A couple of summers ago, my best friend had acquired her dad's empty house on the Galveston Bay. I had unofficially moved in with her, I mean, I had a key and everything. We cleaned up the house, went grocery shopping, reorganized, even bought a house plant. Mind you, we were still in high school at the time. This was my first experience of being a free semi-adult. We set up a hammock outside on the back porch, and I remember laying there and taking naps on a warm summer day in Texas, listening to the sound of the waves and Kings of Leon. We were constantly playing their first two albums for weeks on end. We had so many fun memories there of freshly found freedom. I loved that little house so much until September 2008 when Hurricane Ike hit Texas.
This next song reminds me of my first love. It had it's times, it was a great relationship, and then a very hurtful one, on both parts. This song usually makes me cry because I listened to it during the rough stages of the relationship. "Sweet Disposition" by The Temper Trap is a beautiful song and hands down one of my favorites. This song has a time traveling effect on me, wherever I am, I am instantly shot backwards in time to a place that was sad and where I was struggling. I can remember being in the car and my boyfriend at the time handed me a letter, one that predicted the whole future of our relationship. This song was playing in the background and I remember after he left my car, putting it on repeat. A slideshow of our relationship plays in my head as I hear this song, every time. This song is also on the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack. I love that movie, it is one of my favorites. My once boyfriend compared the movie and its characters to our relationship, which is valid to a certain degree, but a painful comparison. I think that is another reason this song is so monumental to me. Unfortunately, this song is being used in a variety of commercials and ads, such as Diet Coke, Chrysler, and I believe some kind of insurance company.
Lastly, Sly & The Family Stone was the introduction into my favorite genre of music today. Whenever I enter a music store, I search for what I was intentionally going to the music store for, and I always pick up an extra something. I choose something I've never heard before, usually based on a recommendation from a stranger in the aisle over, or my album art. (I know, you're never supposed to judge a book by its cover, but it's led me to some of my favorite music today) An old, used Sly & The Family Stone CD happened to be my extra something one day, and from that point on I've always loved them. It also happens to be the first vinyl I've ever bought. Their music is electrifying, body and mind moving. As a freshman in highschool, I developed this taste for music that was slightly funk and psychedelic. I became obsessed in researching their music and music similar to it, the Woodstock era, and so on. I have spent hours driving in my car listening to them. Sometimes, I got in my car solely to listen to "Higher". This song and band was an awakening moment for me.
(Although this video is long, you should watch all of it. The performance is epic and inspiring.)
Thanks Danielle at Sometimes Sweet for the inspiration of today's post. Doing this has made me happy. :]
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