Summertime

This is a special song for me, and it's dedicated to the woman who sang it to my brother and I all of those years growing up, and to the women that sang it before her, and who will sing it after her. This song still floats through my mind as I fall asleep on warm summer nights, and I meditate on it, and I radiate it back out into the night. The blissfulness of it goes and settles somewhere quietly in the pleasant, dark evening of the future, and waits for me. The summertime is always with me.

All I Really Want -Alanis Morissette

I know, another Alanis Morissette. It's just the time of year. Come late summer, early fall, I'm all about the '90s music. (Which isn't that different from the rest of the year as well, but you know what I mean.)

This song, the first song on her 'Jagged Little Pill' album, is weird and awesome. Those are my best adjectives for it. It's very feminist (surprise, surprise), and I love the disorientation present in the lyrics. It's like she's telling you what she really wants, but also reminding herself, getting lost in immature moments along the way ('sweater's on backwards and inside out'), where she gets sucked into attempting to glean attention from others. It's just a good, head-screwed-on-right, don't-be-an-idiot song. And very bluntly stated.

Beyond that though, it's a song about doing whatever you want and being whoever you want. And that's super rock n' roll, and a message that not enough people hear, or listen to.

There's no real personal meaning behind this one for me, I mean, I've already met my soul-mate (someone else to catch this drift). I just love the album, love the song, love rocking out, and, oh yeah, the high notes at the very end. Haha. Yes. :)

What's Goin' On?

I just posted this one to facebook, but I was advised to add it here as well :).

This tribute is owed to the following:

I turned 24 this past Saturday, and this song describes very well the phenomenal, fantastical flow that's woven its colorful threads into my present day-to-day as of late. I'd describe it as kind of like an awakening of sorts. Let's just say, I'm feeling a little peculiar :). That being said, I'm feeling a little peculiar in such an amazing (and sometimes kind of scary) way. Not only am I learning more about the world and my place in it every single day, I'm also counting down the days until I get to marry my anam cara :) (Gaelic for 'soul-mate'). Most days I feel that I am the luckiest person alive.

Sometimes we do things that others don't understand, but have faith in us, because we're loving life and we're living it well. We're not just praying for that revolution but finding a way to be a part of it by living the way we believe we're meant to, by exploring every opportunity that presents itself. It's a new Bohemia, and it's driven by the pursuit of real and attainable happiness, the humility of forgiveness, the peace of a cool head, and most importantly, the unconditional submersion into true and honest love. Flying high with eyes outside the lines of financial suppression and outdated success paradigms.

Lastly, much love to 4 Non-Blondes, even though I am not one. :)

Thank You (Alanis Morissette)

This premier video post is one of my favorite ever, ever, ever songs. It's called 'Thank You' by Alanis Morissette. I figured, why not start off a blog about being naked by hailing to the goddess of nakedness (and  ooey-gooey, wrap me up in a fringed woolen native-print shawl, melt into plaid flannel, torn up jeans and unnatural color casts '90s awesomeness) by covering the song as a result of which she was crowned this title? (Don't remember the video? Yeah, totally naked. Whole song. Check it out.)

Additionally, this song is about enlightenment (and something called "kudo" which, I discovered, is an actual word meaning "honor, "glory", "acclaim", or "approval", just in case you were curious), and I can't help feeling this way when I play it, or hear it. So I hope you enjoy, and remember to be thankful. If you want to.

Thanks.

La Musique Nue

This is a blog that comments on the nature (and philosophy) of music. (And life.) Music starts in the soul, and the soul sets it coursing through your veins. The soul sets music coursing through your veins and then the soul pushes it out through your fingertips, your voice, your toes; and into the ears and minds of others, reverberating and dissipating into earthly space. Music, in its primitive state, is raw, it's real, and it's naked. Or, at least, it should be. 

The music you'll find here is naked music. I play it because I want to, I play it because I need to. When it comes to music (and life), I don't believe in hiding behind things. Auto-tune, make-up, fancy clothes, fancy instruments. They don't exist. What you'll find here is music played in a single shot, and there will be mistakes, because that's the honesty of life. We do our best, we move forward, we never stop. 

Thanks for listening. Thanks for supporting me :). Enjoy. 

With love.