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Yeetchildren (talk) 16:35, 7 April 2019 (UTC)Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can’t. -Johnny Depp

Where words fail, music speaks -Hans Christian Anderson

Music is the universal language of mankind -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Music is a teacher that can teach you right from wrong 'Cause if you listen closely, well, there's a lesson in the song Music is a doctor that can cure a troubled mind Listen to the music, the rhythms, and the rhymes Music is a comfort, well, when you're all alone Just turn up your music and you don't need nobody home Music is a power, people depend on every day They make their decisions by the records that they play Music's takin' over, music makes you dance Music's takin' over, just give music a chance

These are lyrics from a song called Music’s Takin’ Over by the Jackson 5. These lyrics explain how music has a lot of power. It has the ability to change us. In the words of Bono, the lead singer from U2, “Music can change the world because it can change people.” It can even change us medically!

Have you ever heard of the Songaminute man? Ted McDermott, a man diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the age of 80, could not even remember his own family. His son, Simon, decided to post a video on YouTube of him and his father doing a carpool karaoke session to the song Quando, Quando, Quando. The results were breath-taking. Even though Ted had no idea who the young man was in the car with him, he managed to remember Every. Single. Lyric from this song that he loved. He sang like there wasn't a care in the world. This man is only one example of people with Alzheimer’s and Dementia who completely change when they listen to a song from their past. Music doesn’t just affect people with memory loss, but it can help with depression, anxiety, grief, it soothes premature babies, and it helps children with autism. *some kind of transition?*

Music is everywhere. It’s impossible to avoid it. If music can bring back memories to a man who forgot his own son, don’t you think that songs (with bad language, negativity, and inappropriate content?) would affect you too? Music has a huge impact on today’s teens. It affects their views on the world, themselves, and their peers. This can be in a good way and a bad way. For example, if you were constantly listening to music with a lot of negativity in it, that is what would fill your brain. You could become depressed, or angry at yourself, and the people around you. But, if you listen to music that is positive and uplifting, that would show in your actions. You would feel happier, and you have a better chance of making new friends, and becoming a better one. The easiest way to find music that is encouraging is by listening to Christian music. Christian music always helps me get out of bed in the morning because it is always so happy and it has such a great message. Now, I’m not saying that Christian music is the only “good” music. There are songs everywhere that are clean, uplifting and have a great message. But we do have to be careful. Looking up the lyrics before turning on a song is a great way to make sure that the song is safe. You could also check websites like Plugged In to see what they think. Also, looking at the artist itself! If they have sworn a lot in other albums, maybe they are not an artist you should be listening to.

Lot’s of people will argue that they just listen to clean versions, and that makes it all okay. Right? WRONG! Listening to clean versions of a song is a way to listen to songs that we enjoy, even if they have sworn in them. They just get bleeped out! Now, this might sound great, but it is proven, that when we listen to songs, we automatically fill in the blanks. Which means that clean versions aren’t actually doing anything for us. We are still hearing the swears, so how is this helping us? Honestly, it’s not. If you're listening to a song, and suddenly a word is bleeped out, most of the time, you will know what that word is. Which means, that listening to the clean version, isn’t changing anything. It will still affect you the way that the normal song would.

Clean versions have their ups and downs. And so does music! Music could be positive, uplifting and it can make your day! Or, it can be negative, unclean, and it could be disrespectful. As you have seen, music has a lot of impact on our daily lives. It changes us and it forms us. Because music has power. I’d like to leave you with the lyrics of a song called Favourite Song.

You sing to me and my heart comes to life Beating for you every time And how ‘bout I hear you oh I love the way Your chorus gets stuck in my mind Like the lyrics to my favorite song You stick with me all day long And when I’ve reached the end I wanna hear it again Like the lyrics to my favorite song You stick with me all day long And when I’ve reached the end I wanna hear it again I wanna hear it again