My latest Music Monday post is a very personal one.
I have read a few blog posts from different people that were letters to relatives, usually parents, that had passed away. When I read these I am amazed at how strong these people are and how I really don't think I could do that. It has been 23 years today since my father passed away so if I were to do one I wouldn't even know where to start or what to say.
There is a song that is perfectly written with the words that I would say. The song is "My Goodbyes" by Saliva. The first time I heard it I was blown away because it was everything that I have felt. Especially the part about feeling like I have wasted time. I have always felt that if I wasn't thinking about him I was wasting time and being a terrible son.
Saliva is one of my favorite bands. This album came out in 2001 but I remember when the lead singer Josey Scott's father passed away. It was sometime between 1998 and 2000. That time is all a blur now. At the time they were a band here in Memphis that was about to get big. A friend of mine knew some of the guys in the band so we went and saw them every time they played. I remember the show they played after Josey's dad passed was a very powerful one. Maybe because I felt his pain.
This song is very hard for me to listen to because it is so meaningful to me. But I usually listen to it on this day every year. There is no video for this song so I could only find this video on youtube with their album cover.
As a side note: as I was trying to write this my beautiful 4 year old Sophie kept talking and playing with me. She told me "You are the best Daddy ever!"
Enjoy.
I have read a few blog posts from different people that were letters to relatives, usually parents, that had passed away. When I read these I am amazed at how strong these people are and how I really don't think I could do that. It has been 23 years today since my father passed away so if I were to do one I wouldn't even know where to start or what to say.
There is a song that is perfectly written with the words that I would say. The song is "My Goodbyes" by Saliva. The first time I heard it I was blown away because it was everything that I have felt. Especially the part about feeling like I have wasted time. I have always felt that if I wasn't thinking about him I was wasting time and being a terrible son.
Saliva is one of my favorite bands. This album came out in 2001 but I remember when the lead singer Josey Scott's father passed away. It was sometime between 1998 and 2000. That time is all a blur now. At the time they were a band here in Memphis that was about to get big. A friend of mine knew some of the guys in the band so we went and saw them every time they played. I remember the show they played after Josey's dad passed was a very powerful one. Maybe because I felt his pain.
This song is very hard for me to listen to because it is so meaningful to me. But I usually listen to it on this day every year. There is no video for this song so I could only find this video on youtube with their album cover.
As a side note: as I was trying to write this my beautiful 4 year old Sophie kept talking and playing with me. She told me "You are the best Daddy ever!"
Enjoy.
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