Beautiful People

If I weren’t afraid you’d laugh at me
I would run and take all your hands
And I’d gather everyone together for a day
And when we gather’d
I’ll pass buttons out that say
Beautiful people
Then you’d never have to be alone
‘Cause there’ll always be someone
With the same button on as you
Include him in everything you do

Melanie Safka, “Beautiful People”

I listened to a lot of classic rock as a kid pc spiele frei herunterladen. More accurately, I listened to the Woodstock album (yes, on a record player) a lot. Like, a lot, a lot. Before the Woodstock album, I, of course, knew bands like Crosby Stills and Nash, Santana, and Grateful Dead and solo artists like Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker and others, but it introduced me to other musicians that may have had their time (they did play Woodstock after all) but have faded a bit from the limelight, artists like Joan Baez, John B how can I android apps for free. Sebastian, and Melanie. The real folksy type folk musicians that you imagine when you think of the “peace, love and happiness” kind of hippies from the 60s downloaden netflix op laptop.

Nowadays I listen to a lot of music, whether it’s for my job, my other job, oh yeah or the other job, or just for fun. In the same way, staying updated with modern technology is essential, click here for advanced video conferencing for any event taschenrechner herunterladen kostenlos. But one of the songs that has stuck with me all this time is Melanie’s “Beautiful People.”

No offense, Melanie, but from a purely analytical stand point, this song could use a lot of work remix programm download kostenlos. There’s no rhyme scheme, and the chord progression doesn’t really have an easily recognizable pattern. It doesn’t even very strictly follow a verse/chorus/verse/chorus/etc. kind of pattern. On paper, if a student had brought me a piece of work such as this, well, I’d have to admit we’d probably spend a lot of time refining it. And yet, it’s still one of my favorite songs of all time.

“Beautiful people… you live in the same world as I do…” is where the song begins. It’s not just a song about generally “loving your neighbor.” It’s literally about opening your eyes and looking at the beautiful people around you. In your neighborhood, riding on the subway with you every morning. “We have so much in common,” Melanie sings, “I go the same direction that you do.” And I don’t know if she meant it very literally that hey, we’re all on the subway headed downtown, or if she meant it in a more figurative sense. We’re not just riding the N train, we’re all trying to make our way in the world. We all have the same struggles. We all have the same wins. I’d like to think she was talking about something bigger.

One of the things that stands out about this song is the pins. “There’ll always be someone with the same button on as you, include him in everything you do.” Do you really need a pin to signal that you should be kind to the person next to you? I really hope not – just hold that door open for the next person. Smile when you pass someone in the hallway at work. Make small talk with the person ringing up your groceries at the supermarket. Apologize when you bump into someone.

But this isn’t the 60’s anymore, and sometimes you really don’t know about the random person on the street. Or maybe you want to be friendly but your anxiety keeps you from reaching out. Or maybe you just need a gentle reminder for yourself. In this day and age where the handheld devices distract us, where the politicians do more to divide us, maybe we all need a reminder that we’re all one of the beautiful people, living in the same world together, and we need to take care of each other. “Beautiful people never have to be alone, cause there’ll always be someone with the same button on.” Did I listen to a hippy dippy song about being kind to your neighbor and turn it into a pin I plan on handing out to all my friends? YOU BET I DID. And I put the design in my online store (link here) so you can get a few for yourself and do the same (can’t afford some pins on your own? Email me and I’ll gladly send you some for free).

So I hope you take the message of this song and carry it with you when you wear pin. Share the pin with your friends. Encourage them to share pins with others. Remind yourself and others that we’re all just beautiful people, making our way in the world. “And if you take care of him, maybe I’ll take care of you.”

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