A Little Bit Can Go A Long Way

One of my favorite songs at the moment is “Miracle” by Norwegian Recycling. It is an amazing mash-up of songs of several different genres. There are a total of 16 samplings of different tracks applied to this song. The songs included are: Michael Jackson’s “Miracle”, Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger”, Bruno Mars’ “Just the Way You Are”, B.O.B. ft. Bruno Mars’ “Nothing On You”, Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”, Britney Spears’ “Hit Me, Baby, One More Time”, Jason Durelo’s “In My Head”, Justin Timberlake’s “My Love”, Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance”, Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love”, Ne Yo’s “So Sick”, Snoop Dogg’s “Sexual Eruption” and “Signs”, Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen” and “Fearless”, and Savage Garden’s “The Animal Song.”

This song is important to me because this is not what I normally come across that often. There are often remixes of songs but not like this. There are 16 tracks that blend and go so well together. If I was unfamiliar with the various tracks on this mash-up, I would have had no idea that every part was an individual artist, in a solo path, not a group.

This song represents how I see things with myself or others; such as being in a dark place and knowing that things will get better. This song can be interpreted as a song for a better world, religion, or spirituality. This past summer was not the best summer. With unfortunate events of knowing five people that have passed away, I still believe that there are miracles for the survivors left behind. Whether the deaths were suicide or illness, families were able to get out of being in such a dark place. There’s always hope for better.

The experience of listening to the song makes me think of hope. The lyrics, “I’m going to take it slow back on the street, and take my time now that I’m back on my feet.” This is coming from two different tracks, Snoop Dogg’s “Sexual Eruption” and Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” which does just that. The rhythm is up tempo. There is a faster beat which makes the heart beat a little faster. It’s true that when you listen to something that is slower in pace can calm you down and once you listen to something that has a faster beat can get your heart racing. Once you are in your happy place it is something to remember. Such as the lyrics, “Just dance in this moment. Now capture it, remember it.” This portion of the song is from Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” and Taylor Swift’s “Fearless.”

There are many emotions that can be exposed from this song. Most of the artists that are part of this mash-up are singing their truths that connect with me. There are lyrics on their own separate tracks that represent parts of me. Such as “perfect just the way you are” and “just dance, it’s going to be okay.” This is how I live my life and being consistent with it. Allen Watts’ video was telling us that we should not focus on the end note. It is too often that where were want to be in life is taking over every aspect of your life. This song is not like that for me. I want to keep listening to the song and not hope that the song ends soon. I have listened to this song to kill time, while studying, and just for a good listen. If it were a song that I didn’t enjoy, then I would just hit the next button. I actually do this to a lot of songs that are on my iTunes too. I just haven’t gotten tired of the song yet. But in the meantime, I can’t get enough of it.