A Love Letter to Music……
By Brittnee’ Jones
Music, who would’ve thought that you would have such a big impact on my life. Music, let’s just keep it a buck, I love you! I know you get that a lot from a lot of listeners, but I love you more! You get me, you understand me. You’ve been there for me during the good times, the dark times and everywhere in between. To sum it all up: you’re the soundtrack of my life and I’m forever grateful.
You came into my life at an early age when I first discovered New Edition on vinyl & Michael Jackson on cassette tape. Talk about a life changer! At that point growing up, I would constantly listen to vinyl records, cassette tapes and the radio (& later CDs) because at this point, I knew you had a special place in my heart that would never fade away.
You provide an escape for me. You have been a huge source of strength through times where I was in a very dark place. You helped me get through a rough 4-5 months of recovering from a car accident, you provided comfort through many heartbreaks in my life including the biggest heartbreak of all: losing my Dad. You’ve literally been there through it all.
Thanks to you, I have a buffet of playlists that matches every mood that I have and for every moment throughout my life. You were even there when I had my first crush and the several crushes after that lol!! For every family reunion, birthday party, cookout/barbecue, kickback, wedding, any social event, etc., thank you for breathing life into those things. It’s amazing what you can do once someone hits “play”.
You inspire people, you uplift people, you bring people together, you make people feel, & you give hope to people when they feel as if there’s nothing left to hold on to. If we can’t find the words to say, we express ourselves through the music we play. You brought me together with people who love and appreciate music the way I do. I’m thankful for what you have done in my life and in the lives of others. Music is life! As MJ simply put it: “Only know wherever I go…we’re as close as two friends can be”. That’s 100!
As a lover of music, I would LOVE to share some of my personal favorite Playlists! The first 2 playlists were created by me just to give you all a glimpse into what I love as far as music and to show you that there is literally a song for every mood! (On Apple Music only…sorry Android users)!
(Love Is…) https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/love-is/pl.u-aZb0ajxINLDl2A
(Gym Sessions) https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/gym-sessions/pl.u-76oN96bIkoLAEy
(Me & Bae) https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/me-and-bae/pl.a13aca4f4f2c45538472de9014057cc0
(I Miss Golden Age Hip Hop) https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/i-miss-golden-age-hip-hop/pl.ae35d12f49e04923b26e2de11293ac2a
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