It's an Intangible Skill I Have

If you know anything about me, it's that music is pretty much my life. I connect so much with it and just find some things so catchy that I will legitimately listen to a song up to 60 times in a row because I'm reveling in the story and emotion it shares or it's just so freakin' catchy that I can't not listen to it. I listen to music when I drive, when I'm in the shower, when I'm walking, when I'm studying, right before I go to bed, even while I write this I'm listening to music. I just feel like I have an intangible connection with music: I know what's gonna get big before it gets big. Or at least stumbled upon/discovered it long before it hits the top 40 playlists on the radio or got anywhere near a million views on Youtube. And, no, this isn't my cry for validation as a hipster. I don't want to belong to that category. Absolutely not. No. NO!

All I'm saying is that I seem to have an ear for music. I may not be able to tell what is pitchy or not, if a note is off key, but I just have an ability to find music (I'm always on a constant search) and discover it before the masses do. This may payoff one day when I apply to be a talent scout or something. This could be my resume.

I realized that I possessed this skill when Facebook reminded me of a status from a year ago (about two weeks ago) with lyrics from the song "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry. Please click below and enjoy!



I found this country trio about a year ago, heard this song and bought the album and became familiar with their work. And just currently it's #27 on iTunes' Top 100 songs, #25 on the Country Charts, #12 on the Pop Charts, they released a pop version because it was garnering so much popularity, and were nominated for 5 CMAs including Single of the Year, Song of the Year, New Artist, Video of the Year, and Vocal Group of the Year. That's pretty big stuff. And some pretty big titles. Now I know because I had heard their music that someone had actually discovered them first and produced their album before I got to them, but I noticed them early on in their career. Again, not saying I did the work, but I know something's got the potential to be big when I hear it. And if you don't believe that I had heard them way back in the day, here's a screenshot of my status:



Other songs I've discovered in advance that have become hits/are on their way are "Mr. Saxobeat" by Romanian pop singer Alexandra Stan who made an effective use of the saxophone in pop music long before Lady Gaga and Katy Perry decided to feature it on one of their most recent tracks "The Edge of Glory" and "Last Friday Night (TGIF)" respectively.



And "This City" by former lead singer of Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump, with some help from Lupe Fiasco



As I discover new stuff that I think y'all should hear or that I think has the potential of getting big, I'll indicate with a "This Could Get Big." This is a great statement that works well, because said with the right emphasis on different words and punctuation, it could mean so many different things :) You'll learn as time goes on!