A few days ago I took my son up to college to help him with a film project. While we were sitting on a bench waiting for someone to arrive, I couldn't help listening to the music blaring from the nearby college radio station. I felt like sticking my fingers in my ears, to tell you the truth. I'm no fan of rap music.
Which got me thinking about the music I do like. The other day as I flipped the TV channels I caught a piece of song, a beautiful song sung by what sounded like James Taylor. The only lyrics I caught were "our town", so I immediately googled the words and found a Youtube video from the Pixar animated film Cars with James Taylor singing.
Good lyrics and a beautiful melody. I was impressed. I miss songs like that. I grew up in a time when there were some great songwriters. Some of them are still around today. But some of today's songwriters could learn a thing or two from the masters.
I don't buy many CDs or download many songs these days. Yes, I turn to the classics and my old favorites most of the time.
Good God, I think maybe I'm turning into my mother!
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