Timeless

Sweet Home Alabama!

Have you ever rolled down the window and bopped your head or danced to a favorite song on the radio. Most people would say yes. The question is though what makes us want to bob our heads or get up and jump. The answer is familiar beats as well as easy lyrics. How many of you out there know the band Lynrd Skynrd. Alot of the more experienced folks would say yes. Even today you play free bird and most everybody knows the song and the lyrics, though not the band. Its like American Pie once that is played everybody, even the gangsters will be singing along with it. The point of this segment is the timeless classics that have lived on even today. Such favorites include brown eyed girl, which has been covered by almost every band including Reel Big Fish, a famous SKA band. As well as Build Me Up Buttercup but why have these songs survived while in today's culture number one hits come and go and bands become broke. The main reason is they lack timeless charisma maybe a rap song called I got shot would last for about a week but Shout and by Ray Charles will be forever. The difference one is a party song that you can get up and dance to and it is for all ages. The Rappers only appeal to teens never the parents or even the children. I'm not out there to bash rappers even some hard rock and metal groups get violent. All I want to do in my free time is play and sing but I have to appeal to everyone. That's probably the hardest part about being a musician playing and singing more complicated and diverse lyrics. In the end it can go two ways you can either become a hit like the Beatles or become wannabes that only appear to preteen girls or just guys. What I am trying to say is that the ingredients for a great and timeless band are clean lyrics, versatility in sound and song choice ex: do not just play music that pertains to one group(Jonas Brothers), and easy lyrics to sing along with. I am beyond thrilled to play timeless classics by the greats such as Leyla, Take it Easy, and many others( I think Waiting on the World has ways to go).