I Choose You by Sara Bareilles
So my sister got married a few weeks back and it was this really beautiful day where family, friends, and loved ones came together to celebrate them in such a truly authentic way. I'm still soaking in all the wonderful moments I experienced with everyone. This photo below was the garden lit up in the back of the reception. That night, there were stars in the sky, fireflies all around, and by God, there were people dancing...ha!
My sis asked me to sing at the ceremony. And while I typically would try and write a love song, there was this one night a few months back where my friend and I found 'I Choose You,' by Sara Bareilles and thought...yeah, this is the one...this is their song.
And just today, I read this interview with Leonard Cohen about the purpose of music:
"There are always meaningful songs for somebody. People are doing their courting, people are finding their wives, people are making babies, people are washing their dishes, people are getting through the day, with songs that we may find insignificant. But their significance is affirmed by others. There's always someone affirming the significance of a song by taking a woman into his arms or by getting through the night. That's what dignifies the song. Songs don't dignify human activity. Human activity dignifies the song."
Agreed...there are just so many parts of our life that dignify and warrant a song. And if we can find significance in our experiences through music, we can get to even deeper understandings of this life.
I digress:) Here's the cover below. Enjoy the lyrics and here's to finding the music that reflects our lives.
Oh, and go team Sveena!
photo by Boris Mitov
My sis asked me to sing at the ceremony. And while I typically would try and write a love song, there was this one night a few months back where my friend and I found 'I Choose You,' by Sara Bareilles and thought...yeah, this is the one...this is their song.
And just today, I read this interview with Leonard Cohen about the purpose of music:
"There are always meaningful songs for somebody. People are doing their courting, people are finding their wives, people are making babies, people are washing their dishes, people are getting through the day, with songs that we may find insignificant. But their significance is affirmed by others. There's always someone affirming the significance of a song by taking a woman into his arms or by getting through the night. That's what dignifies the song. Songs don't dignify human activity. Human activity dignifies the song."
Agreed...there are just so many parts of our life that dignify and warrant a song. And if we can find significance in our experiences through music, we can get to even deeper understandings of this life.
I digress:) Here's the cover below. Enjoy the lyrics and here's to finding the music that reflects our lives.
Oh, and go team Sveena!
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