So with 3 days till Christmas Eve it makes perfect sense to write a blog about Christmas; drawing special attentions to cheap dodgy wrapping paper, non- drop Christmas tree needles (Not convinced!) and a worrying amount of mince pies.
Which is precisely why this blog will not be about the looming festivities, but instead about a recent film I watched called ‘Ray.’
Directed by Taylor Hackford, it portrays the life of the amazing musician that was Ray Charles Robinson.
It’s not until you sit down and watch his life unfold, that you begin to realise how naïve and foolish you can be, thinking all blues/ jazz music is the same (Excluding the wonders of the Rat Pack) leaving you with a rhythm in your feet and a drive to dance.
Perhaps it is a taste that you acquire with age, maybe some people are just born with it (As Maybelline keeps implying) or maybe others are just too afraid to listen to something new.
Either way it is definitely worth a look and gives a great insight into the life and workings of an incredible man. He is a music artist I had never before understood and the newest addition to my CD collection.
Not just an English and Journalism student…even though the music review techniques do occasionally come in handy.
P.S (Should probably stop using brackets.)
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