Why Think

I personally believe you should think about anything before you do it. If you find yourself doing it simply because someone told you to then that is not good enough. I also believe that you shouldn’t ask anyone to do anything without explaining why to them.

You are free to do what you want but let’s look at some reason that singing should not be simply repeating other things.

First, let’s define singing. Dictionary.com gives us the definition as a verb of to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.

I personally like the definition given in The Music Man where singing is simply defined as sustained talking.

Are you held responsible for the words you say? Have you ever said something and then regretted it?

If singing is simply talking then the same concepts apply.

Words have meaning and consequences. And it is not uncommon to hear someone tell someone else to think before you speak, so why is singing any different? 

You do not go around repeating word for word every article you read on the internet, hopefully you observe the information and contemplate what is going on and then when the subject comes up you are able to share the knowledge in the way that you have interpreted it and received it.

I know that it is not fun to just recite articles the same way it is to sing, but what do you do with the articles that you disagree with? You make the decision that they are not important and do not repeat anything you learned in them. Have you ever stopped after hearing a song and deciding that you disagree with it?

I admit that sometimes I don’t realize that until I am singing along. But once you start singing it you are now engraving its message inside yourself as well as others that hear you.

I don’t want to tell you what to sing or not sing about. Religion, Politics, Sex, Drugs, Science, Celebrities, Trucks or anything else you can get to rhyme. I do, however, want you to sing whatever the song is with full confidence that you agree with every word the same way you would when you talk.

Words are powerful and so is music. And when we bring them together it affects everyone that hears them. That is why I believe you should Think Before You Sing.