Tonight at the presentation, Victor Wooten referred to this notion of silence a lot. What really makes a song is the silence. When he played Amazing Grace the first time, not a single person in that audience wasn’t moved. Playing it the second time like an upbeat pop song really made a clear demonstration of how much the silence affects the song.
You know how in class on Monday we were really into the idea that you cant have tension without relaxation, tragedy without comedy, highs without lows and silence without sound. All through class “Life is Wonderful” by Jason Mraz was playing in my head. The song is basically all about that.
I just plain love the lyrics to this song. Here it is for your listening enjoyment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8wILgjsFqY
I really love this song. In fact I like pretty much everything Jason Mraz writes (don’t judge haha). This song in particular is just so true to life. Balance and harmony can be found in almost everything we do. It’s funny because Mraz at one point in this song says it takes silence to make sound, where Victor Wooten said he plays sound to make everybody silent.
I do not judge you for your love of Jason Mraz. Alyssa, ToniAnn and I are sitting in our living room listening to all of his stuff. I was inspired by his songs while writing my post.
🙂 You bet we are.
I very much like the contrast in this song. Life is about balance, and Jason Mraz really seems to understand that, especially with this piece. It’s a nice thing to see, especially in pop artists!