Taking in all that Holiday Goodness

Nothing like a good holiday cheer to really set up a nice day in my opinion. Add family and good music, you get the entire Big Mac combo. Now, good music. Was there a more debatable topic? The definition of good music, differs greatly by each person. However, this is where I present my opinion, so I'll give you my definition of good music.

To go straight into the point, Frank Sinatra would be an example of good music. It's smooth, it's relaxing, and it never goes sideways. With Frank Sinatra, not a song can go wrong and if one ever does, it's usually because the song itself is bad to begin with. Sinatra's voice is truly one of a kind. The sort of ringing depth that seems to emanate from the very base of his soul. Allow me to present exhibit A.

Every time Sinatra hits a good note, I feel like he's shaking me by my shoulders and saying, "hey buddy, this is it. This is the spot." His voice is so powerful and spirited, I feel it has a corporeal existence just by itself. That as soon as his voice escapes the speakers it materializes in front of my eyes and turns into something that I can not only simply hear, but feel. Feel it tickle my ears literally, and make me smile as soon as it touches by skin.

Mr. Sinatra's philosophy on love certainly is as great and rare to be found today as his voice is. Allow him to lecture you on love on this next song.

and this next song.

And there are many more like that. The lyrics to every song, sometimes plain, sometimes filled with metaphors, are always honest and coming from a speaker of truth who have seen life's ways.

I got introduced to Mr. Sinatra through an old friend of mine whom I've kept in touch with for a long time. At first, I listened to it because I thought it was good study music, and it certainly is. It's soothing, it's melodious, and it's not too blindly stimulating.

Then slowly I realized that swing music is surprisingly enjoyable. It was certainly the sort of thing I would listen to on a lazy sunday afternoon. Besides Sinatra however, I haven't really found other swing musicians, but I'm still satisfied. I have about four hundred of his songs to cycle through. So give a listen, and see if you like them. I can assure you, that you really aren't going to find songs like this anywhere, all due to at least one fact: Sinatra's voice. Enjoy!