Hello guys, welcome to another
time with yours truly. Forgive me for the long silence. I have been dealing
with a lot lately. Today, I want to write about something that might be funny
but I am really serious about this. This topic of discussion is the songs that
should not be heard in a hospital either by the patient or the visitor.
These songs, as beautifully
written as they are can bring down the morale of an individual. I always say
that words have more effect on us than actions. If you keep singing a song,
that song becomes a part of you and can affect any decision you want to make.
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Let’s start with Number 10: Mary
J Blidge – I’m going down
This song is basically about a
woman who is missing her man and her frustration can be heard from the lyrics and
in her voice. But here is the problem when this song is played in the hospital.
The chorus just says “I’m going down, my whole world’s upside down”. When a
patient hears these words, depression sinks in and could be overcome by giant
tidal waves of negativity.
Number 9: In the Air Tonight –
Phil Collins
This song is also about pain and
loss. But the lyrics make a man feel that he is going to die. If you don’t
believe me, check out this line from the chorus: “I can feel it calling in the
air tonight oh lord; I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh
lord”. A normal person may be like “well, it’s a good song with catchy lyrics”.
But to a sick man on the verge of death, it looks like he/she is feeling the Angel
of Death (it) calling in the air tonight. You might have your doubts but this
is what I think.
Number 8: Un-break my Heart – Toni
Braxton
In my opinion, this is one of the
most heart wrenching songs that I have ever listened to. The ice cold whispers
of the vocalist make the song even more haunting to listen to. To a hospital
visitor, the song might just sink him/her into depression because it will
remind them of the good times in their lives and the lyrics of the song might
just convince them that it is all going away in the blink of an eye. This song
does not inspire confidence when encouraging a patient to get better or giving
patients hope.
Number 7: Highway to Hell – AC/DC
I don’t really need to tell you
how screwed up it is listening to this song in the hospital do I? This song is
a Rock Anthem among Rock and Roll fans. But in a hospital, it makes a patient
whose spirit is broken lose all hope of redemption or heaven entirely when he
hears the “catchy” chorus: “I’m on a highway to Hell”. That’s just plain
insanity and no patient should have to listen to this song.
Number 6: See You Again – Wiz
Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
Now this is a great eulogy for
someone who is already dead not for someone who is on the verge of recovery. I
must confess, I fell in love with this song not just because it was one of the
theme songs in one of my favourite Fast and Furious sequels, but the time and
the heart that was invested in the song itself. But then again when someone who
is suffering from something as minute as a scratch on the buttocks hears this
song in the hospital’s Public Address system, he will begin to think the worst
about his/her situation.
Number 5: Knocking on Heaven’s
Door – Bob Dylan
This song is one of the most
haunting songs one can ever hear. Imagine someone you know is suffering from a
terminal illness and is on life support with a determination to live and you
hear this song; that patient will definitely lose that fight when he hears the
chorus “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”. Although I feel the song is about
repentance and surrender but unless that patient is a Christian and is ready to
leave the “mortal plain”, I don’t recommend any hospital patient listening to
this song.
Number 4: The Sound of Silence –
Simon and Garfunkel
My spine tingles whenever I hear
the haunting lyrics of this song. This song literarily is about the silence of
death which should not be heard by someone who wants to live. The vocals are
enchanting and hypnotic to the point one would find death appealing. SCARY
Number 3: Stay with Me – Sam
Smith
“Oh darling stay with me, cause
you are all I need”. This song will bring the most ice hearted human being to
tears at the prospect of losing someone precious. At home, you might think
about losing your spouse to another but in the hospital, you are afraid of
losing someone to the gripping arms of death which is more painful. So please
don’t have this song on your playlist when visiting a friend.
Number 2: Say Something – A Great
Big Word ft. Christina Aguilera
Whew! What can I say about this
one? It’s what I would call Beautiful
Hopelessness. The lyrics don’t inspire hope or confidence at all. Imagine
yourself with a loved one and you play the chorus of this song “Say something
I’m giving up on you”. I don’t care how beautifully the song was written, but
if you want to listen to this song, please listen to it in the comfort (or
discomfort) of your own home not in the hospital. I would literally kill anyone
who plays this song in a hospital.
Number 1: Unsteady – X Ambassadors
As far as depressing songs go,
this is by far the most depressing song ever made in the history of ever. This
is the sort of song you listen to as you wallow about being dumped by your
spouse while chugging on a bucket of Ice Cream and Chicken wings. But to a
patient, the lyrics of this song carry more weight than they realize. The lines
of this song speak for themselves: “Hold on to me ‘cause I’m a little
unsteady”. What could be more unsettling than that? Instead of the patient
mourning about their predicament, they should be given hope.
I know you might say that it is
easier said than done or that I have not been the shoes of a patient; well,
guess what? I know what it is like to feel helpless and alone but I was not
encouraged by sad songs, but I was encouraged by the words of my family and
friends along with some good music which I will discuss in my next piece.
If you hear any of these songs or
any depressing song in the hospital public address system, you can take a
baseball bat and destroy the speakers (and pay the damages), or you could go to
the control room and tell them to change the music or face a lawsuit; I’m fine
with either one. And if you see or hear someone playing such depressing songs,
go and talk to that person and try to convince him/her that there is still hope
as long as they are alive.
Thanks for reading
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So everyone, LIVE LONG AND EXCEL.
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