always be a tomorrow as long as you are willing enough to fight and see it through completely to the end. I know I did and never looked back, and that choice saved my life. This song is an anthem for those losing that hope, that no one is ever alone.