Next weekend, a small group of colleagues and partners are gathering at one of the homes for a games night. This one take a little bit of setup however, as we are diving into people's hearts, minds and pasts - and seeing what music makes up the stories of our lives. However, the main goal is to get together, listen to some beats and have a drink with friends, getting to know each other through a different lens.
There is quite an eclectic range of people and I think there are four countries of origin that will be represented in the group, so I am not expecting much to overlap. There is also a span of about 20 years between the youngest and the oldest in the group, so that will throw generational difference into the mix also.
However, to keep the grouping a bit tighter, there are ten "genres" that have been suggested, with each participant submitting to the gamemaster who will source the music and play clips of them. We won't listen to all of the songs however, as there will be just too many to get through. There will be scoring in the form of guessing who submitted which songs.
While I can't attach mine here, I thought it might be a bit of fun for a Sunday night for people to add their own into the comments section, and I will vote on those who take the time to think a bit and add song and artist. There are no winners, but there might be some losers ;)
The categories are:
I made my list tonight and passed it onto the gamemaster, however it took me embarrassing long and I don't think my list was overly representative of me. One of the troubles I found was that unlike my wife who was able to "get a feel" of the song nearly immediately, nothing came to mind, there was very little feeling involved. this is due to the way my brain works now, not because I haven't ever connected through music - which is sad. Essentially, I had to google lists of songs and genres I know that I like and then listen to pieces of the song to see if I connect with them, or can remember connecting with them. It was a strange experience, but also highlights one of the new limitations I have.
But, that aside, it was also fun to go through lists from the year I finished high school, or a list of songs I might want played at my funeral, though I am not sure if what I chose is fitting. I am guessing that most of us have felt connected to various songs or types of music throughout our lives and at those moments, it might have been very important to us. Reminiscing on the past through the soundtrack of experience might be quite an interesting experiment and could bring a lot of stories to the surface - maybe even some you might want to write about in another post. If you do, drop the link to it in a comment here, if you have also added your list that is. Don't just drop me random posts.
I am putting this into my reflections community as this active exercise is a reflective process that I think most will enjoy, if they take they ride. I do check the community for new content often, so hopefully people will use it for other reflective posts too :)
Right, with a 6am wakeup I am going to try and get to bed a little earlier than I normally turn in, but I will get to the lists tomorrow. As said, this took me far too long, but I wonder how much thought people would put into a task like this and, hopefully people will share a little insight into why on a song or two from their list.
Let's play DeeJay
Taraz
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