Today’s Fallen Friday is brought to you by none other than T’Pau. This was a huge hit back in the 80’s. I remember liking it when I first heard it. So I’m reviving it here for today.
My twisted connections in my mind are making a connection of this title to work. Often times people are caught doing what they have to do and not always making money at what they want to do. There are theories all around about whether you should attempt make money at things you love. I remember one time being asked what it’s like to make a living as a musician. I answered that it was probably more difficult than a normal job because it’s a 24/7 thing. It never stops – especially if you’re putting your entire heart and soul into it.
The person who asked was a little taken aback. I guess they had this notion that musician’s don’t work hard. It’s all perspective. I once a read an article by a brain surgeon who was also attempting to be creative with a guitar. He felt that being creative musicially and getting to be great as a guitar player was beyond difficult when compared to learning to be a top notch brain surgeon. Which is an interesting idea. Especially because most people know that a surgeon spends many years getting good at what they do, yet here’s one that also plays music and he finds music to be more difficult than his chosen line of work. He had the heart and soul for music, but it still wasn’t easy for him.
Then you get someone like a Kevin Federline (did I even spell that correctly?), who believes he is musicial and creative. I have some doubts that he truly believes it in his own mind, but I could be wrong. The problem is, he’s not convincing at all. What is missing? The heart and soul that is present in many artists that have staying power. Even his wife despite her often ridiculed music, emotes more than he does. While I don’t generally listen to a lot of rap, I can say that even Vanilla Ice – one of the dumbest musical anomalies in history has more rhythm than Mr. K-Fed Spears. And that’s mostly because he stole from one of the greatest bands of all time and attempted to pass it off as his own creation. Nice try Mr. Ice.
Most people that know me, know that I put a stupid amount of heart and soul and hard work into my music. Even with all that work, I feel like I’m barely scratching the surface with amount of heart and soul that I’m getting into it. Each time I write a song I feel like I get closer and closer to making that connection easier. It’s tough to write something appealing without it being cliche and cheesy. Try it sometime, you’ll see what I mean.
As for T’Pau, the pretty face launched it. It didn’t hurt that the first album had stellar production whipped up by Roy Thomas Baker. The same man responsible for producing the music that Vanilla Ice stole so heavily from. There’s nothing to really fault about the song, other than its really sugary and seems superficial on the surface. Which is for sure the primary reason it sold. Welcome to 80’s retro hits if you’ve never heard this. The real question is, do you love it? Then buy it!
(** Disclaimer: If T’Pau’s label decides to rip out my heart and soul, then I’ll be taking the audio off the server right along with it. The post will remain so you’ll know I secretly owned T’Pau’s music. **)