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I need I need and I need and I need so
I need I need and I need and I need so much I drown and all the things that I
much I drown and all the things that I
much I drown and all the things that I crave that I can’t put a name to like
crave that I can’t put a name to like
crave that I can’t put a name to like their remains piled here with no records
their remains piled here with no records
their remains piled here with no records no idea of the faint glimmers of want in
no idea of the faint glimmers of want in
no idea of the faint glimmers of want in my ribcage and I need my own two arms
my ribcage and I need my own two arms
my ribcage and I need my own two arms can’t hold all the things that I shoved
can’t hold all the things that I shoved
can’t hold all the things that I shoved to the side when no one’s looking hoping
to the side when no one’s looking hoping
to the side when no one’s looking hoping praying that I’ll feel real in the
praying that I’ll feel real in the
praying that I’ll feel real in the morning because it’s been so long since
morning because it’s been so long since
morning because it’s been so long since I touched another human being this could
I touched another human being this could
I touched another human being this could all just be a dream between alarms I
all just be a dream between alarms I
all just be a dream between alarms I begged myself to become a doctor do no
begged myself to become a doctor do no
begged myself to become a doctor do no harm
harm
harm I can’t tell if I’d feel more at peace
I can’t tell if I’d feel more at peace
I can’t tell if I’d feel more at peace or quietly at war in the dark but there
or quietly at war in the dark but there
or quietly at war in the dark but there will still be a person sighs to scar
will still be a person sighs to scar
will still be a person sighs to scar when I wake up aching still still I need
you think my name is Jimmy LaBelle I
you think my name is Jimmy LaBelle I wrote that poem I think my freshman year
wrote that poem I think my freshman year
wrote that poem I think my freshman year of college really the inspiration for it
of college really the inspiration for it
of college really the inspiration for it was I feel like college is a time when
was I feel like college is a time when
was I feel like college is a time when people they have so much that they’re
people they have so much that they’re
people they have so much that they’re thinking about that they’re trying to
thinking about that they’re trying to
thinking about that they’re trying to figure out about themselves that they
figure out about themselves that they
figure out about themselves that they can’t really pinpoint all the things
can’t really pinpoint all the things
can’t really pinpoint all the things that they’re feeling in the moment
that they’re feeling in the moment
that they’re feeling in the moment sometimes and that’s exactly where I was
sometimes and that’s exactly where I was
sometimes and that’s exactly where I was at around 3:00 a.m. on a random freshman
at around 3:00 a.m. on a random freshman
at around 3:00 a.m. on a random freshman night I don’t know if you all can relate
night I don’t know if you all can relate
night I don’t know if you all can relate to that I wanted to talk to you about
to that I wanted to talk to you about
to that I wanted to talk to you about about music today it isn’t an uncommon
about music today it isn’t an uncommon
about music today it isn’t an uncommon experience for us to hear a song that
experience for us to hear a song that
experience for us to hear a song that sounds exactly like another song no
sounds exactly like another song no
sounds exactly like another song no matter how different they are in style
matter how different they are in style
matter how different they are in style or how far apart they are in years
or how far apart they are in years
or how far apart they are in years sometimes we hear songs that simply
sometimes we hear songs that simply
sometimes we hear songs that simply sound the same and with the
sound the same and with the
sound the same and with the accessibility of YouTube
accessibility of YouTube
accessibility of YouTube the popularity of mashups when you swish
the popularity of mashups when you swish
the popularity of mashups when you swish two songs together I feel like we’ve
two songs together I feel like we’ve
two songs together I feel like we’ve reached a point where all of those
reached a point where all of those
reached a point where all of those things are so much more visible now in a
things are so much more visible now in a
things are so much more visible now in a real-time I mean it’s not a new
real-time I mean it’s not a new
real-time I mean it’s not a new phenomenon variations and paraphrasing
phenomenon variations and paraphrasing
phenomenon variations and paraphrasing that creates similar sounding songs
that creates similar sounding songs
that creates similar sounding songs musicians in Europe in the church they
musicians in Europe in the church they
musicians in Europe in the church they had melodies from the liturgy that
had melodies from the liturgy that
had melodies from the liturgy that sounded exactly like the local songs of
sounded exactly like the local songs of
sounded exactly like the local songs of the common people I know that church
the common people I know that church
the common people I know that church musicians especially black church
musicians especially black church
musicians especially black church musicians you can hear all the harmonies
musicians you can hear all the harmonies
musicians you can hear all the harmonies and chord progressions that they used on
and chord progressions that they used on
and chord progressions that they used on a regular basis in popular music still
a regular basis in popular music still
a regular basis in popular music still to this day for instance Little Richard
to this day for instance Little Richard
to this day for instance Little Richard artists like Ray Charles they took the
artists like Ray Charles they took the
artists like Ray Charles they took the sounds that they heard in the pews and
sounds that they heard in the pews and
sounds that they heard in the pews and turn them into radio hits
[Music]
[Music] this is a very popular chord progression
this is a very popular chord progression
this is a very popular chord progression and depending on how old you are or what
and depending on how old you are or what
and depending on how old you are or what songs you enjoy listening to it could
songs you enjoy listening to it could
songs you enjoy listening to it could just about the anything the most popular
just about the anything the most popular
just about the anything the most popular song I’m sure we’ve Muslims have heard
song I’m sure we’ve Muslims have heard
song I’m sure we’ve Muslims have heard that this chord progression is used in
that this chord progression is used in
that this chord progression is used in is just the two of us by Bill Withers
is just the two of us by Bill Withers
is just the two of us by Bill Withers it’s a pretty popular melody
[Music]
[Music] you hear didn’t think how could it
you hear didn’t think how could it
you hear didn’t think how could it possibly be another song but the the
possibly be another song but the the
possibly be another song but the the style is very so much different artists
style is very so much different artists
style is very so much different artists depending on how fast or slow they play
depending on how fast or slow they play
depending on how fast or slow they play it what genre they prefer to make music
it what genre they prefer to make music
it what genre they prefer to make music and can turn this same chord progression
and can turn this same chord progression
and can turn this same chord progression into just about anything I like it
into just about anything I like it
into just about anything I like it by DeBarge I don’t know if anyone in
by DeBarge I don’t know if anyone in
by DeBarge I don’t know if anyone in here prefers eighties music but I know
here prefers eighties music but I know
here prefers eighties music but I know for sure that Janet Jackson she used it
for sure that Janet Jackson she used it
for sure that Janet Jackson she used it if you’re a fan of Janet Jackson I get
if you’re a fan of Janet Jackson I get
if you’re a fan of Janet Jackson I get so lonely
so lonely
so lonely Black Jupiter by Sheree know is a more
Black Jupiter by Sheree know is a more
Black Jupiter by Sheree know is a more recent addition my boo by ghost town
recent addition my boo by ghost town
recent addition my boo by ghost town DJ’s also very popular in the 90s so
DJ’s also very popular in the 90s so
DJ’s also very popular in the 90s so many songs and what makes it so
many songs and what makes it so
many songs and what makes it so beautiful what makes this one chord
beautiful what makes this one chord
beautiful what makes this one chord progression so interesting is that
progression so interesting is that
progression so interesting is that [Music]
[Music]
[Music] different artists using it to suit their
different artists using it to suit their
different artists using it to suit their own purposes it could reach several
own purposes it could reach several
own purposes it could reach several different audiences it can be played at
different audiences it can be played at
different audiences it can be played at several different tempos give a
several different tempos give a
several different tempos give a different feeling every time you listen
different feeling every time you listen
different feeling every time you listen to it and a different song that
to it and a different song that
to it and a different song that universality how many other ways can we
universality how many other ways can we
universality how many other ways can we look at something that looks just like
look at something that looks just like
look at something that looks just like something else and bridge a gap
something else and bridge a gap
something else and bridge a gap especially in today’s climate it’s
especially in today’s climate it’s
especially in today’s climate it’s important that we realize all the things
important that we realize all the things
important that we realize all the things that we enjoy the things that we step
that we enjoy the things that we step
that we enjoy the things that we step into personally in our day-to-day lives
into personally in our day-to-day lives
into personally in our day-to-day lives they’re far more Universal than we think
they’re far more Universal than we think
they’re far more Universal than we think it could just be the exact same thing
it could just be the exact same thing
it could just be the exact same thing with different window dressing when you
with different window dressing when you
with different window dressing when you really get down to it and that’s the
really get down to it and that’s the
really get down to it and that’s the beauty of music I think
beauty of music I think
beauty of music I think [Music]
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