True Colors Shining

I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the sc

ene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water.
- Ray Charles

It can’t be explained; the impact a single song can have on a human being. The way hearing that

There are few things in life can affect the psyche of someone the way a simple three minute musical performance can.

It doesn’t work for everyone. For some, music is the sound played between the news updates on your local radio. For others, it is the background noise that keeps them from going insane while sitting at a desk.

And then there is that other group. You know who I’m talking about. If you’re reading this, odds are you’re one of us. These are the people who obsess over it. It’s not a hobby or a pastime, or something to listen to in the car or at the gym.

No my friends, it’s a pas

sion. Something you wake up to in the morning, go to sleep to at night, and think about continually in the time between the two.

That’s why I’ve decided to start this blog. It’s going to be a place for me to praise the music I love, scorn the music I hate, and rant about everything in between. The songs you will see posted on here don’t fit into a single music genre. Describing a song in one word is much like describing a person in one word: impossible. I hate musical genres, but that’s another rant for another time.

For now, let’s listen to some tunes and have a good weekend.

-SS

First up on the bill is Beatrice Martin, better known by her stage name Coeur de Pirate. If that name sounds familiar, it’s likely because of her recent work with Ontario Reggae rockers Bedouin Soundclash. Their song Brutal Hearts was a standout on the band’s most recent album Light the Horizon.

Most of her work is done in French, but from time to time she will grace us with an English tune. Here is her cover of True Colors: