Music – I Blame the Internet

For a long while music wasn’t all that important to my survival. As I’ve grown older I’ve realised why so many people are so passionate about music. It can change, heal, uplift, unite and so much more.

I went from listening to music only every now and then to almost every day. With my mental health issues I tend to find myself feeling isolated and paranoid when I don’t have people around me. I start overthinking and end up hurting my own feelings. Music helps through this every time. If I’m not listening to bangers then I’m probably sleeping.

Now comes the best part; the many different genres!

A lot of people tend to lean more towards a handful of genres. I can’t. I love the different cultures that go along with the music, but I’ve never been able to enjoy only a few genres. It makes it difficult to answer the question, “so what music do you like?” Because Fam, I love ALL music. From Classic to Metal to Rap (both old and new!)

If it makes me feel something positive then I like it, even if it’s hella corny and I’m not even afraid to admit that. Obviously I do have music that I enjoy listening to more and then there’s the music I enjoy when I need to be sad or angry. Because you know, murder is illegal…

Music is such a powerful form of communication and I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a need. First World problems, I know.

I decided to create a playlist called “Song of the day.” Each day I listen to music and when I find a song that I just want to play on repeat, I add it to the playlist (it’s one of the criteria for making it on the list.)

Here is that list so far, I thought I might share it with ya’ll:

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