YESTERDAY
IS STILL TODAY-
I was born at the same date Modern Rock ‘n Roll began.
Half human athlete, 
half acoustic
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There are moments in life when words are not enough, and yet silence feels too empty. That’s when a beautiful song can step in and quietly hold us together. Long before people talked about “music therapy,” listeners were already using songs to mend broken hearts, calm anxious minds, and make sense of their own story. If you look at artists like the Beatles or Buddy Holly and the Crickets, you can see how deeply healing music can be—and how simple it is to invite that same healing into your own daily life.
electric guitar, accordion, piano, pickup and microphone for Brain and Body! Rocket 88 Ike Turner and his Rhythm Kings stirring up a whole lotta SHAKIN’ GOING ON soon in Elvis the Human Pelvis and billions of Elvis Wanna Bes! Among my early memories is at about 2+, climbing way up on this enormous armchair- lying like a small 30-pound beanbag for hours on an arm of the chair between playtimes, listening to RACE RECORD PLAYING STATIONS BLASTING R&B, Country Rockabilly, Gospel-Soul and Rock n’ Roll! from the table beside the armchair! Authentic Performers and Music being played everywhere by all cultures at that time! By 20 years, IT WAS ALL OVER, almost no new authentic, honest original beats, rhythms and melodies- an endless tide of soulless pretender groups- music industry’s versions of frozen or tasteless artificial packaged Kraft Dinners pretending to be the new next big British Style Invasion, Dance, Sound!
Living at the periphery between listeners and players, I was there in L.A. enjoying the Bursting Youth Psychedelic Peace ‘n Love Music-Arts West Coast Scene in the Summer of UNLMITED DREAMS, LOVE and CREATIVE HORIZONS in ’67 and lived the music and cultural GARDEN in EDEN begin its collapse into the ’70’s! Every day, asked if I’d like to buy an original DOORS or other Group’s old Amplifier, etc. I’d squint- “Looks kinda scuffed up!” (Worth millions today- scuff marks especially loved- showing it was played at memorable concerts!!) Explored RAP in ’70’s but decided could this style catch a big wave- maybe NO! Ha! Played PUNK but wanted HAPPIER PUNK- PEACE ‘n LOVE PUNK?! Yeh, Right? By 15 years later, began to crash into multiple major mental health challenges- GLAM ROCK and Synthesized Muzak Samples of earlier songs putting me over the edge? With accompanying physically frightening heart stoppages and rallies- OMG!
But rode all the challenging waves like my surfin’ training, beat back all the shark infested waters and tides- emerged back again in the late ’50’s -dearly ’60’s feeling for that traffic wreck music collision between African American and White Music Scenes – my HEART BACK HOME AGAIN, riding good vibrations in my endless summer of ARTS, MUSIC and PEACE ‘n LOVE, right Ringo?!! Jan. 9’ 67- oops ’26 or is it, ’62 again? McCartney’s still touring like it’s ’62!!! P.S. Beloved Music Angel who Fell from MUSIC HEAVEN crashlanding on Frozen Earth, Superstar Buddy Holly (Buddy and the Crickets) playing ‘Heartbeat’ (Petty, Montgomery) spawned my Heartbeat/Heartbeatles theme reminding me of my heart stopping/starting by mental health challenges ‘kissing me’, also evoking moniker the Beatles by the Crickets!
***y YESTERDAY IS TODAY AGAIN- How to Use a Beautiful Song for Healing
(with a little help from the Beatles and Buddy Holly)
There are moments in life when words are not enough, and yet silence feels too empty. That’s when a beautiful song can step in and quietly hold us together. Long before people talked about “music therapy,” listeners were already using songs to mend broken hearts, calm anxious minds, and make sense of their own story. If you look at artists like the Beatles or Buddy Holly and the Crickets, you can see how deeply healing music can be—and how simple it is to invite that same healing into your own daily life.
Why certain songs feel like medicine
Not every song feels healing, even if it’s catchy. Healing songs tend to have a few simple qualities: emotional honesty, a memorable melody, and a sense of human connection. Think about a song like the Beatles’ “Let It Be.” The chords are simple, the lyrics are gentle, and the message is one of acceptance and quiet faith: “There will be an answer, let it be.” It doesn’t try to fix your life; it just keeps you company while you breathe through it.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets brought a different kind of healing. Their songs often held the bright, hopeful energy of young love and possibility—music you could dance to, cry to, or drive to with the windows down. Under the surface of the rock ’n’ roll beat, there’s a comforting reminder that life keeps moving, and so can you. Rhythm itself can be healing when your nervous system is jangled, a steady beat can give your body something to entrain to, like a heartbeat you can trust.
When you find a song that feels like “home,” your body often knows before your mind does. You might feel your shoulders drop, your breathing slow, or tears appear from nowhere. That’s healing at work.
Creating a small ritual with a song
One of the most powerful ways to use music for healing is to build a simple personal ritual around a single song. It doesn’t need to be dramatic or complicated. In fact, the more ordinary it is, the better it can slip into your daily life.
You might choose a Beatles song that always steadies you, or a Buddy Holly track that reminds you of resilience and lightness. Or you might choose a new piece of music that seems to hold your feelings without judgment. Once you’ve chosen the song, try this:
- Find a quiet place where you won’t be interrupted for three to five minutes.
- Put your phone on Do Not Disturb, except for the music player.
- Before you press play, set a clear intention: for example, “This is three minutes just to feel what I feel,” or “For this song, I give myself permission to rest.”
Then simply listen. No multitasking, no scrolling, no “shoulds.” Let the lyrics and melody move through you. If memories come up, let them come. If nothing special happens, that’s fine too. The healing is often in the simple act of giving yourself a protected time and space, with the song as your companion.
Listening with your whole body
Many people think of music as something they process with their ears and mind, but healing listening involves the whole body. When you listen to a song that touches you, notice what happens physically.
Do certain harmonies give you goosebumps, like the stacked vocals the Beatles were so famous for? Does a certain guitar tone—like Buddy Holly’s clean, bright Stratocaster sound—seem to vibrate in your chest? Do you feel your jaw unclench, or your hands soften?
Try putting one hand on your heart and one on your belly while you listen. Breathe slowly and let the song “massage” your inner space. You’re not analyzing the music; you’re letting it wash through you like warm water. This kind of embodied listening can ease tension and help you feel more grounded, even if you can’t explain why.
Letting lyrics speak for you
One of the secret powers of songs is that they say what we can’t always say ourselves. When Paul McCartney sings “When I find myself in times of trouble,” it gives your own “times of trouble” permission to exist. When Buddy Holly sings about longing or heartache, he’s giving shape and rhythm to feelings that otherwise might sit inside you as a vague heaviness.
You can deepen the healing effect by consciously using the lyrics. For example:
- Pick a line that really resonates with you and write it down in a journal.
- Underneath it, write a few sentences about what that line means in your own life right now.
- Let the song become a kind of mirror, reflecting something true that you needed help seeing.
In this way, you’re not just passively consuming music; you’re in a kind of quiet dialogue with it. The song speaks, you respond, and slowly a deeper understanding of your own feelings begins to emerge.
Returning to the same song over time
The Beatles’ music means different things to people depending on when they hear it in their lives. The same is true of Buddy Holly. A song you danced to as a teenager might become a kind of anchor during a difficult adult season. Healing with music isn’t just about one moment—it can be about returning to the same song many times and letting it travel with you through different chapters.
You might create a small playlist of “healing songs” that you return to often: perhaps a Beatles track that comforts you, a Buddy Holly song that lifts your energy, and a newer piece of music that feels like a gentle hand on your shoulder. Over time, your body starts to recognize these songs as signals of safety. When one of them comes on, your system knows, “I’m allowed to relax now.”
This is why certain songs can make us cry within seconds: they carry a whole history of previous times they helped us survive.
Let music be a companion, not a cure
It’s important to remember that music doesn’t have to “fix” you to be healing. The Beatles never promised that one song would solve your life; Buddy Holly didn’t claim a three‑minute track would erase grief. What they offered instead was presence—something honest, melodic, and human to share the road with you.
When you use music for healing, try to release the idea that you must feel “better” by the end of the song. Instead, ask a gentler question: “Do I feel more accompanied? Do I feel a little less alone in this moment?” If the answer is yes, the song has already done its work. WORDS of LOOVE- 
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What Makes “Let It Be” So Meaningful in the Lives of So Many?
Some songs arrive like visitors in our lives; others take up permanent residence. “Let It Be” by the Beatles is one of those rare songs that seems to move in and stay. Decades after it was written, people still turn to it in moments of grief, confusion, and change. What is it about this song that touches so many hearts, across ages and cultures, and keeps feeling relevant no matter what’s happening in the world?
A song born out of real struggle
Part of the power of “Let It Be” lies in where it came from. Paul McCartney has said that the song was inspired by a dream of his mother, Mary, who died when he was a teenager. In the dream, she appeared to him during a stressful period in his life, saying, “It will be all right, just let it be.” That origin matters, because we can feel the authenticity behind the words. This isn’t abstract philosophy; it’s a message of comfort from someone he loved and lost.
When listeners learn this backstory, the line “Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be” takes on an intimate, human quality. Even if we interpret “Mother Mary” in a spiritual or religious sense, we can still hear the voice of someone kind and wise, stepping into our troubled minds with a simple, soothing instruction. The song carries the emotional weight of a real family story, and that makes its comfort feel earned, not manufactured.
Simple words for complicated feelings
Another reason “Let It Be” is so meaningful is its language. The lyrics are incredibly simple. There are no clever metaphors or dense poetic twists. Lines like “When I find myself in times of trouble” and “In my hour of darkness” speak in straightforward, everyday words. Ironically, this simplicity is what makes the song able to hold complicated feelings.
People rarely think in poetry when they’re really suffering; their inner voice sounds more like, “I’m overwhelmed” or “I don’t know what to do.” The language of “Let It Be” mirrors that. It doesn’t judge or lecture; it just acknowledges the difficulty: there is trouble, there is darkness, there is broken heartedness in the world. By not rushing too quickly to a “solution,” the song validates the listener’s experience first.
Then, the refrain “Let it be” offers a gentle shift—not a command to fight, fix, or escape, but an invitation to soften around what is happening. For many people, that’s exactly what they need: permission to stop struggling for a moment and simply breathe.
A melody that feels like a blessing
If the lyrics are the mind of the song, the melody is its heart. “Let It Be” uses a simple, hymn‑like melodic line that’s easy to remember and easy to sing along with. It doesn’t show off. Instead, it moves in a stepwise, reassuring way, almost like someone walking beside you at a calm, steady pace.
The chorus lifts slightly higher than the verse, giving a sense of rising above the trouble for a moment. The phrase “Let it be” repeats, but never in a harsh or demanding way; it feels more like a soothing mantra. Many listeners describe feeling their shoulders relax or their breathing slow when the chorus comes back around. It has the shape of a blessing: it rises, opens, and settles gently, leaving behind a sense of acceptance and peace.
This melodic simplicity also means the song can be covered in many styles—piano, guitar, choirs, even solo voices in quiet rooms—and still retain its emotional effect. That flexibility has helped it travel across generations and musical tastes.
Harmony that balances sorrow and hope
Harmonically, “Let It Be” walks a delicate line between sadness and optimism. The chords are mostly straightforward, but there’s a subtle blend of major and minor flavors that keeps the song from feeling either too dark or too cheerful. This balance is important. If the song were purely major and upbeat, it might feel like it was minimizing the listener’s pain. If it were all minor and gloomy, it might deepen despair instead of easing it.
Instead, the harmony feels like a voice that can sit with your sadness while still believing in light. When the chorus arrives, the music leans toward a more resolved, major sound, giving the sense that even though life is complicated, there’s a deeper stability underneath. For listeners, this creates a feeling that “Yes, things are hard, but I’m held by something steady.”
Acceptance without giving up
The phrase “let it be” can be misunderstood as passivity or surrender in a negative sense, but the song doesn’t carry that energy. It doesn’t say “give up” or “stop caring.” It suggests something more subtle: allowing what we cannot control, while trusting that some kind of answer or meaning will emerge in its own time. “There will be an answer, let it be” is not a promise that everything will instantly improve; it is a reminder that life is larger than our current confusion.
This nuance is why so many people turn to the song in times of grief, illness, or major transition. It doesn’t try to convince them that everything is fine when it clearly isn’t. Instead, it offers a way to live inside the not‑knowing. For many, that’s deeply healing: being allowed to lean into acceptance, without losing hope.
A shared song for private pain
“Let It Be” is also meaningful because it operates on two levels at once: it feels intensely personal, yet it has become a communal anthem. People play it at funerals, memorials, and vigils; they sing it alone in their cars or while washing dishes at the end of a hard day. Each listener brings their own story—lost parents, broken relationships, health struggles, world events—and the song seems to make space for all of it.
When a song like this is shared, it quietly tells us, “You’re not the only one who feels this.” Knowing that millions of others have wept or found comfort to the same melody creates a sense of invisible community. We may never meet those people, but we’re connected through this piece of music. That shared experience can make our own burdens feel a little lighter.
A companion that grows with us
Over time, “Let It Be” can become a kind of lifelong companion. Someone might first hear it as a teenager and feel it as a gentle reassurance. Later, in midlife, it may take on new depth when they face loss or burnout. In old age, the song can become almost like a wise old friend, reminding them to trust the flow of life, even as their own story approaches its closing chapters.
The song doesn’t change, but we do, and as we change, different lines and moments in the music speak to us in new ways. That evolving relationship is a hallmark of a truly meaningful song. It doesn’t lock us into one fixed emotion; it meets us wherever we are and offers a slightly different kind of comfort each time.
> When I listen to “Let It Be,” I hear more than a classic Beatles song. I hear a quiet invitation to breathe, to soften my grip on what I can’t control, and to trust that some deeper wisdom is at work, even when I can’t see it. That’s why, all these years later, the song still feels like a friend I can turn to whenever I need a little musical healing.
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