[EFSTA]

hey everyone,

how u doing? hope everyones getting ready for the easter bunny!!!

I just wanted to know if music helped any of you while going through your injury, your process, a song that helped you understand a few things, brought the little things to the light...?

I have been listening to foo fighters times like these, and its shown me that its "TIMES LIKE THESE... that we need to look at the little things in life and understand that if we dont have our health..we are nothing


what was YOUR song??


kisses from melbourne
efsta
xx

[carole338]

Hi Efsta,

Music did play a part in my recovery. It wasn’t just one song but the musical movie “The Student Prince”. This was my mother’s favorite movie even if Mario Lanza just did the singing. She is gone now but I will always remember her joy in listening to music.

My mom was a semi-invalid with an equilibrium problem and used a walker and a wheelchair when I took her to the opera. I was her caregiver at the end. She did not live to see me in my chair. When I played her music during rehab I realized God gave me 64 very good years and the experience of a caregiver will get me through the rest.

Good wishes and prayers from New Jersey,
Carole

[nomis]

An interesting topic, EFSTA.

Music played a big part in my early rehab as I remember it. We're going back to the 1970s and I remember doing daily workouts at home, particularly when in calipers between parallel bars, swaying and rockin' to the Stones (Let It Bleed), Led Zeppelin (Whole Lotta Love, etc) and Janis Joplin (Cheap Thrills) - obviously music to scream that anger and release held back energy.

I think 2 songs can sum that time up, Whole ALotta Love and Satisfaction (Can't Get No...).

I'm still very much into music but I must have changed (maybe I'm getting old) cos nowadays I like easier going stuff like bluegrass and blues (opps, is a pattern developing) and just about anything that has strings. Currently I've gone African to Al Farka Toure and Toumane Debate - mellow dancing strings, ahhh.

This post has been edited by nomis: 19 March 2008 - 05:58 AM

[SuperDaz]

Hmm good topic..when i ws in ITU and out of it my misses put headphones on me and played Pink Floyd.. the nurses were amazed that it brought down my blood pressure.

So when i was in rehab and had a few moments to myself the tune just had to be Comfortably Numb,the words were so right for that moment.

[monikamadrid75]

Jeremy also relly feels that Pink Floyd was instrumental in keeping him calm and getting him through rehab. Funnily enough, Comfortably numb was one of his favourites, too!

x

[Kwag_Myers]

Good topic. I had considered starting a thread on music. But since my interests are of a religious nature I decided against it. But yeah, music helped tremendously.

It was four days between my accident and surgery. I was so drugged up that I couldn’t read or watch TV. My daughter loaned me her iPod, and that helped. So my wife bought me one and my son loaded it up with all my music. That got me through some rough nights. I still use it when things get bad emotionally.

[EFSTA]

my brother has an ipod..i want to fill it up with songs and take it to him in hospital so he can listen....what songs can i put on there?

give me some inspirational songs....anything..thanks everyone in advance

xoxoxo

[Kwag_Myers]

EFSTA, on Mar 21 2008, 07:31 AM, said:

my brother has an ipod..i want to fill it up with songs and take it to him in hospital so he can listen....what songs can i put on there?

give me some inspirational songs....anything..thanks everyone in advance

xoxoxo

Judging from your signature, I'm assuming you mean Christian songs. I'd recommend Rita Springer's I Have to Believe, Chris Tomlin, and Jeremy Camp's Carried Me. These are the ones that minister to me the most.

[Tired of hurting]

For me Shania " I feel like a woman"

[Dancingdolphin]

Music helped my sanity in the early days..used to plug into Secret Garden CD's (listening to earthstones right now) and dissappear into my own little world. No words...none needed....

k
xx

[TekDiveGirl]

I had my iPOD so I listened to all kinds of music -- but the 2 songs that really 'my songs' were "Song sung blue" by Neil Diamond and "If you're going through hell" by Rodney Atkins.

[EFSTA]

EFSTA, on Mar 21 2008, 11:31 PM, said:

my brother has an ipod..i want to fill it up with songs and take it to him in hospital so he can listen....what songs can i put on there?

give me some inspirational songs....anything..thanks everyone in advance

xoxoxo

we are Greek Orthodox so church plays a big role...but we love any kids of songs it doesnt really matter...but something to lift his spirits

today he kept on asking us when he was going to leave hospital...it will be better for him when he is able to be mobilised by a wheelchair so he can go see the outside world...even sit in the foyer of the hospital..it will be good for him...

keep the song titles coming!!!

thanks everyone xoox

[longhaul]

The Rolling Stones "Paint it Black" matched my attitude at the time.

[qbounce]

Unfortunately, EFSTA, it seems most people relate to music that matched their mood while in therapy. My situation was no different. . . I chose anything from Radiohead.

[Kwag_Myers]

qbounce, on Mar 24 2008, 02:21 PM, said:

Unfortunately, EFSTA, it seems most people relate to music that matched their mood while in therapy. My situation was no different. . . I chose anything from Radiohead.

I actually went a different direction: I chose songs with lyrics that basically told me that there is more to life than what I can see, feel, etc. The music I suggested in my earlier post is of this type. If you really want "inspirational" music and you look up these lyrics, I think you'll see what I mean. I'd post some of them, but there are people in this forum that get nasty about any mention of God (I can't wait to see how many trolls jump on this post).

[EFSTA]

well kwag myers this is a non judgmental site APPARENTLY so any mention of god is by choice, and NO ONE should judge us if we weish to go that way.

WHO ARE THEY to say that we cannot seek comfort from a higher being?

[qbounce]

Kwag_Myers, on Mar 24 2008, 01:00 PM, said:

qbounce, on Mar 24 2008, 02:21 PM, said:

Unfortunately, EFSTA, it seems most people relate to music that matched their mood while in therapy. My situation was no different. . . I chose anything from Radiohead.

I actually went a different direction: I chose songs with lyrics that basically told me that there is more to life than what I can see, feel, etc. The music I suggested in my earlier post is of this type. If you really want "inspirational" music and you look up these lyrics, I think you'll see what I mean. I'd post some of them, but there are people in this forum that get nasty about any mention of God (I can't wait to see how many trolls jump on this post).

Quag,
Why should you care what other people say about your choice in music? I mentioned how MOST people felt because there were the exceptions like yourself who preffers inspirational.

That's the beauty of these forums, everyone has the right to their opinions whether another agrees or not, your still free to say it just as they are free to disagree with what you've said.

And for the record, as a person of faith, why do you have so little faith that someone else would actually take a stab at your choice in music--a form of personal artistic self expression? Then you bait others with the word "Trolls." Seems like you want to start your own personal "Holy War" . . . on a music thread, no less. Well, have fun!

[nomis]

I think it's a nice gesture to give a newly injured person a piece of music that you think will mean something to them or as a message from you. Really nice.

But I'm also aware that the power of music, to me, anyway, is in its emotion. So I might respond to your gift of music because it is from you. But to be more meaningful I would need to respond favourably to that music.

I don't think "seeking" music is as effective as "discovering" music. In my rehab years I responded to powerful, emotional blues/rock because I needed to blow off energy and steam.

Poetically beautiful inspirational music may be right for some but not others at any particular time. Music is pretty personal. So is religion, etc.

[Kwag_Myers]

qbounce, on Mar 27 2008, 04:20 AM, said:

Quag,
Why should you care what other people say about your choice in music? I mentioned how MOST people felt because there were the exceptions like yourself who preffers inspirational.

That's the beauty of these forums, everyone has the right to their opinions whether another agrees or not, your still free to say it just as they are free to disagree with what you've said.

And for the record, as a person of faith, why do you have so little faith that someone else would actually take a stab at your choice in music--a form of personal artistic self expression? Then you bait others with the word "Trolls." Seems like you want to start your own personal "Holy War" . . . on a music thread, no less. Well, have fun!

link

[qbounce]

Kwag,

I actually have real aligorical views and don't want to get nasty.

Sorry 'bout the name, and thanks for correcting my type-o's.

Please, feel free to go into my profile, track down all my other posts, then correct them also.

Much appreciated

This post has been edited by qbounce: 31 March 2008 - 11:30 PM

[nomis]

While some particular song might stick in our minds during rehab, I actually vary during the day in my taste for music. During physio I loved playing loud rock and the words had no meaning for me. I just wanted that pounding energy and screaming throat.

But at night I would listen to music that had meaningful words. In my rehab days that was Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Mostly I'd be utterly puzzled by their words but loved them all the same.

Now, this music is often somewhat heavy in mood and I reckon that is what was happening - the music fitted my mood, giving me a way out to express myself. It never occurred to me to look for inspiration from others' words. Different strokes for different folk.

[Apparelyzed]

Can we please keep this post on topic, about music.

Arguments for or against religion should be kept out of this post, if you want to have a heated argument about religion and music, please use the thread in the Hot Pot.

I really don't want to see this thread go off-topic and turn into yet another religous argument.

Thankyou.

Simon
Forum Admin.

[Kwag_Myers]

Apparelyzed, on Apr 1 2008, 05:02 AM, said:

Can we please keep this post on topic, about music.

Arguments for or against religion should be kept out of this post, if you want to have a heated argument about religion and music, please use the thread in the Hot Pot.

I really don't want to see this thread go off-topic and turn into yet another religous argument.

Thankyou.

Simon
Forum Admin.

Sorry. I thought I did that, or at least I tried (hence the link).

[Joed]

Big and Rich's "Live This Life" became my battle-cry and gave me a good measure of spittin' fight during the dark days.

"I Can't Dance"...Phil Collins...gets me going everytime.

I agree..."If You're Going Through Hell" is another good one.

This post has been edited by Joed: 01 April 2008 - 02:53 PM

[Trinity]

There are a few songs that stuck out for me in rehab (thank God for ipods!!!) Muse's version of Feeling Good, Radiohead, which album depended on my mood!, Evanescence - My Imortal, this was actually on the radio the other day and got a BIG rehab flash back (question: can you get post traumatic stress disorder from rehab?!!) Then there are the two favourite of all inmates, Rehab by Amy Winehouse and Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd!

Trinity x

[SuperDaz]

Speaking of Pink Floyd...im going to see the Aussie Pink Floyd at the Royal Albert Hall on the 14th...and i carnt wait...there doing The Wall!! Rock On!!!

[Texaswheelz]

Hmm so many songs that I've listened to and different times and felt the emotions at that time.

When i was injured I listened to Metallica's One a lot. Both for the aggression and the words at the time with how I felt. Motley Crue's Home Sweet Home brought tears while stuck in rehab more then a time or two, but Kickstart my Heart and Louder than Hell by them got me through more then one grueling day while working my ass off. Beastie Boys Fight for your Right was my song for when I didn't want to go do rehab on some days.

There was a lot more, but those are the first ones to pop into my mind when I think back to those days. I wish there would have been MP3 player back then, hell even CD players would have been nice. It was a pain to switch out cassettes all the time or even to try to make one with just the songs you wanted on it. Now I have about 10 different playlist on my mp3 player, all with songs for different moods, such as Rockin, Chillin, Dancin, even Rollin for those days I just go roll down the road.

[Ches]

Trinity you and I have common music interest, fo sho!

As for you EFSTA, is his ipod new? Has he not gotten around to loaded it himself?

Or are you just wanting to fill it up with some new tunes before taking it to the hospital? If thats the case, just take the poor kid his ipod already! All I wanted was my collection of music while at the hospital, just as I wanted my books, my movies, my clothes. I didnt prefer to have a night stand full of inspirational pamplets, books, music, cards... n other gifts. I just wanted to feel as normal and comfortable as possible. I think everyone can relate to that and agree when I say just to get his Ipod to him!!

[doublelibra]

In the early days in the hospital I just had a radio station on the hospital's tv. They played a lot of boring old stuff, but they did occasionally play good stuff like Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zepplin, or Rolling Stones. Hearing music I liked when I was young made me feel some sense of normalcy. I'm a grandma, but I still like to rock out. After coming home from the hospital/rehab I played Undertow by Tool and Nevermind by Nirvana a lot. I use loud music to energize myself. Other good bands for that purpose are Fugazi, Rage against the Machine, Clutch, X, or the Doors to name a few! I love lots of different kinds of music for different moods. I played guitar and piano before my accident, and music is vital to me.