The best thing about great songs is that they somehow change you……they unlock a different world……their expressions and words,  redefining your world….. You discover yourself…..you discover great bands…….brilliant singers, songwriters……. the impressions that some songs leave on you and the feeling that you get when you hear the same song play on the radio or while passing on the streets……I cannot describe that feeling………the feeling and the power of a song…..

I cannot tell you how I felt when Ross played “With or without you”(U2) for Rachel on the radio in an episode of friends (The one with the list)…….

Nor can I explain why I had a lump in my throat when they played  “Are you alright” (Lucinda Williams) in the closing scene of House in the “Fetal Position” episode …..poignantly beautiful…..

Or what it was like to  listen to Rehab (Amy Winehouse) for the first time on the kitchen radio……and wonder how can this girl mix Jazz, Blues and Motown……perfectly in this decade?

“Babe am gonna leave you” (Led Zeppelin) makes me shiver to this day…the misery I felt after hearing that song like something was being torn within….little did I know back then who Led Zeppelin was……..

But they left their impression on me…… before I knew it my life became one big playlist……

Before I lose track of time reminiscing…..lets get down to business……

Sideways~ Citizen Cope

Easy listening was never this easy…..and trust me when I say…….perfect when the sun sets…….feet up and wind blowing gently on your face….and Citizen Cope makes easy listening just that …….easy…..

“You know it ain’t easy
For these thoughts here to leave me”

He makes a start with a simple strumming of the guitar stings……

“There’s no words to describe it
In French or in English”

He falls short of words…..

“Well, diamonds they fade
And flowers they bloom
And I’m telling you”

He is convinced…. I’m telling you…..emphasis on the telling….try tellin someone what they don’t want to hear…

“These feelings won’t go away
They’ve been knockin’ me sideways”

His convictions telling him that they won’t go away….try as he may….. ever had wind-blown out of your chest….like a punch….that leaves you reeling….. I love how the voice raises and the music builds up steadily……

“I keep thinking in a moment that
Time will take them away” not liking the feeling…..He thinks that in a moment it will all go away……. Time will take it all away…..

“But these feelings won’t go away”…….

It never does….. nothing goes away…..the words….the memories……the laughter……memories of the aftermath…….the grace……the feeling….