April 02/18
So I woke up this morning around 2 am as has become my custom the last few weeks. It doesn't matter how tired I am when I go to bed, I'm almost guaranteed to wake up at some point and nothing I can do at that point will let me fall back asleep. I do have something to take before bed that helps me make it through the night but I'm really trying hard to limit the amount of drugs in my system these days as I take more than enough for high blood pressure, cholesterol, and the continuing nausea I seem to have inherited from the chemo.
Now my cure is to get up and read a bit, watch a little Netflix, or search for video's on YouTube.
My YouTube searches run the gamut from funny wedding toasts, flash mobs, unique wedding proposals, support videos for veterans, to straight up music videos for both old and new artists.
Last night, really this morning, it was a series of Imagine Dragon videos covering "Radioactive" that were from "T in The Park" and a collaboration with Mystere from Cirque du Soleil. The later reminded me of a live performance I took in many year ago at the Fox Theatre in San Diego between Shadowfax and Dance Company Momix, that show really started my love affair with music and the arts.
As I was listening to the Mystere video I scanned down the right side to see what other videos were lined up to play and came across one by U2 where they were with a choir from Harlem so I clicked on it and watched them interact and felt my heart lessen a little bit. Along the right side I noticed another video simply titled "U2 - One - Live Symphony Orchestra & Choir"
Now I love whenever a group can perform with an orchestra or choir and the combination enhances a song I already like so I thought why not play it next.
I sat there and had my mind blown away by the performance as it was so deep and rich. I played the next one up titled "Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit - Live Symphony Orchestra & Choir"
I love the original performance of this song by Nirvana and have probably played it hundreds of times over the years but this one is the most incredible I've ever heard and the only one that had me crying without even knowing until I felt the tears fall upon my hands........
I spent the next 2 hours watching these videos and feeling happiness, sadness, anger, joy, love, and a sense of loss that I never fully knew existed deep within me.
I've said before that music has the ability to enhance or deflect my moods but never before have I ever come across one single performance that made me feel everything all at once and left me gasping in uncontrollable sobs........but this one song did........and still does hours later........as I walked Moki this morning I played the album on my iPhone and didn't even realize the tears were back until a couple I was passing stopped to ask if everything was ok with me as they noticed my red eyes and moist cheeks......I assured them I was fine and it was just the power of a song and one voice that had me shaken up so much.
All of these songs were performed by a group called Cinematic Pop and sung by an amazing young woman named McKenna Breinholt.
It isn't just the singing of McKenna but the looks of the artists in the orchestra and choir that make the song come alive, they live the performance and make me so glad to be alive to feel the love they have for what they do.
I've added the links below and challenge you to watch them and not feel something inside you......
Nirvana Teen Spirit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4VfaxeYOt8
U2 One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMPXzAcIKkI
Hallelujah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6g8kkx7C-c
and the one that started it all off
Imagine Dragons with Mystere on Radioactive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMDbY996c34
The drums on Radioactive simply blow me away and are so primal it's almost scary.
My name is Marcus and music soothes my troubled soul more than usual these days.
Fuck Cancer!!
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