You Gotta Be

I love music. I teach it and I perform it. I sing, hum and whistle throughout most of my day. This is just a way for me to discuss (and learn more about) some of the music that shapes my teaching, my performing and my every day life:)

Here goes!

I was doing a little research today. I was trying to find songs that had to do with the following:

• hopes and dreams
• aspirations
• identity
• purpose for your life

Of course there are REAMS of songs out there that have one or more of these ideas as their main theme. The stuggle I was facing was to find ones that my students might enjoy:) This is NOT an easy task! Kids know what they like and they have difficulty being convinced that something is worth listening to if they have made up their minds that it is garbage. But that's part of what makes my job fun....

Anyway, I was looking for a song, and I came across this one:

You Gotta Be by Des'ree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r32vw4260G4

Check out the video at the link above.

I had COMPLETELY forgotten about this song (it's from 1999, i think!) But, in true J. fashion, still remembered most of the words:) The video, I do admit, is a little hokey. But the words of the song are truly inspiring. Words like this:

"TIME ASKS NO QUESTIONS, IT GOES ON WITHOUT YOU, LEAVING YOU BEHIND IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE PACE... "

And Des'ree (the artist, as well as the name of my sister!) is gorgeous. She has such cute dimples:)



Enjoy!

J.