Rengeteg zenét hallgatok, a legtöbbször olvasás közben is ott van zenelejátszó a fülembe dugva. Imádom, ha egy könyvben zenei utalás található, éppen ezért gondoltam, hogy csinálok egy ilyen post-sorozatot. Mindegyik ‘Zene a könyvben’ bejegyzésben találtok majd egy idézetet az adott könyvből és a hozzá kapcsolódó zeneszámot.
Elsőként Julie Johnson – Like Gravity című könyvét hoztam nektek, azon belül is a Blackbird című számot a The Beatles-től. Ez a jelenet az egyik kedvencem a könyvben. Brooklyn ekkor veszi először a bátorságot, hogy színpadra álljon, és megmutasson egy darabkát a lelkéből a közönségnek. Ráadásul nagyon-nagyon szeretem ezt a dalt, szerintem az egyik legszebb szám a Beatlestől.
I’m listening to music all the time. When I read, when I walk somewhere, when I work. I really love when a particular song shows up in a book, so in these ‘Music in the Book’ posts, you will find a quote from a book and the song witch is connected to the book.
This is the first post like that and I brought Like Gravity by Julie Johnson and The Blackbird by The Beatles for you. This was one my favorite scenes of the book. This is the first time, that Brooklyn takes a courage to step on stage and to show one piece of her soul to the audience. I think this one of the most beautiful songs of The Beatles. I hope you will enjoy it! 🙂
“Hey, you guys, I’m Brooklyn. I’ve never done this before, so cut me some slack, okay?”
There were some appreciative chuckles from the audience, helping to put me at ease. “I’m going to sing one of my favorite songs for you tonight. This is Blackbird by The Beatles.”
I strummed the opening chords easily. I’d been playing this song for so many years it was ingrained in my soul, a melody my fingers had memorized long ago. And though I had the upmost respect for The Beatles, I couldn’t help putting my own spin on the song.
I’d slowed it down to fit the acoustic atmosphere, raised it up an octave, and tried my damnedest to infuse my voice with all the emotions that the lyrics conveyed. Hope, sadness, love,rebirth: this song embodied them all.
The crowd faded away as I sang about learning to fly with broken wings, losing myself to the music. Of all the songs in the world, I’d always felt that this one fit me best. The lyrics gave me hope that maybe I wasn’t the only one who’d been shattered by death and loss and sorrow. That maybe everyone’s a little bit broken inside. “