Soundtrack Of My Life Analysis

The Soundtrack of my life

The world of music is full of songs from variety of genres that include pop, rock and roll, country, and has a way of effecting us. It’s found in almost every part of the earth, as a way of making the world more derive, and helps a way to relieve stress from our daily lives in this world. But, no matter what genre someone listens to, everyone has the favorite songs they like to play in the car or on their phones. As Billy Joel once said ‘’I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by, no matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music’’. I consider many songs from different artists related to Gun N’ Roses, Bon Jovi, Green Day, and Daniel

Powter to name a few. These songs define me as a human being, tells about the many hardships that showed its head every now and then that l have to learn to get through it. Despite this, the events shaped me in my later years and defined many quantities of myself, such as my personality. One of my greatest qualities is my hard working attitude and the song that best captures that is ‘’ it’s my life ‘’ by Bon Jovi.

The song ‘’ it’s my life ‘’ by Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin from their greatest hits album is one of my many favorite that l like to listen to on the computer or in the car, because the lyrics are saying l have one life to live in this world to the fullest by my way. While l do not completely agree with the whole song, the lyric ‘’ it my life and it’s now or never, l am not going to live forever ‘’ suggests someone should take control of his or her life before too much important things slip through the cracks. When l first heard the song, l was at Joe’s place that was sitting on top of a hill, living every close to nature and l drove down in my Ponetic Am car. After arriving at this home, Joe greeted me and we walked to the garage at came with the house, showed me the right way to paint the wooden flower beds in this backyard, and asked if l wanted music playing while l paint for him. I thought ‘’ what the heck ’’, so about half way through listening to the speakers in the garage pumping out music, l heard the song and ask him if l could take it home to rip it to the computer. After that, the song has become one of my favorite artists and learned that we have one life in this world, from childhood to adulthood. But there is another song by Daniel Powter about the bad days in our life and the reason l do not take myself too seriously.

The song, in tiled ‘’ you had a bad day’’ defines my fun loving side of my personality, where l like to joke around.

No matter how bad my day could end up, it is helpful to keep moving forward in life. If someone goes through life taking himself or herself too seriously, they cannot get the most out of daily life. After a childhood event, the fear of expressing myself has loomed on me, but l must not let this bring me down. Life is not always full of sunshine and happiness, sometimes clouds of gloom start to cover up the sun from view. I don’t know much about Daniel Powter, mostly because this is the only song l listen to that he wrote. Despite this, the tone is the opposite of what the title suggests, as it is uplifting to listen to. While the song is cheerful, there is another song that is related to my past life troubles that l buried for my own good and is mostly left

behind.

The song’’ Boulevard of Broken Dreams’’ written by American punk rock band green day in the ‘’American idiot’’ album released in the year 2004. It was the most successful song they made and sold over two million copies in 2010. I know little about Green Day, since l first learned about it this year after my elven grade was over. While parts of the song do not reflect my personality, the tone of the music tells of my many lows l had to deal with and almost was crawling through my past life. This gloominess stemmed from an event in my childhood that me in a despised-like state, which cause me to be almost as quiet as a church mouse. I did not try to make friends during that time or express myself much. The mood of the song suggest someone that is suffering from feeling bad and has experienced some heartbreak, so he or she is giving up on living life to the fullest. Thankfully, these feelings have mostly been put in the past for my own good to move forward in life, as going backwards will affect my future in a bad way. But, there is another song with a brighter tone that is one of my favorites by Guns N Roses showcasing my relaxed side of my personality.

I have many favorite rock and roll songs by variety of artists, although ‘’Paradise City’’ by Guns N Roses best relates to my humorous side. I say this because, the lyric ‘’ take me down to paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty’’, means he or she wants to relax and enjoy the day at hand. I personally like to relax when l have no chores, homework, and other things at need to be taken care of. When there is free time to burn, l like to ride the bike or playing fetch with Delilah, which is mixed breed dog. Playing outside is how i relieve some stress of the daily dealings with life and playing video games when the day winds down. If i overload myself with stressful things that included jobs, chores, paperwork, and many other things or life would not be as fruitful. Sometimes it pays to slow down, enjoy life with friends and the little things, and then the big things will take care of themselves. Gun N Roses song ‘’paradise city’’ has been my longtime favorite in my life since l heard it on the video game on Xbox 360 called ‘’Burnout Paradise’’ released around the year two thousand and eight. Finally, there is one more song in my five sound soundtrack about my life that along with the other favorites define my personally as a human and shows the up or downs in my life.

Lastly, the song ‘’sweet child of mine’’ by the same artist that is also one of my top favorite songs on my five song soundtrack because it reminds me of a simpler time during my childhood and was released in the year eighteen eighty seven.

Back then, l had a more carefree life with less responsible to deal with, but l must not let the past catch up to me. But I cannot change the past, as it is set in stone, but l can affect the future by doing something about it now. I miss the simple life once in awhile, but there is no need for me to stay in the past. Gun N Roses ‘’sweet child of mine’’ tone is someone having fun and enjoying what life has to offer, relating to my carefree side of my personality. Now that i'm eighteen, life has more responsibly as an adult in this world and to be successful, I must learn to navigate the road of life without major accidents and my soundtrack shows my

experiences.

These five songs best tell of my many troubles i had to deal with, the shaping of my personality in life, and the reason they relate to me. So far, life has started to turn around for the better and my past events has defined me today. Everyone in this world has experiences, that depending on how he or she deals with the problem, affects the future in different ways. As Victor Hugo once stated ‘’ Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent’’. Sometime, life can be very hard, both emotional and physical, but the key is to keep going and to not give up. Life is like a roller-coaster of gains and falls in a theme park. There is times where someone may hit a brick wall and fall into a depressed-like state, but it’s possible to break free of the grip thought music. I’m a person that does not take himself too seriously in life and tries to live my life to the fullest. If l let time slip by in life, there would be many chances that would go over my head. My soundtrack is a reflection of my past, personality, the hurdles i had to jump over and how i live, and what makes me as a human being.

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