WHEN I GET WHERE I"M GOING"When I get where I'm going ....On the far side of the sky.....The first thing that I'm gonna do is spread my wings and fly
I'm gonna land beside a lion and run my fingers through his mane or I might find out what it's like to ride a drop of rain"
This song was released about a month ago. The artist is Brad Paisley, the album, "Time Well Wasted", I recommend you buy it today.
Working for a music driven radio station I have the opportunity to listen to songs over and over again. Sometimes that can be a good thing and sometimes that can be a bad thing. Take for instance " Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus, that was a bad thing. I wanted to commit violence against others everytime I had to play that song. Don't get me wrong, I believe it had it's place in country music and Billy Ray released much better music in the years after Achy Breaky.
Brad's new song "When I Get Where I'm Going" will be one of those songs that'll stay with me for along time. In a good and bad way. I love the song, I love Dolly singing harmony and background, but never did I expect it to mean so much to me when I was enjoying playing the song on my show these last few weeks.
We played the song at my brothers memorial 2 days ago. It hit me like a ton of bricks. My brother now will be able to ride that drop of rain, he'll be able to do all the things in our physical life we could never imagine doing. I love the fact that music touches me in this way, I love the fact that it can bring tears and laughter in my soul in less than 4:00 minutes. I shed tears missing my brother but I laugh knowing he can run his fingers through a lion's mane. Is that cool or what?
Brad Paisley releases a song less than a month ago, and it's already being used to honor those we loved and lost, now that's a powerful song. Thank you Brad.
Thinking of my brother tonight as I blog away about the music we shared and loved. Grieving sucks. But it's a process I suppose we all have to go through in our lives. I don't think I'm very good at it.
Hug your loved ones tonight.
Joe
6 comments:
dear joe,
a virtual friend of jaimie stopping by to say hello.....i'm so sorry about your brother. i lost my little brother in 2004 when he was 41....honestly i can't listen to Tim Mcgraw's song because it is too real for me...i'm praying for you tonight.
take care
laura
Jaime sent me, too, and I am glad she did. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers.
~~Kath~~
Reading about your brother and the wonderful love that you have for him has made the tears fall. I am so sorry for your loss but I am glad that he is free now to ride again.
If I was there I would bring over a dish (being Southern I do that kind of stuff)
Joe, like the others, I got here thru Jaime. What a great journal! Really like the way you hook each one up to a song.
Tremendously sorry about your Brother.
Keep the faith, and keep writing.
Rich
You are all very kind and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. My brother meant a great deal to so many people. Jaimie is in the same class as my brother, a heart with arms and legs and I love her for being there for me and my family.
Joe
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