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“We gotta let go of all of our ghosts,

we both know we ain’t kids no more.”

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 4 – A Song That Reminds You of Someone You Would Rather Forget About

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It’s hard, because I constantly say that I don’t want to forget any experience or cast it aside because it helped shape me into the person I am today. Even if that is a person who stops and says, “fuck that. I’m never doing that shit again.”

But, here’s what I have to offer:

“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele.

I had gotten back from one of probably the most emotionally fucked up nights of my life. It was one of those situations that it honestly takes time for you to process and really chew and say that what had happened was severely fucked up. It has, since, helped me articulate my needs and really understand my self-respect.

To add to the fucked-uped-ness, the involved stated over and over how profound and deep the experience was. 

Honestly, the only thing profound and deep about it was the degree to which it was fucked up.

But, at the time, I was a mess of confusion and feelings. I had been driven home and it was one of the true instances when I felt profoundly alone. I turned my Pandora on and this song came on and it just cut deep. I hadn’t begun to fully process, but the song somehow struck the right chord. 

For another song I’ll be releasing to the universe, go here.

And for one I’m reclaiming because fuck that, go here.

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I’ve been a huge fan of Adele ever since 19 came out and just the power in her voice when she sang “Hometown Glory” brought me to tears. Because, let’s be honest, the gal has pipes. And a shitton of soul. My friend was playing this song in her room a few months ago and I was like, “oh my gosh, it’s Adele.” And I’ve been kind of hooked now for a while. 

This video is just so beautiful. Because the song itself takes something so transcendent and manages to hit it without even being remotely cliche. And then this video does the same way. It’s sexual in a really subtle way. It’s harsh without being overtly so. It’s just got that beautiful voice, that soul, that visceral understanding of emotion. 

I’m glad she’s getting a lot more popular than she was in her 19 days. Apparently, she’s always been a huge deal around the UK, but we all know the United States has a huge amount of trouble accepting a curvy girl who is pretty unapologetic about being so. And, I don’t know, it’s pretty awesome to see someone respected on the basis of talent

Gosh, I’ve been doing a lot of ranting lately.