Unforeseen Difficulties of Being a Musician Vol. 1
Living Outside of a Musical
It’s almost-impressively easy for me to burst into song. I am conditioned to hear a phrase or a musical line and respond. No one is safe, not even my Honda CR-V. The first three start-up tones will certainly be followed by a full performance of Bette Midler’s “The Rose” — even though I don’t know any words past “Some say love… it is a…”
A simple phrase in any sentence can elicit an involuntary response in song. If you’re not prepared, this will completely derail the flow of conversation. Gabi and I will sometimes get lost in a full performance before realizing we still need to pick a restaurant for dinner. Here are a few “trigger phrases” to get me going…
“…it’s been a while…” — STAIND
“…it wasn’t me…” — SHAGGY
“…hello…” —LIONEL
“…all I wanna do…” —SHERYL
“…whatever it is…” —ZBB
“…do you remember…” —MICHAEL
“…it’s cold outside…” —MATCHBOX
“…stop…” —SURPREMES
“…turn it off…” — MORMON
“…this is how…” — NICKELBACK
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I know that I’m not alone in this… What are some phrases that trigger your inner musician to burst out? Comment below and aggravate us all!
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