Wisdom of The Classics

I stumbled upon my Zen today. I haven't really had the chance to use it since the busy life set in. It was quite a pleasant surprise to hear the middle lines of the song I played the last time I used the thing.

I'm not talkin' bout movin' in
And I don't wanna change your life
But there's a warm wind blowin', the stars are out
And I'd really love to see you tonight

I won't ask for promises,
So you don't have to lie
We both played that game before
Say I love you then say goodbye...

That was from England Dan & John Ford Coley's 1976 hit "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"... Yup, the song I played the last time I used the Zen. Yeah, yeah. So I like the classics too. Call me a cornball. But hey, it's got a hint of wisdom to it... which is highly applicable to me at the moment.

It's wonderful how music always has some sort of unsolicited advice to offer at the precise moment that you need it. Although most pop songs at the moment offer nothing more than the mere appreciation of apple bottom jeans with a triple shot of patron and a little bit of lime, there are still some diamonds in the rough that express feelings far more profound than the aforementioned... like being too fly to be depressed, for example.

The classics, however, I don't know, y'know... They've got a different ring to them. It's as if each composition was made out of sheer emotion rather than profitability... as if every note had a different feeling, a different thought... and every lyric is a solid piece of wisdom to any willing listener.

I'm hearing it... now, if only the rest of me would cooperate and listen.