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peter12 · 10-17-2008, 02:25 PM

So I don't really start topics at all, but I thought for fun's sake I would ask a question that I've been pondering over in regards to my academic work and just to life in general.

Music is a powerful communication tool, probably the MOST powerful that humans have ever developed. It brings us probably the closest to what we could term as spiritual highs and it documents the human experience like nothing else.

I was just wondering if anyone has some stories to share about "that one song" that just changed their life forever and the one that still gives you tingles whenever you hear it. We all have one.

Mine is "The Living Bubba" by the Drive-by Truckers. If you don't know it, it's a true story about a famous local guitar player from Atlanta who was dying of HIV/AIDS. Instead of giving up or feeling sorry for himself, the guy continued to play shows until about a week before he died. It's an amazing story about human perseverence and the joy of being alive.

10-17-2008, 02:25 PM	#1
peter12 Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Exp:	The song that changed it all... So I don't really start topics at all, but I thought for fun's sake I would ask a question that I've been pondering over in regards to my academic work and just to life in general. Music is a powerful communication tool, probably the MOST powerful that humans have ever developed. It brings us probably the closest to what we could term as spiritual highs and it documents the human experience like nothing else. I was just wondering if anyone has some stories to share about "that one song" that just changed their life forever and the one that still gives you tingles whenever you hear it. We all have one. Mine is "The Living Bubba" by the Drive-by Truckers. If you don't know it, it's a true story about a famous local guitar player from Atlanta who was dying of HIV/AIDS. Instead of giving up or feeling sorry for himself, the guy continued to play shows until about a week before he died. It's an amazing story about human perseverence and the joy of being alive.