I don’t
think I have much of a favorite musician or band. I do enjoy music by bands
like Red, Skillet, various techno artists, and Kristine Sa. However, I don’t
think I’d like to talk about favorite music artists for this whole blog. After all,
we did have a blog that was more or less the same as this one earlier in the
year (link: http://ahsonlinepublishingstephanieg.blogspot.com/2012/11/f3-that-moment-when-you-realize-that.html).
I won’t completely ignore the music-based theme, though.
So, I’m
going to talk about a different sort of music to which I listen. First: Show tunes.
I was introduced to show tunes (aside from Disney; that has a category all on
its own) when I was a sixth grade student. That was the first year that we
could actively participate in the school musical. Slowly, I developed a taste
for the music of the stage. I loved singing it, I loved acting along with it,
but there was one problem: I never got the chance to watch musicals, like go to
theatres and see them. My first legit musical was probably Grease, which my mom had on VHS (Did I just age myself there?). I
loved the songs, but the songs of musical theatre were like a drug. I couldn’t
have just the songs from Grease stuck
in my head forever. I had to go out, expand my horizons, and learn more! The
next musical I saw (it was on DVD, but it was a film rendition of a musical)
was The Phantom of the Opera
originally written for stage by famous composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. I don’t
really want to talk about how obsessed I was with that show, mostly because it
got bad. Like, really bad. I’m sure that at least once, each of my friends
wanted to shoot me in the head to get me to shut up and stop singing the songs.
Recently, however, I went to go see Les
Miserables in theatres, and I may have found a new passion. The music and
storyline were so beautiful and believable, and I instantly fell in love with
the songs. So now, I have a new set of songs to sing all over my house.
Disney.
Everybody knows Disney. But I’m talking about classic Disney; the stuff
produced and put out on VHS when I was a kid. The Little Mermaid, Robin Hood, Mulan, and Pocahontas were constantly being watched, rewound, and rewatched
over and over again. I don’t remember who created all of the Disney songs, but
(s)he is/was a genius. Their ability to touch every tiny ounce of muscle in my
heart with a simple melody and group of lyrics made classic Disney movies fun
to watch, and I loved every second of it. Go ahead and ask me to sing “A Girl
Worth Fighting For” or “Belle” for you. I won’t be bothered, because even
though I’m almost legally an adult I still love my classic Disney movies and I’d
still go back and watch them all over again just to relive my experiences of
childhood.
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