What Music Means To Me

To explain exactly what music means to me I have picked three songs from different periods of my life and that mean something to me.

The first video I have picked is Sk8ter Boi By Avril Lavigne. I have chosen this because it is the first song that I can remember listening to. when I was about 11 (year 7) Avril Lavigne was my favorite artist and I aspired to be like her, I loved her confidence and edgy punk look, I was also really really rebellious towards gender stereotypes at this age, so like her I would live in jeans and oversized shirts and never be seen in a dress. I believe this is a song that stuck out to me a lot because of the lyrics. Sk8ter Boi was one of the only songs on my I-pod therefore I was almost forced to love it and I think that this is mainly why its imprinted on my mind so much. From here this is where I learnt it's okay to be different, it made me expand on the variety of music I listen to venturing into different genres of music.

The song that reminds me of being a teenager would have to be 'The Spark' by Afrojack this is because it caries a lot of sentimental value. In a time when I was struggling a lot in my school work,  and had no idea what i was going to do in the following year (when i left school), Me and one of my close friends discovered it over a skype chat, we used to sing it all the time and it became a song that i associate with them. every time i hear this song i think of the good memories associated with high school and being a teenager having fun with friends. I believe that the things that drew me to this song the most was the lyrics about everyone having a 'spark' something that makes them special and powerful, it is also about following your dreams 'because everything is gonna be alright'.

The song that reminds me of now is Against the Currents 'Fireproof' this is because it is one of my favourite current songs and for some reason i tend to play it on repeat constantly, it is a powerful female vocal track, I really like the edgy rocky style of it, It's one of those songs that you feel you have to play at full volume when tidying the house, or doing homework, it is the song that i just cant resits singing at the top of my lungs to.

Over all i believe that music means a lot to me, it is a very powerful thing and can get make you feel such a wide range of emotions, it can change your mood in an instant. It allows you to become who ever you want when listening, whether that be the uk's number 1 vocalist, the best dancer that had ever danced or just makes you feel relaxed and at home. Music has affected me a lot, it has allowed me to create friendships that i probably wouldn't before.