My Favorite Song

I am slowly running out of things to talk about.  My week was a typical week, nothing overly exciting, therefore I have decided to talk about my favorite song and how it came to be my favorite.

I had never really had a favorite song until last year.  I enjoy listening to a wide variety of things and I had a different favorite song depending on the day and how I was feeling.  This is still kind of the case, however as of last year I did discover a song that I could very easily consider my favorite.  My favorite song is "We All Need Saving" by Jon McLaughlin.  I had never heard of Jon McLaughlin until our show choir director told us that we would be dancing to one of his songs, titled "Industry."  I enjoyed this song and felt that it really fit our show well.  Part way into the year, my director told us that he had switched the song we were singing for our ballad.  Previously we were going to sing "Time of My Life" by David Cook.  I like this song, but I felt like it was too popular.  Our show was comprised of songs that were chosen for their meaning, not their popularity.  As a result our songs were not very well known.  I didn't feel like our ballad really fit in the best.  The new ballad that we got to sing was "We All Need Saving."  I loved the song from the first time I heard it and grew to love it more and more as the year went on.  It really spoke to me.  The song talked about how we all go through tough times and that it is okay to lean on someone else when you need help, because "we all need saving sometimes."  The lyrics to this song, coupled with the extreme bond that I felt with the rest of the members of our show choir really brought forth powerful emotions that not only I felt, but the entire choir felt.  I had never experienced anything like that in my life.  The people in our group (Visual Adrenaline) had a bond similar to that of a family.  I felt as if I could rely on any of them when I needed something.  Being a part of Visual Adrenaline (VA) was one of the most fun things I have ever done. Ever. I wish I had the opportunity to do it again this year.  If you feel like listening to this song, you can hear VA (us!) singing it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUiiSm4Xqgc or hear Jon McLaughlin's original version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0TyhU80kv0. 

Show choir became such a big part of my life last year and I think that it will always be an experience that I will treasure.  Because of the special bond that I had with VA and the connection I felt with the song, I think that this will be my favorite song for quite some time.



Me (2nd from the right) and some of my many VA friends