Music=Emotions

Around the world, music is the one commonplace among different ethnicities and races. Whether you live half way across the world or not, music is still a way of expressing emotions through melodic lyrics and rhythmic beats. Music is essentially the universal language. Yesterday, as I was doing homework, I was listening to an old song: Down by Jay Sean. This song has been my go to song from a very young age, but only yesterday did I discover that he is of Indian origin (although his appearance does not make this seem believable). His full name is Kamaljit Singh Jhooti, which is a common north Indian name. Upon realizing this, I came across the notion that music truly has no barriers. The fact that this music, written by someone who doesn’t even live in America, is being enjoyed and felt by the people of America, is truly awakening. Similarly, the father’s relation to Jimi Hendrix in Because my father always said he was the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock, made him “cry, laugh, call me over and hold me tight” (Alexie 26) even though the two were of different races. The true emotions of rebellion against the whites were shared and felt throughout the concert which made the father feel as if he was “the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play” (Alexie 31). Not only does music express one’s emotions, but it also brings the people of the world together one lyric at a time.

Jay Sean