Music Prompt? Music Thingy!

At work a few weeks ago, I was using that Spotify DJ thing, the AI tool that slightly bugs me on principle, but not enough for me to boycott it. (You know the one?) Anyway, I was jamming out to songs I was familiar with, a few new ones, and then all of a sudden, I was stopped in my tracks.

A complete tone shift, the voice crooning in my ear was so utterly different from all that had come before. It was beautiful. Rough, raw, familiar too. Acoustic guitar, no drums, a lot of space to breathe, and soul-touching. I felt an empty cup inside myself begin to fill as the song unfolded. It was a magnificent moment. One of those “oh I can’t multi-task to this, can I?” moments. One of those moments I’ll remember for a while.

It got me thinking, too. Have any of you experienced this? Perhaps not with one hundred percent similarity to what I described, but close enough. Has there been a song that wowed you, even one you’d heard before, but never quite in this way?

Music is weird. It's weird how the same song can ebb and flow, being good one day and maybe, kinda sucking the next day. And lately, I’ve had a difficult time finding music I like. Like, I like a lot of music, most, I’d like to think, but for some reason, I don’t gravitate toward anything in particular. (Can we stop to appreciate how many "likes" I just used there? Moment of silence, if you please... Thank you.)

Because I work alone and need some kind of external motivator, music is kinda make or break my work day. I'm always on the hunt for a good playlist. What’s will energize, interest, and not annoy me?

And then I thought, let me turn this into a community activity. Because music is better with friends.

The Task

Send me a song that completely stops you in your tracks. Specifically, one that gets your attention after you’ve been listening to great songs for a while. The kind of song that you go, “whoa I didn’t realize it was that good until I had something to compare it to.”

Send me a song like that. (And, you know, think about it for a bit.)

Want to write an article about your song? Go for it. You could also just write a comment, though. No specs except for: I must have a link!

If I get enough for a 45 minute or longer playlist, so about twelve songs, I will make a playlist on Spotify and YouTube and share it in a new post. Feel free to write as much or as little as you want on why you chose the song you did. Note: this does not need to be your favorite song.

Here is mine, to start us off: Blue is the Eye by Ye Vagabonds.

I want this to be worth your time, so I’ll tip my favorites. Nothing exorbitant; it’s not a writing challenge, after all. But I’m very much looking forward to your responses! When I get the sense that the participation is waning, I’ll send the tips out. If you want to publish this as a Vocal Story, please do, but it isn’t necessary for the basic request of this prompt; a comment with a link will do just fine.

Not only will I get a work playlist out of this, I’ll be getting to know you all better too. What a lovely thought. ❤️

Cheers!

A/N: I know I'm posting more often than my pivot indicated. My schedule is all wonky and I'm just trying to embrace my chaos until things settle. It's just...gonna be weird for a while.