Imagine the scene: I’m walking home late one night. I stop to pick up a bag of chips to soak up the immense amount of alcohol that is in my system. I arrive home, unwrap and start eating the chips which are now drowned in a mixture of ketchup, mayonnaise and salt. They taste divine, more than divine, but then what’s more than divine? ..they taste delicious. As I start to gradually feel less dizzy, (okay less drunk)I decide that it is not time for me to sleep yet. So I sign on to the social networking media site of Facebook, and this is where my ordeal begins.
One of my friends had posted a video which contained music and lyrics from the critically aclaimed 'underdog' of Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams. The first thing I notice is that this song is featuring Beyonce and Kelly Rowland. Interesting I thought...are Destiny’s Child making a come back? Will they be releasing a brand spanking new album soon? And perhaps the most important question of all which still haunts me today ...is Michelle Williams going to front this revival? Surely even suggesting this would be blasphemy.
Next I see the title ‘Say Yes’! Still with a mixture of vodka, cider and wine in my system and as a massive fan of saying YES to life, I quickly forget that Michelle Williams is a big artist in the world of gospel music, and decide to do the only logical thing possible. As I slowly move the mouse across the touch pad with my index finger as the rest of my right hand quietly rests on the edge of the laptop, I hover above the ‘play’ button for all of a tenth of a second. I then press play, as the world that I thought I knew so very well, changed FOREVER!
Initially the song is everything that you as a human being would ever want in a song. The beat is strong, to the point and perfectly spaced out between each foot tapping sound. This is accompanied by a modern and incredibly toxic tune that resonates in your head over and over again, cutting through your limbs as they start to move in directions you're not even aware of. Straight away I can see a number 1 hit followed by, an international tour inspired only by this one song. The revival of Destinys Child with front woman Michelle Williams has already happened in my mind, and I am the one with the front row seats. The AMA’s, MTV music awards, and the Grammy’s have all recognised this song as an absolute masterpiece, and Michelle Williams is all of a sudden shaking hands with the Queen as she excepts her OBE, for her 'Outstanding Contribution to Modern Music'. And then just when I think I am literally hearing history be made, the sound of Michelle’s voice blasts into my eardrums as I see the lyrics appear on the screen in front of me.
There is no escape.
No way in or out of this confusing mind boggling experience. I couldn’t leave even if I wanted to. I feel hypnotized and restrained like a fish on a hook fighting hopelessly to survive, to become free.
The song finishes. I sit as still as anything for a good minute and a half, as the utter sense of devastation hits me like a 10 storey building landing directly on my head. I realise that I have just experienced what it may feel like for all of your hopes and dreams to become reality, only to then have them all come crashing down on you seconds later...a bit like Kate Winslet's career in music. I feel disappointment and happiness all in the same moment as I slowly drift off to sleep with only one sound in my head.
I wake up in the morning, a good 9 hours later and the only words I seem to be able to mumble are ‘When Jesus say YES, nobody can say NO!' Good or bad? Wrong or right? Brilliant or just plan awful? YOU DECIDE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stdPSPOejbw
Enjoy... and remember, turn the volume UP!
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