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Music Has the Power to Heal!

10/29/2015

 
    Can you believe that it’s November already?!?! Time is flying by us at a breakneck speed.  For your blog post this week, I want us to continue to think about differences.  Thank you so much to those people who followed the instructions last week and wrote a journal post from Ellie’s perspective.   It was so wonderful to see how you all were so respectful of the idea of difference and that we all need to respect and be respected for our differences.  I think it’s so powerful that music has the ability to change an idea, to help people see positives and to bring people up when they’re down.  For your blog post this week, I’d like you to:
  • find a song that helps you feel up when you’re down.  
  • Write the title and artist
  • Copy and paste a verse from the song that has meaning for you
  • Write down why this song and verse are meaningful for you

Here’s my example:
I have chosen the song “Dear Prudence” originally by the Beatles but the version I like best is by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.  
The verse I like the most is:
Dear Prudence, open up your eyes
Dear Prudence, see the sunny skies
The wind is low, the birds will sing
That you are part of everything
Dear Prudence, won't you open up your eyes?
I really like this song because it reminds me that there is beauty in everything in the world and it’s just your perspective and ability to see it that changes.  I really like the idea that we are all a part of everything in this world and we’re all connected.
This song really helps me when I feel down.  

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Yerin<3
10/29/2015 12:55:08 pm

For this assignment I chose "Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson
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The verse that really speaks to me is the chorus,"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger,stand a little taller."

This song makes me feel better when I am sad because it reminds me that when I have a bad day there are more to come,and it makes me feel like someone is sort of motivating me to be strong and telling me to be happy.😃

Salma
10/29/2015 04:16:45 pm

I choose "brave" by Sara bareilles

Every single word in the song cashes me but this verse has a good meaning!
so The verse in the song that really cashes me is when she says "Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave"

I think this song has a really good meaning because You should always be brave and speak up! You shouldn't matter about how others think about you. This song also make me feel happy because it reminds me that I can be brave and so can everyone else!

Amber
10/29/2015 04:20:40 pm

So the song I chose is drag me down by one direction
it says ALL MY LIFE YOU STOOD BY ME WHEN NO ONE ELSE WAS EVER BEHIND ME ALL THESE LIGHTS YOU CANT BLIND ME WITH YOUR LOVE NOBODY CAN DRAG ME DOWN. To me this feels like I have my family and Friends to be with who love me and would die for me... If they had to... It makes me feel happy because I feel relived of my stress when I hear that!

Khushi
10/30/2015 12:21:49 am

Song: Fight Song By:Rachel Platten

Verse: THIS IS MY FIGHT SONG TAKE BACK MT LIFE SONG PROOVE I'M ALRIGHT SONG.

Why: This song is meaningful to me because when i'm sad I listen to the song and when I listen to that verse I feel like I'm capable of anything and that I can fight what I'm feeling and move on from that sad event and get ready for my next adventure.The song makes me feel like I'm the only person in the world and I just zone out.

Monica
10/31/2015 07:26:21 am

The song that I chose is Put your Hearts Up by Ariana Grande

The verse that I think is touching is
" Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world (change the world)

Don't let em bring you down now, down now
Don't let em bring you down now, down now

I love this verse because This song makes me feel really good about myself because of the verse
"Don't let em bring you down now, down now" When I feel sad I always listen to that song because it makes me happy when I am down. Also when it says Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world (change the world) . Because we can change all the war and make peace in the world with love That's why I love this song.

Blake
11/1/2015 07:40:17 am

1.Thunderstruck by the band ACDC

2.I looked round
And I knew there was no turning back

3.That verse pumps me up because its like when they said no turning back it means try your best and never give up so no turning back when you do something.

Chloe
11/1/2015 04:25:11 pm

The song that I chose was Confident by Demi Lovato. One of the verses that I like inside this song is "What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being, what's wrong with being confident?"

I like this song because it reminds me that I should always be confident in myself. I should always think that I can do anything and be confident in myself and my abilities.

Ana link
11/1/2015 05:02:00 pm

I chose love myself by Hailee Steinfeld

My Favorite verse
is hey I love myself I don't need anybody else!

It's telling you you don't need people to have a good time and that you should love yourself the matter what.

Dominique
11/2/2015 12:31:55 pm

Stronger by Kelly Clarkson

Verse from song: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Why: Because it's telling you to never give up and what ever you do it makes you stronger.

Sydney
11/2/2015 12:32:48 pm

My Song that always makes me feel happy and keeps my spirits up is "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift.

My favorite verse of the song is...
But I keep cruising can't stop, won't stop grooving It's like I got this music In my mind saying, "It's gonna be alright."

This verse of the song means to me that people can put you down but you can't let it bother you and just know everything will be alright.
It also makes me happy cause its a fun upbeat song and sometimes that's all I need to brighten my day.

Aidanp
11/2/2015 12:50:59 pm

I chose Centuries From Fall Out Boys My favorite verse is "the kids are all wrong the stories are off heavy metal broke my heart"

I think this means the kids don't get it right and the story is not like that and that stuff is like heavy metal and it broke his heart

Aidan
11/4/2015 02:52:29 pm

no no no

Rayna
11/2/2015 01:12:32 pm

The song that makes me feel better when I am down is Happy By: Pharrell Williams.

My favorite verse of this song is...

Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah,
Well, give me all you got, and don't hold it back, yeah,
Well, I should probably warn you I'll be just fine, yeah,
No offense to you, don't waste your time

This song helps me when I am sad because it says to just be happy and don't let anything or anyone bring you down.

Haider
11/2/2015 02:42:00 pm

My favourite song is just lose it by Eminem

My favourite verse in this song is:

It's Friday and it's my day just to party all the to Sunday maybe 'til Monday I don't know what day everyday' just a holiday.

This song helps me when it's Friday and I can do something awesome or fun outside with my friends rather than sitting home doing nothing.

Emily
11/2/2015 03:51:18 pm

Jet Black Heart by 5sos

Verse : Everybody’s got their demons, Even wide awake or dreaming, I’m the one who ends up leaving, Make it okay, See a war I wanna fight it, See a match I wanna strike it, Every fire I’ve ignited, Faded to grey.

This song makes me happy because it just reminds me about what is going on in my life. I can think of things that makes me happy and sad. It makes me really think how I am doing in life and thinking of what is going on around my family and friends. This song reminds me of mostly my struggles and it helps me think of what I can improve on!

tom
11/2/2015 05:55:40 pm

I did not know many English songs because I just came from China. My mom played the song Hero by: Mariah Carey to me on the imternet
when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you
This is a good song, I like this song because when I got hopeless, when I met problems this song give me strength I got confidence.

Kai
11/3/2015 12:52:49 pm

I chose Budapest by George Ezra

Verse "My acres of land That I've achieved It may be hard for you to stop and believe But for you ooh, you ooh I'd leave it all"

I chose this verse because it reminds me to take advantage of the privileges I get in life.

Aidan Roseland-Barnes
11/3/2015 02:33:26 pm

Song: Belive
Artist: Mumford & Sons
Verse: Well I don't even know if I believe
I don't even know if I believe
I don't even know if I wanna believe
Everything you're trying to say to me

So open up my eyes
Tell me I'm alive
This is never gonna go our way
If I'm gonna have to guess what's on your mind.
This song and verse just change my mood. I don't know why but they just do.

Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPXwSBFbGs

Connor
11/3/2015 03:08:59 pm

Title: This is what it feels like
Artist: Armin van Buuren

Verse: Nobody here knocking at my door
The sound of silence I can’t take anymore
Nobody ringing my telephone now
Oh how I miss such a beautiful sound

Connor
11/3/2015 03:10:30 pm

This is what it feels like by Armin van Buuren

Nobody here knocking at my door
The sound of silence I can’t take anymore
Nobody ringing my telephone now
Oh how I miss such a beautiful sound

This song helps me stay happy because it is awesome and the song is made in the Nevada desert!

Logan
11/4/2015 12:39:14 pm

The song I chose was lose yourself by EMINEM


Verse: Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted. In one moment would you capture it, or just let it slip


This song helps me because in life you only get one shot to do stuff so you can let it slip or capture.

jaiden
11/4/2015 12:43:24 pm

the song I choose is alright by walk off the earth the verse I like is when she says your one and only and no fear and lonely your all alright he you your all alright

AidanP
11/4/2015 03:03:20 pm

I chose Centuries by Fall Out Boy.The verse I chose was the chorus 'remember me for Centuries' I like this verse because the verse is catchy and has a meaning that you will remember a person for ever and ever even when they pass away
























Patrick
11/4/2015 05:25:08 pm

The song i chose was happy
By Pharrell williams the verse that i like is.
Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah,
Well, give me all you got, and don't hold it back, yeah,
Well, I should probably warn you I'll be just fine, yeah,
No offense to you, don't waste your time
Here's why

I chose the song happy because when i am down it lifts my spirit and when i am down it tells me that it is just a hump in the road to being successful and that you can be what you want and don't care what people think of you it is what you think about yourself.

patrick
11/4/2015 05:30:04 pm

Sorry i posted a song that was already up there good thing i saw rayna did it or else i would looked like i copied it.

Patrick
11/4/2015 05:35:33 pm

There song i chose was immortals by fallout boys my verse was

They say we are what we are
But we don't have to be.
I'm bad behavior but I do it in the best way.
I'll be the watcher (watcher) of the eternal flame.
I'll be the guard dog of all your fever dreams.

I think by that it means that you can be whatever you want to be without somebody saying what you have to be.

Cali-Rose
11/5/2015 04:04:21 am

I do not have a favorite song.
Um... l really don't know.

Nicole
11/5/2015 12:14:03 pm

The song I chose is "Fly" by Maddie and Tae.
The verse that I chose is
So keep on climbing, though the ground might shake
Just keep on reaching though the limb might break
We’ve come this far, don’t you be scared now
'Cause you can learn to fly on the way down.

That song always brings me up because it reminds me to never give up and to always try my best.

Jessica
11/5/2015 12:29:42 pm

I chose jailhouse rock by Elvis Presly

"Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone"

I chose this because I wan't to keep playing the tenor saxaphone and I just really liked the lyrics to the song.

Lucas
11/5/2015 01:24:46 pm

The song that I chose to do is "Don't worry be happy" by Bob McFerrin

The lyrics that I chose in the song is :

Now listen to what what I say
In life expect some trouble
when you worry you make it double
But don't worry beeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaappy
be happy now.

I chose this song because the singer has a really happy voice and the song also has a really happy message and a good message it is to always be happy and to never worry if you don't have to and I really like that. I also like this song because it also has a little humor in it for example the lyric Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed
Don't worry, be happy.

Noah
11/5/2015 05:50:31 pm

I have a few songs that get me happy

1. The first song is called Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell I like this song because it has a really nice beat to it and these are the upbeat lyrics
"Ain't no mountain high enough,
Ain't no valley low enough,
Ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you" I like these lyrics because they are really upbeat and It is saying that you can do anything you want.

2. The 2nd song is "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi I like this song because it is very inspirational and gets your feet the lyrics that make me happy are
"Its my life
Its now or never
I ain't gonna live for ever
I just want to life while I'm alive
Its my life" I like this song because it means that I need to make the most of it and the is very inspirational and up beat

3. That last song is "What a Wonderful World" by Luis Armstrong and like this song because It is just SO happy and these are the lyrics that I liked.
"I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world" I like this song because you cant be mad when this song is playing it is calming and the lyrics are really positive.

Vib
11/6/2015 04:45:19 am

Shawn Mendes - Something Big
my averse is “Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson
This means to me to not look at athe day aahead abut athea happy athing athat ais going ato happen.


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