Instrumentals only for me ... any type ... any era ...
They can all keep their craappy poetry ‘messages’ outta my head ... all of them.
Now, I like good instrumentals, but lyrics are often MOST of my enjoyment. Tunes like “Dream On” (Russ Ballard, not Aerosmith, tho’ I like their tune too) kept me going more than once...
Ok, so for whatever reason, I gravitated toward positive & supportive “messages”, and still do. You can knock it - I’d say it may have saved my life.
I can’t resist...
( “Let these words ring out!” )
Oh, when I was a kid
I still see what we did
We were always on the run
It would seem
That you had a dream
And you could be anyone
I remember one day
An old man passed my way
He looked at me and he said:
Boy don’t you cry
You reach for the sky
Boy you look straight ahead!
If you know what you want
And you know how to get it
Don’t let any man
Let you forget it
If you know what you need
You won’t regret it
Dream On
That’s what I say
You Dream on
Till love comes your way
You Dream On
And as time went by
As a man... and I would love
And I would hide
Love to me
Was so easy so free
With no concern and no burning inside
And then one of those nights
In the city lights
As the boys and me, we ran wild
She looked at me
And his words I could see
As plain as when I was a child:
If you know what you want
And you know how to get it
Don’t let any man
Let you forget it
If you know what you need
You won’t regret it
Dream on
That’s what I say
You Dream On
Till love comes your way
You Dream On
Dream On, You better Dream On
You Dream On
So if you love and you lose
And you pay life’s dues
And at times life don’t work out
Don’t you cry Jack
And don’t you look back
You let these words ring out!
If you know what you want
And you know how to get it
Don’t let any man
Let you forget it
If you know what you need
You won’t regret it
Dream On
That’s what I say
You Dream On
Till love comes your way
You Dream On
You better Dream On
You Dream On
You better Dream On
You Dream On
You better Dream On
You Dream On
You better Dream On
You Dream On
“Dream On” by Russ Ballard
If you like instrumental music, check out The Dixie Dregs. They were unique, and all the band members were outstanding musicians. Steve Morse wrote most of their songs, and he had an interesting take on contrapuntal melodies.