Music moves my soul. It brings me to tears and reaches my deepest inner being. Some music brings out the dancer in me where I can't hold still, whether it's my feet tapping or my hips moving. Then there is another type of music that gets my full attention, my ears hear it, my eyes see it, but my heart feels it. My body doesn't move, but I sit transfixed, listening to every beat, feeling every spoken word.
Tonight I am watching the recorded special Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday- Grammy Concert. Frank Sinatra not only had a beautiful voice, "he sang a song he loved like he meant it, like every word was part of his story". This is the best music show I have ever seen and it's only half over. Harry Connick Jr., Seth MacFarlane, Tony Bennet, Garth Brooks, John Legend, so many I can't even begin to mention all of them. Seth MacFarlane was amazing, smooth as silk voice. Did I mention Alicia Keys? Never having seen her before, she blew me away. Heartfelt, sexy, and she meant every word she sang. One of the most soulful female singers I have ever heard. She sang I've Got A Crush On You, a Sinatra favorite. It took my breath away. Usher sang That's Life, and it was fabulous. The last time Sinatra performed in public he sang The Best Is Yet To Come, and Adam Levine sang it beautifully.
However, they saved the best for last.... Lady Gaga sang New York New York. She came out in a tuxedo, with hair pulled up under a vintage hat, like Sinatra wore. She sang beautifully, moved gracefully, and she drew you in magnificently. The show was filled with all the songs Frank Sinatra made famous. There were photos from over 75 years ago, short video clips of him performing, and many, many great singers today paid him tribute. An excellent music concert I hope you got to see, or will get to see in the future. I have it on my DVR and if you are in the neighborhood, we can watch it together.
Thank you, good night and God Bless! Aleta
"Singers like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ever written, we go back to the greatest songs and bring about our own interpretation of them." Harry Connick Jr. - actor and singer
Thanks for sharing those thoughts! Wow, I love it when someone artfully says something I have always thought. You are so right to say that music can "transfix someone. It's an amazing mystery. I was just telling Rachel how excited I am to hear her sing in a concert at Beka's school due to the way music can be so powerful. One piece that transfixes me is Bach's cello suite No. 1. Great post mom!
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