When you look up the definition of the word “homage,” you will most likely get homage means “great respect and honor, or something done to honor a person or thing.”
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And we as people often celebrate almost everything and anything such as birthdays, accomplishments, weddings, etc., we also celebrate music: We rate it, play it, share it and worship it – especially if it’s our favorite artist or even just a single song we get stuck in our heads on an endless loop, a catchy tune you’re gonna probably be humming nonstop for days on end.
Or maybe, it’s a lullaby that was sung to you as a small child – whatever it is, you probably get the gist of this so far, but maybe there’s more to it, like remembering the artist that paved the way for the music we have today, because without them there’s a lot that we wouldn’t have today, music-wise.
Music is a way to escape, a way to relax or get through the day or sometimes even to cope with a moment that just wears you down. We don’t have to just thank the artist who made the song, but the song itself, for how it makes us felt in that moment, how infinite we felt when that one song played at just the right time.
Artists such as Ray Charles, The Beatles, Brendon Urie, Sam Smith and many more have given us music that we can almost always relate to, or it just feels right when you hear it. You can’t help but sing along to it or dance to the beat because that artist gave that song or album their all, and this is why we pay homage to the artist.
So, at Thanksgiving time, give thanks to your favorite artist and those before them. Because – I don’t know about you – but a world without music is a world I don’t want any part of.
