Jess... Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 It's amazing how certain music can put you in a certain frame of mind. My favourite singer/songwriter is Delta Goodrem. She is Australian, so some of you guys may not have heard of her. I have been a dedicated fan since she first came onto the music scene in 2003, and have been patiently awaiting a new album since late 2004 - mid 2005. Well, all the waiting has finally been rewarded, her new single was released to radio yesterday, and her new album is due to come out in October. Here is the link if anyone wants to listen, it is a song about new beginnings, finding your feet in the world, and what it took to get there. Great for healing. link removed This is relevant to my healing funnily enough. Her songs have always been very inspirational, and uplifting, especially "Not Me Not I" which was about her own breakup, and sadly, 3 years after it was released, I used it as a means of healing, when it became about my breakup. Every one of her songs has related to my life at one point or another, it's really eerie. She hits the nail on the head every time, and when I listen, I think "yes, I felt like that too" or "I always feel like that" I just identify with her so much. This new music that she's releasing is sort of like a fresh start. She's changed her image, and her sound, and its sort of like me, I've changed myself, I'm different now, coming into the world as a different person than I was when I was with my ex, and now I have Delta's music to go with me! It's just really weird...really good timing. What else is so relevant to my healing are the release dates...The single is going to cd on the 15th of september....The 14th of september 2005 was when I met my ex, and we started hanging out after that. The fact that Delta is releasing her new single - that I've so greatly anticipated - the next day, is really coincidental I think... lol. What's even stranger/better, is the new album, is released October 20th... October 20th would have been our 2 year anniversary....how weird is that... I have been dreading that date since the breakup, wanting time to stop, so it never comes, because I didn't want to live through the "anniversary" without him, especially considering the 1 year anniversary was so perfect...but now I can't wait for it to get here! And now I can replace that memory! Now, October 20 won't be "when my ex and I got together", it will be "when deltas new album came out"... I just find it really....weird yes, but also, kind of like...a sign...I don't know.. I'm not making much sense I know, I'm sort of thinking out loud lol. It's kind of like Delta knew....but I know she didn't lol. But you know what I mean? I'm just blown away, I can't believe the dates she chose... I can't wait to see what the rest of her new music will be like, and whether I'll be able to relate to it! Releasing her new music at this time has really helped with my healing, I went to bed last night excited and happy, thinking about the new song, and in excited anticipation for the cd, and for the first time in about 8 months, I went to bed not thinking about my ex. It was amazing. It's something that has taken my mind off him, and it's also making me happy again. I've been really upbeat, happy and excited the last couple of days, all due to the new music being released. (Come on, I've been waiting over 3 years!!) I know this is probably not very interesting, but I had to share it with someone. Thanks for reading Link to comment
Desiderata Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I've been meaning to respond to your PMs but I've been too busy between starting classes and reading and everything ahhh! But I'm happy you made this post because I LOVE HER!! I don't remember how I first heard her but I know one of the first things I watched was Darren Hayes performing "Lost Without You" at the Aria Awards and she is just so gorgeous. I probably wouldn't have forgotten about her, but I just listen to so many people that I think I overlook her sometimes. And that's so great that you can just think about that day as a really good day and want it to come because of her and not him. I actually only heard Mistaken Identity a few months ago as I didn't know about her when Innocent Eyes actually came out and I've only known about her for probably a year now - so I am way behind but I never had to wait nearly as long for new material from her. I tend to like music that isn't from the U.S., like one of my best friend's loves to send me music and I recently fell in love with Klaxons and Kate Nash - both British and both so lovely. Or Japanese music... gosh, Japanese music takes up half of my hard drive I swear. I'm weird... Link to comment
CP4Life Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I listen to music to, very creative. But I listen to more of the 90s R&B. Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, and Babyface. All great artist with wonderful music, very meaningful and just helps me with my struggles and pain. I listen to it everyday including right now! =] Brian McKnight - Anytime. Has a lot of great lyrics, just helps you a lot about life and everything around it. I would recommend it to. Link to comment
Desiderata Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 *sigh* I do love Brian McKnight. But listening to "Anytime" makes me cry. The 90s are where it's at though, music was amazing then! Woo hoo this is my 200th post. And in your thread Jess, yay!! And actually half screaming/half singing along to the new Atreyu album - as I've had it for about a week - has been helping me a whole lot. Nothing like driving around singing loudly to tunes that your ex will be listening to also. It's weird not sharing ideas about the songs, but he would probably ignore what I would be saying and just talk about something else... yeah, he would. Link to comment
Entropy Smith Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Slayer eases my pain... Link to comment
Moto Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I think if I listen to more Damien Rice, I'll be considered obsessed. For 2 weeks, I've listened to his entire discography everyday, all day. MP3 player at work, and blaring on my comp when I'm at home. Not one song I get sick of, or dislike. It makes me feel a tremendous amount of empathy, and I love to sing along as he's one of the only singers my own voice sounds almost bang on with, so I feel like part of the music this way... Strange or not strange, crazy or not... It helps me take my mind off of her, until The Blower's Daughter comes on, then I sometimes have to switch the song, as it was one that we used to listen to together and I would sing to her. Wow has time flown by... Almost four years since I started listening to that song, and I still listen to it today... Link to comment
Desiderata Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Oh gosh, I do not think I'll ever find a more gorgeous voice than his (Damien's). Of course I say that and I have a lot of favorite male voices, but "Cannonball" just makes me want to scream and cry and just... everything - especially "So come on courage/teach me to be shy" and everything after that. I adore him. And I should have known... your signature. Link to comment
Jess... Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Wow!! An american that knows Delta!!! Yay!!! lol. Yes, Darren Hayes sung Lost Without You at the Arias, because Delta was too sick to perform, it was right in the middle of her chemotherapy treatment. And he made her cry aww how sweet lol. The hair she had at the arias wasn't hers too!! I don't know if I posted this in the right place, but it is helping my healing along, so I guess it should go here lol. Link to comment
ivanhoe Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I found Cat Stevens really inspirational. "If you want to sing out sing out" helped put a new perspective on stuff for me and "Morning has broken" reminds me that there is an awful lot of simple stuff in our lives that we take for granted and is worth celebrating. Link to comment
Desiderata Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Jess... - I have the video of that performance along with the whole introduction before it. I love her and it's so sad that someone so wonderful and beautiful has had to go through so much. I love Darren also and though it wasn't her, I was very happy with his performance! I was thinking about that too but it's perfectly fine - we are healing, we talk about things on here that are helping us, what keeps us progressing towards better people and music is doing that for you and really for everyone that has posted. I must think of more people that have been helping me and I will soon, but I still have a lot of things to do today. Ahhh! Link to comment
Jess... Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Jess... - I have the video of that performance along with the whole introduction before it. I love her and it's so sad that someone so wonderful and beautiful has had to go through so much. I love Darren also and though it wasn't her, I was very happy with his performance! I was thinking about that too but it's perfectly fine - we are healing, we talk about things on here that are helping us, what keeps us progressing towards better people and music is doing that for you and really for everyone that has posted. I must think of more people that have been helping me and I will soon, but I still have a lot of things to do today. Ahhh! Wow you have the video? I taped the arias that year because it was 'deltas year' as they called it, but I wouldn't have a clue where it is now lol. Music does help me to heal, her music especially...I don't know what it is about her but it just makes me feel so good and happy when I listen to her. Especially new material!! Link to comment
Desiderata Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I totally do have the video, it's just wonderful to see the montage of her career and then Darren's performance is haunting. I love his voice, I just wish his solo material was better. Savage Garden *swooon* She's just so full of life and she was inspirational, but with her battle and everything is just makes me love her so much more. Why do bad things always happen to the most wonderful people? And I promise I'm coming up with a list of songs that have helped me. Happy songs, melancholy songs, just all songs. I love them so I figure I should share. I just need time to make up the list, it might have to wait till the weekend! Link to comment
Jess... Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 I totally do have the video, it's just wonderful to see the montage of her career and then Darren's performance is haunting. I love his voice, I just wish his solo material was better. Savage Garden *swooon* She's just so full of life and she was inspirational, but with her battle and everything is just makes me love her so much more. Why do bad things always happen to the most wonderful people? And I promise I'm coming up with a list of songs that have helped me. Happy songs, melancholy songs, just all songs. I love them so I figure I should share. I just need time to make up the list, it might have to wait till the weekend! Finally, someone who thinks the same as me about delta! Yay lol. I completely agess. The list of songs sounds great, can't wait to see it! Link to comment
bubblyblonde11 Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Music is very powerful, it can change your whole mood, from happy to sad, from sad to happy, from lethargic to engergetic, hyper to relaxed, stressed to romantic and so on. I have some fav tunes that uplift me and I play them in the car and sing my heart out, I love singing and used to have singing lessons so I find that this really can uplift my spirit sometimes too. I love powerful tunes from shows or musicals like Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Wicked, etc etc to sing my heart out too. I also find the music from the Rocky films makes me run alot further and faster on the treadmill. Link to comment
Jess... Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 I also find the music from the Rocky films makes me run alot further and faster on the treadmill. I have certain songs that do that too!! Link to comment
astrobaby Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Music has always helped me get through lifes more difficult times. But not so much with this break up. My ex was very musical, she could play guitar and piano and had a beautiful voice. She was incredibly passionate about music, as am i. It was one of the things that attracted us to each other. I have a huge and eclectic collection of music. Most of it is tainted now, as we listened to it together and it now reminds me of her so much and the times we shared. And the very music i would really like to listen to, that would lift me up, my favourite artists, are the ones that are tainted the most. I've got hold of new music since, but still, it's not the same. Link to comment
Desiderata Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Jess, this is just like when I met my (now) best friend online. He posted a list of Keiko Matsui (she's a contemporary jazz pianist) songs in this community we both belong to and I sent him a message. We started to chat and had so much in common and we've been friends for... three years this Christmas Eve, that's exciting! But music just seems to be one of the big things that brings so many people together. bubbly - (If you're reading this) See this is just like I was saying in your thread - just totally rock out or dance around or do whatever to music that just makes you feel good. It helps me tons and tons! astrobaby - I'm so sorry that that's happened to you. Two of my favorite bands just came out with new albums and normally I would listen to them with my ex, but I realize that he would end up just criticizing what I liked about certain songs or what I did not like. I am allowed to listen to them too, but I know that's not the same thing as your situation. I just have songs that remind me of him and I won't be able to listen to for a long time - most Lifehouse songs (Everything, Unknown, Breathing), "Stars and Boulevards" by Augustana, "Candleburn" by Dishwalla, "Stellar" by Incubus, etc. Just lots of love songs that he would sing to me - I LOVE when people sing to me, it makes me feel so special - but now I cannot hear without thinking about things. I just understand how even with finding new music it's hard because she won't sing along with you or try to play the songs and just be there to enjoy music with you. I was so eclectic that my ex hated most of what I listened to, which is a shame. But here's to hoping you find music that you can enjoy, just on your own! The list hopefully soon! I have free time tonight so it will get done! Link to comment
astrobaby Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hey Des, you hit the nail on the head there. The real kicker is when i get something new, and think to myself 'she would have loved this'. Then i imagine her learning to play it and singing it in my room, or us dancing to it together.... Link to comment
Desiderata Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 It's one of those moments where I'm happy but sad that I got something right. I've been doing that with songs too but especially those two new albums. I have friends that love them too, but it's just not the same. My ex hated to dance, but we would dance to certain songs and I loved when he sang to me, though I don't think he loved doing it very much. *sigh* Guys that can sing. Link to comment
Jess... Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 Jess, this is just like when I met my (now) best friend online. He posted a list of Keiko Matsui (she's a contemporary jazz pianist) songs in this community we both belong to and I sent him a message. We started to chat and had so much in common and we've been friends for... three years this Christmas Eve, that's exciting! But music just seems to be one of the big things that brings so many people together. Wow that's so cool! Music is fantastic for bringing people together, you can see that just by looking at a certain artist's message boards etc. Music - such an amazing thing, and I could not live without it. I just have songs that remind me of him and I won't be able to listen to for a long time - most Lifehouse songs (Everything, Unknown, Breathing), "Stars and Boulevards" by Augustana, "Candleburn" by Dishwalla, "Stellar" by Incubus, etc. Just lots of love songs that he would sing to me - I LOVE when people sing to me, it makes me feel so special - but now I cannot hear without thinking about things. Me too. I have "unbelieveable" by craig david, (that was one of "our" songs, and when I think of it, I think of our 1 year anniversary), I have "4eva" by the veronicas - the first song we ever listened to together, and "no promises" by I think it's shane ward (?) - I was lying on my bed one day, and I got a text from the ex that said "quick turn on the radio, thats my song to you" and I was like "awwwww" now when I hear it I'm like lol. There'e plenty more but I cant think Link to comment
Moto Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Sufjan Steven's is kicking my ass right now... God he's amazing. Link to comment
Jess... Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 And let it keep healing us... Link to comment
bubblyblonde11 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Robyn Lyrics - With Every Heartbeat Lyrics Maybe we could make it all right We could make it better sometime Maybe we could make it happen baby We could keep trying but things will never change So I don’t look back Still I’m dying with every step I take But I don’t look back Just a little, little bit better Good enough to waste some time Tell me would it make you happy baby We could keep trying but things will never change So I don’t look back Still I’m dying with every step I take But I don’t look back We could keep trying but things will never change So I don’t look back Still I’m dying with every step I take But I don’t look back And it hurts with every heartbeat And it hurts with every heartbeat And it hurts with every heartbeat And it hurts with every heartbeat And it hurts with every heartbeat And it hurts with every heartbeat And it hurts with every heartbeat It hurts wïth every heartbeat Link to comment
Desiderata Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Ohh bubbly that sounds like a gorgeous song! And the change in avatar - I hope that's truly a display of how you are coming along with your healing and who/what you hope to be! Link to comment
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