Jump 3/1/14
“Jump” made me think of the song by The Pointer
Sisters. Old school fun and from my
childhood. Reminds me of an exercising
song and suddenly I need to bust out my leg warmers, headband and leotard. When I found out my bishop, Ken Craig, also
had an affinity for the song and wasn’t ashamed, I was inspired. If a man with 8 children can proudly blast “Jump”
on his ipod, then no shame should be had anywhere. Then I thought of “Jump, Jump” by Kris Kros,
a boy group from my junior high years.
The song was everywhere. We
listened on the school bus, at dances, on our tapes in our boom boxes. Best dance and backwards overalls. Brings back all sorts of feelings of fun,
misfit, unsure and becoming feelings that come along with the teenage
years. Then I thought of songs that have
been in my life. My first favorite song
I remember was “King of Pain” by The Police. I even remember singing it when I
was young in my dad’s huge white ’78 Chevy.
When I hear it today, I remember all the words and tell my kids that
this was my first favorite song. Then “With
or Without You” by U2, then “Swallowed in the Sea” by Coldplay, then “Claire de
lune” by Debussy (10 years prior to Twilight “creating” the song). And then “What a Wonderful World”, which I
heard on an after school show and fell in love with the smooth sound and
beautiful message. Then, when I met
Blake and he said that was his favorite song as well and I knew that it was
meant to be. Music forms us. It can hurt, heal, excite us to all measures. These songs bring back my memories and I am immersed
in them, a feeling that cannot be duplicated.
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