MY PLAYLIST, MY SELF:
Thinking About Pop Culture
Oceans (Where feet may fail)- Hillsong
Send Me On My Way- Rusted Root
Gentle On My Mind- Dean Martin
Dance All Night- The Dirty Heads
Music is an important part of my life. Often times our popular culture
listens to songs that fits their mood and would say “this is the song that
describes me right now”. Choosing a few songs to introduce myself is a
difficult task, as there are many. As I sat down, I thought about what is
important to me. Jesus and worship are important parts of my life, hence why I
chose the songs "Please Be My Strength" by Gungor and "Oceans (Where Feet May
Fail)" by Hillsong. Both of these songs are a good reminder to me. Please Be My
Strength encourages me to stand firm in my faith and to continue to trust in
the Lord. "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" talks about walking on water, meaning,
that we should take a step of faith, in whatever that may be. For example, this past summer I traveled to Uruguay for six weeks to talk with college students about simply what they believe. That was a huge step of faith for me. I also thought
about how spontaneous I crave to be. The song "Send Me On My Way" by Rusted Root,
I feel, is about going with the flow. I really appreciate when people just do
life. It makes me want to be in a different country and live life there. The song "Gentle On My Mind" by Dean Martin is about the artist being a
wanderer and wanting to explore the world. I think life is a journey; a
passion of mine is culture and different parts of the world. The last song I
chose, "Dance All Night" by The Dirty Heads, is about dancing and letting your
worries go.
This playlist shows what my values
are. It also shows the various music types I like to listen to. These songs
give a good proposal of myself. People would learn a lot about my beliefs and
ideas. I feel like they would get intellect of my personality. I am a free bird
and the thought of adventure is exciting. I think people would be able to see a
gist of what I am like. A lot of stereotypes could be drawn from these genres
of music. I don’t think people would be able to see my heart for people and how
intentional I am. They wouldn’t be able to know the reasons behind my faith and
why I believe in what I do. It would also be difficult for them to depict me as
a certain type of person because all of my music is so different. People could
portray me as a hippie, a Jesus freak, or a classy lady!
My connection to something larger is
and will be an awesome journey. I love the Lord and I love crazy, wild
adventures. I feel called to be adventurous and crazy, along with sharing my
faith with the world. After knowing this concept about myself, I think it is
easy to listen to my playlist and agree with this notion.
Kelsey,
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you connected these songs to your personal life. I also feel that you did a great job portraying your message.
-Philip
I think you did a spectacular job at selecting a few songs and being able to portray yourself, not only in the songs chosen, though also through your literary style portraying an actual personality. This blog is quite well written and is easy to read and understand. I thought that your comment about the "People could portray me as a hippie, a Jesus freak, or a classy lady!" was hysterical. It did an excellent job at hitting on the fact that people are only able to make their own judgments as to what they think you are like. This statement makes the audience understand that biases and stereotypes should not entirely be present. All and all, I enjoyed it! Good Job!
ReplyDelete~Devin