The Wonderful World Of Elizabeth LaPrade » musak http://www.elizabethlaprade.com Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:14:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Glorious Melodies Of Life http://www.elizabethlaprade.com/music/the-glorious-melodies-of-life/ http://www.elizabethlaprade.com/music/the-glorious-melodies-of-life/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:05:16 +0000 Elizabeth http://www.elizabethlaprade.com/?p=168 Years ago I worked as a department manager at a Target store in south central Jersey. I must admit that I just flat out hated it. And one of the things that bothered me the most was the fact that there wasn’t (and still isn’t) any piped-in music in ANY Target store.  The result of some silly survey I was told.  But without the lovely tones of some generic musak piece in the background, there was nothing to detract from that voice in my head that was yelling, “get me outta here!”  And the silence was enough to drive me crazy.  But then there was the stockroom. Oh yes! The stockroom! I was always so thrilled if a customer couldn’t find something on the shelf and I had to go see what was in stock.  Know why I was so excited?  Because they were playing music back there! Even if those crazy stock boys were playing rap or some insane heavy metal,  I would be smiling and moving to the beat! The tension would leave my body even for just a brief moment, and I would be reminded of LIFE.

Yes, that is what music is.  It is Life.  It stirs our inner being.  It touches our hearts.  It reminds us of love, passion, and beauty while it fills us with joy and peace. With its simplicity it can bring a tear or a smile or even remind us of all the somethings that are beyond this 3-D dimension. And with its power it can remind us to breathe, to become present, to feel our hearts beating with the breath of Life.

Ahhh…the power of music.

And with that I would like to share with you a glorious re-make of a song I know you all know, but when I heard it I fell in love.  In love with that moment, in love with the piercing beauty of the melody, in love with All That Is.  Yes, some of you may say that I’m a cornball, but that is how I would describe to you what was invoked within me as I heard the beauty of this amazing woman’s voice.

Open your heart as you listen to the Beauty that is Eva Cassidy.  I hope you will join me in this simple bit of rapture.

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