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pseudo relationships: 2-06-2023 post

Music, is one of the greatest gifts to humanity.
All of us, embark on adventure (or cherish memory) as we connect to taste and style, enveloped in mysterious melody and lyric. Many of the lyrics are fictitious (as they do not describe one in relationship with that lyricist); while some of them are truthful accounts of exactly where one stands.

Like movies, art in general, poetry, literature, we connect with artists as an audience – whether authored by male or female, sometimes irrespective of the gender of the performer, and whether we are male or female recipient. That is because, the spirit of the art is that which binds.

While many of my most favorite musicians are men, today’s post focuses on women; and not male solo nor group performer.

Have you ever felt that you had a connection to particular movie or to TV actors? A certain kinship or identification of connection? You’re not alone. That is what inspires this post.
How about to musicians? Again, you’re not alone.

What if, from a distance, each of us has relationship with musician(s). There are those who have a scientific theory. Namely, that the reason we have preference to particular style, is attributable to a connection to the race of a distant planet and culture – to the people there in connection to you or to me.

I decided to work on a short-list, excluding many, of the women who I’ve had “relationship” with through their music. Like Willie Nelson once said in a song of his, “to all the girls I’ve loved before.” Each of us has this, I believe, and the connection can be felt deeply from time to time. And, as we age, new artists can touch us in a new way. The journey is never
over.

Bette Midler, once sang: “From a distance….” (lyrics). In that spirit, I’ve had relationships (from a distance) with singer/songwriters. Maybe not in the way we are accustomed, such as through face to face interaction, or intimacy, but authentic nevertheless.

Lyrics can be pure fantasy in construct, fictionalized, or can truthfully describe to you the nature of YOUR relationship to that artist in a way that others might not understand or see.

Here are the ones I participated with; but, the one’s listed in “did”, more receptively than the ones listed in “did not”. Deeper than that though, on some level, even with the “did nots” also. And, those not listed here at all, do not exclude others unlisted, momentarily forgotten, or yet to introduce themselves to the world.

Only in your dreams and imagination? Don’t be so quick to judge.

“Did”:
Britney Spears
Shania Twain
Mariah Carey
Christina Aguilera
Ariana Grande
Celine Dion
Julian K. Getty
Christina Grimmie (discovered after her death)
Beyonce: featuring Sean Paul – Baby boy
One-T – The magic key
Carlie Rae Jepsen
Churches
Gwen Stefani
Ellie Goulding
Kylie Minogue
Dido – White flag
Pussycat-Dolls
Abba
Zero-7
Madonna – Me against the music, Hung Up
Pink – Trouble
Missy Elliot
Faith Hill
Sade
Natalie Imbruglia
Sophie B. Hawkins

Did not:
Pink (some exception. especially “Trouble”.)
Adele (except for Bond-movie-franchise tracks, and rarely aired songs not commonly-aired American-standards.)
Jennifer Lopez (unrequited.)
Shakira (rare exception of songs.)
Beyonce (rare exception of songs.)
Alecia Keys (unrequited.)
Kelly Clarkson (unrequited.)
Katie Perry (unrequited.)
Lady Gaga (unrequited.)

Bands:
Black Eyed Peas/Fergie
Outkast – Hey ya, Shake it like a polaroid picture
The Rasmuth
Nickelback

How about for you? What makes your list, most prominently in the “did” and “did not”?
I invite you to dive in to these artists’ work, or recommend your favorites to me. I’m sure they won’t mind. I won’t either.