"Always in My Heart" - Tevin Campbell Freshman year. New school. New crush. New mixed tape. I didn't just receive them. I loved making them too, even as time-consuming as they were to make. This was way before music was at your fingertips. There was no such thing as playlist.com. CDs cost $20+ and who knew if all the songs were even good? Plus, I was a kid. I didn't have any money to buy anything. So, I used to keep the radio on with a fresh tape inside. The cassette player's pause/record buttons would be pressed down at the same time and ready to go. Once I heard the song I wanted (passed the commercial breaks and the DJ talking over the intro) I'd release the pause button and capture it. I used to love the feeling I'd get when an awesome song was being recorded. I'd always think, "Wow, what perfect timing." I'd sit there for hours trying to squeeze in as many songs as I could on one side. I remember seeing the ribbon grow smaller and ho...
A song pops up in my head in bed, carrying with it a memory that may not always be described in words. So the music in it of itself allows me to tell my stories. This is my writer's pen. This is my '3' and my 'M'. This is my passion in life; my blog; my light and though it may occasionally lose its shine, it will never completely leave me in the dark.