M is for 'music'

Music has been a hobby for some and a passion for others. I just listen to music. I haven’t learned how to sing. But I still feel that my life would be bland and empty without music. There is a song for every mood, every high and every low. Sensitive people are more dependent on music. The movie ‘Sound of Music’ highlights the importance of music in one’s life. I loved the songs in that movie as a child and can listen to them even now.

For me, music makes my world go round. There was a period in my late thirties when I had completely stopped listening to music. And those years were terrible.

I listen to a lot of pop. My teenage music idol was Madonna. An all –time favourite band has been ABBA. These days I like Camilla Cabello, Billie Eilish and others. I used to listen to a lot of Demi Lovato, Imagine Dragons, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus in 2014 or so. In 2006, I listened to Missy Elliot, The Pussycat Dolls, Nelly Furtado, Evanescence and others. In the late 90s, I listened to The Prodigy, Alanis Morissette, Shania Twain and others.

The Internet tells me that International Music Day in 2020 falls on Thursday, 1st of October. 'If music be the food of love, play on' is the famous opening line from Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night. Music plays an important part in Shakespeare's plays. (Source). I also remember reading about two decades ago that listening to Mozart increases one’s IQ points by 10.

During the lockdown, on Easter Sunday, some opera music was available for live streaming for free on YouTube. I also stumbled upon a ‘lockdown rap’ by YouTubers. It is trending now. Also in the news is Bollywood Film Director Farah Khan’s son for his rap song on coronavirus. I’m listening to some lovely music on YouTube - a live cam in Venice - as I type this. All you need is an Internet connection to be transported half a world away! Let me know in the comments section what kind of music you listen to and who your favorite bands are.