Television, in my opinion, can open a lot of doors. Maybe not in the opportunities sense, but in a broadening of interests sense. There have been several times that I’ve been hanging out with a friend and that person suggested watching something I’d never seen. As a result, I now like that show or movie. The same thing has happened in reverse. I’ve influenced my friends like and dislikes based on shows we watched together. I think it’s very interesting that I can see something on TV and decide it might be cool to know more about that topic. Television really does connect people and cultures and broaden people’s interests and knowledge, to some extent. Here’s a clip from Oprah sometime last year, I think maybe October. In it you’re going to see a performance by Michael Bublè.
So, I had heard of Michael Bublè before and even had one of his songs on my iPod. I had also decided that I hate jazz; playing it, listening to it, the whole deal. Well, Michael Bublè’s music is considered jazz, which was a strike against him. Before watching this show, I wasn’t really super into his music. I watched the interview and his following performance and fell completely in love with the song, Haven’t Met You Yet. He is such an entertaining performer with an unbelievable voice. Some people, when they sing, make it look like so much work; Michael doesn’t. He has so much energy and, even though he doesn’t really do much in the clip, he can dance really well. The song lyrics are the perfect fairy tale romantic type that I love, which was a definite bonus. So, I got on line to listen to some of the other songs on his newest album and loved them all. He’s known for doing a lot of really awesome remakes of classic songs. Now, I listen to him all the time. By opening my eyes to actually liking certain types of jazz, I now find myself checking out other styles outside my regular choices. Thanks to television, I have definitely added to my list of interests and will probably continue to do so. I definitely encourage all of you to check out Michael Bublè’s cd, Crazy Love.
So, I had heard of Michael Bublè before and even had one of his songs on my iPod. I had also decided that I hate jazz; playing it, listening to it, the whole deal. Well, Michael Bublè’s music is considered jazz, which was a strike against him. Before watching this show, I wasn’t really super into his music. I watched the interview and his following performance and fell completely in love with the song, Haven’t Met You Yet. He is such an entertaining performer with an unbelievable voice. Some people, when they sing, make it look like so much work; Michael doesn’t. He has so much energy and, even though he doesn’t really do much in the clip, he can dance really well. The song lyrics are the perfect fairy tale romantic type that I love, which was a definite bonus. So, I got on line to listen to some of the other songs on his newest album and loved them all. He’s known for doing a lot of really awesome remakes of classic songs. Now, I listen to him all the time. By opening my eyes to actually liking certain types of jazz, I now find myself checking out other styles outside my regular choices. Thanks to television, I have definitely added to my list of interests and will probably continue to do so. I definitely encourage all of you to check out Michael Bublè’s cd, Crazy Love.
The interview he did before performing is really funny, or at least I think so. If you want to watch it, just search Michael Bublè on Oprah.
This: "Just Because I Haven’t Met You Yet Doesn’t Mean I Don’t Have Crazy Love for You" . . . is a great line.
ReplyDeleteWhy is Oprah yelling at me?
ReplyDeleteAlso, Michael Buble is probably my favorite person to listen to when I'm relaxing. Him and Carla Bruni.