Music and emotion

Lately I figured out how to connect my stereo set to the Airport Express so I can play iTunes directly on my stereo (mind you, it's still not working wirelessly but at least I can use it now... sigh). Since then I enjoy listening to my favorite music via stereo which of course is a much more pleasant experience.
Not a new fact but something I again realized is the fact that music and emotion are closely connected. The songs I'm listening to at the moment are kind of soothing to my ear and soul. I feel comforted. For some reason I'm a bit sad since yesterday which I cannot explain. It feels good though to listen to the music which sort of feels like someone is gently fondling my head and body. Obviously it's something I long to receive and don't get, maybe that's why I'm sad. I have a wonderful collection of music that's romantic enough to make me feel good and dream away. ;-) As a kid I listen to the radio very often, nowadays I don't anymore. So new music rarely gets my attention. But luckily I have three people that have a big influence in my music taste. 
First of all there's Jelle naturally who regularly lets me know one or the other song he heard on the radio (at work) and that's obviously a popular song at that moment - so he's kinda keeping me up to date. We also have a similar music taste and share quite some artists and songs we like. The one song I associate the most with Jelle is one he presented to me right in the beginning of our relationship. It's sung by Paul de Leeuw, a very popular gay dutch tv host and it's called "Ik heb je lief", which translates into "I love you". It's very dear to me listening to it and makes me happy.
Then there is Timo. Timo and I don't have a big common music taste. We both love eurovision songs but that's about it, with a few exceptions. His music taste is completely different from mine. But the one thing Timo does is to introduce me to music he likes and that in turn introduces me to new and to me unknown artists and songs. Sometimes I discover marvels and can add new artists and songs to my library.
Last but not least there is Dani. My lilbro probably has the biggest influence on my music taste at the moment. We have a very similar music taste and he opened a whole new world of fantastic spanish pop music to me. We both love film music (the soundtracks) and he regularly introduces me to new music of which he knows I am going to like it. After all, we are almost brothers... ;-) I'd love to sing along the songs which mostly is not possible yet as I don't know spanish yet and in contrast to him I cannot memorize all the lyrics that easily. But it's great fun and I enjoy it a lot when he sings as I think he  has a wonderful voice that I like to listen to. Dani even managed to dedicate a song to me which every time I listen to it makes me cry. This only proves how close music and emotion are I think.
Now that I've listened a while to music while writing this post I can notice that my mood improved a little. It's really amazing what effect a few notes, in the right order played on the right instruments can have on your soul. I really admire people who have the ability of playing any kind of instrument. It must be such a gift to be able to produce music that will be so important for a multitude of reasons to others. Interestingly, I am the kind of person that mainly listens to the music itself as I don't understand the lyrics  in most cases. The lyrics of most of the spanish music I lately mostly listen to is unknown to me. Understandably Dani cannot translate each and every song to me (though he would love to, knowing him). I know some of them and the ones I know become even more interesting once you know what the song is about. But still the music alone is magic enough of most songs to have an effect on me, even without knowing the lyrics. Maybe because most music I listen to is not sung in german I tend to ignore the lyrics in the first instance. Even with english lyrics I can easily ignore them and purely enjoy the music itself. I also love soundtracks of movies which in most cases are instrumental and to me listening to the pure sound can usually carry me away into a different world.
Timo is busy lately and we seldom chat at the moment. I know the reason why and perfectly understand. Jörg is happily in love as is Mika and you figured it that love is all around... :-) There simply is no friend near me. Of course there is Jelle but it's the situation I was in when I started to change my life. It feels like only Jelle and me. The circle is round again. I guess I feel a bit lonely lately. Music then can be a good companion for a while. I know it will change again, some time. Until then, as I feel exhausted, I will flee into that wonderful world that music creates. I can feel the gentle fondle of your tunes, the happy swing of your melody, I'm dreaming away, I feel better already...

"When you need a healer for your pain
I will be there time and time again
When you need someone to love you
here I am"

Hugs to you all.