I enjoy singing but have not had the opportunity lately because I usually am not somewhere where I can listen to music privately (and sing along). One day last week I made my usual before-work stop at Starbucks and one of my favorite arresting songs came on – LIke a Star. This song, like Rain by Jesse Cook and Straight Into the Sunrise by Gato Barbieri, stopped me cold when I first heard it. I was totally fascinated by the sound and ran out to purchase the entire CD based on the one song. This was pre-iPod ownership. However, I’m glad that I did purchase the entire CD because I love every song on it.
Because Starbucks was pretty empty, I just went with it and began to sing the song – aloud. Softly but still aloud. It felt good to sing along to the song because it was something I had not done in quite a while. When the song ended, the process of singing felt cathartic. A few moments later, I realized it was time for me to pack up and go. As I was leaving, I turned around to unplug my phone or something along those lines and realized there was someone sitting behind me that I didn’t factor into my decision to sing the song aloud. As soft as I was singing, he was close enough to have heard every nuanced note. Oops, free concert…
Sometimes you just gotta go with it.