Sweet Thing

It's been a while since my last 'FANGIRL SQUEE' post.

But I would like to take some time to talk about Mr. John Legend.

'John' is a pretty boring name, but it belongs to a few spectacular men.

John Legend is a man of soul, clarity and raw expression. His lyrics aren't filled with metaphor- they're pretty straightforward, and I like that.

Not to mention he gives Sex a voice. A low, rumbling, throaty voice.

The kind of music that you'd put on a playlist on repeat for a few hours and get a little hot and sweaty to.

I've loved Soul music since I was about 14- I had a dream of creating a beautiful soul piece for my final Year 12 assessment and getting the entire school choir to stand and sing it as the graduating class left the stage. (That didn't happen, but it's a very clear dream to me). The funny thing about John Legend, was that I bought his album on a whim. I liked the colour and the names of the songs.

Soul is easy to listen to, it doesn't require deciphering, it's honest, it's about love and life and it showcases artist's voices beautifully. The rhythm is always relaxed, slow and strong. It's a lazy afternoon in the summer sun. It's what you'd rather be doing when you're slugging it out and fighting through all your battles.

When I'm home, I like to cook and do the dishes and turn the music up so I can hear it from every room :)

And now, something to sooth your ears:
Hello, it's me


And here is the grammy performance that absolutely blew my mind when it happened. The Gods of Music looked down on me that day and Smiled. Grammy's 2007 performance of Love

goodnight lovely world
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