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Music is the Medicine. Life’s Challenges Put To Song | Julie Ross | TEDxCK


[Music]
[Music] you
welcome everybody is this fantastic or
welcome everybody is this fantastic or what it’s so great to see the community
what it’s so great to see the community
what it’s so great to see the community come together in one room and support
come together in one room and support
come together in one room and support local speakers local entertainers and
local speakers local entertainers and
local speakers local entertainers and the gifts that this community has so I’m
the gifts that this community has so I’m
the gifts that this community has so I’m here today to talk about something that
here today to talk about something that
here today to talk about something that is really near and dear to my heart when
is really near and dear to my heart when
is really near and dear to my heart when I was asked to do this I thought I would
I was asked to do this I thought I would
I was asked to do this I thought I would just speak about my music and share some
just speak about my music and share some
just speak about my music and share some songs that I’d written take you on a
songs that I’d written take you on a
songs that I’d written take you on a journey make you cry and I thought we
journey make you cry and I thought we
journey make you cry and I thought we have this unique opportunity today with
have this unique opportunity today with
have this unique opportunity today with a couple of my partners being in the
a couple of my partners being in the
a couple of my partners being in the room here people that I really
room here people that I really
room here people that I really appreciate their talents and I thought
appreciate their talents and I thought
appreciate their talents and I thought that it would be a real faux pas on my
that it would be a real faux pas on my
that it would be a real faux pas on my part if I didn’t actually bring you guys
part if I didn’t actually bring you guys
part if I didn’t actually bring you guys sort of into my environment music
sort of into my environment music
sort of into my environment music connects people music is love music
connects people music is love music
connects people music is love music makes us feel better I know it does
makes us feel better I know it does
makes us feel better I know it does because my whole life music has been my
because my whole life music has been my
because my whole life music has been my medicine it’s what I have turned to in
medicine it’s what I have turned to in
medicine it’s what I have turned to in times of need times of loss times of
times of need times of loss times of
times of need times of loss times of happiness and grave sadness and so we
happiness and grave sadness and so we
happiness and grave sadness and so we keep coming across these people that
keep coming across these people that
keep coming across these people that come into the song circle room that have
come into the song circle room that have
come into the song circle room that have great needs and we find that if we can
great needs and we find that if we can
great needs and we find that if we can just give them one challenge or have
just give them one challenge or have
just give them one challenge or have them collaborate one time and even
them collaborate one time and even
them collaborate one time and even though they may enter the room and not
though they may enter the room and not
though they may enter the room and not want to share they always end up sharing
want to share they always end up sharing
want to share they always end up sharing I’m really proud to have join me on the
I’m really proud to have join me on the
I’m really proud to have join me on the stage today mr. Brenda Bay if you would
stage today mr. Brenda Bay if you would
stage today mr. Brenda Bay if you would just come up and join me
thanks for having me Julie oh I guess we
thanks for having me Julie oh I guess we should have put the mic up about four
should have put the mic up about four
should have put the mic up about four feet anyway Bren did a great job today
feet anyway Bren did a great job today
feet anyway Bren did a great job today I’m so proud of you today this is a
I’m so proud of you today this is a
I’m so proud of you today this is a great moment to have us in the same room
great moment to have us in the same room
great moment to have us in the same room together actually speaking about our
together actually speaking about our
together actually speaking about our passions so brent has been a member of
passions so brent has been a member of
passions so brent has been a member of my song circle for a long time now quite
my song circle for a long time now quite
my song circle for a long time now quite a while and I’ve seen this young
a while and I’ve seen this young
a while and I’ve seen this young gentleman grow from that drunk teenager
gentleman grow from that drunk teenager
gentleman grow from that drunk teenager to the man that stands before you today
to the man that stands before you today
to the man that stands before you today and I hope in some way I’ve helped a
and I hope in some way I’ve helped a
and I hope in some way I’ve helped a little bit along that way though we’re
little bit along that way though we’re
little bit along that way though we’re going to share a song that Emily and I
going to share a song that Emily and I
going to share a song that Emily and I collaborated on these are her words and
collaborated on these are her words and
collaborated on these are her words and this is about her humanitarian effort
saw the courage in your eyes miss your
saw the courage in your eyes miss your strength I walked by
hurt there in your heart wondering what
hurt there in your heart wondering what tell me the pie
wish I could do so much more to help you
wish I could do so much more to help you along your way please take all that I
along your way please take all that I
along your way please take all that I have I don’t need these things today
little boy walked out on the street
little boy walked out on the street tattered clothes nothing on his feet
stopped and slowly hung his head and out
stopped and slowly hung his head and out his mother is now dead he’s got no dad
his mother is now dead he’s got no dad
his mother is now dead he’s got no dad here no more it took of years before
here no more it took of years before
here no more it took of years before he’s got no bed lay that hand takes
he’s got no bed lay that hand takes
he’s got no bed lay that hand takes comfort in these streets sometimes the
comfort in these streets sometimes the
comfort in these streets sometimes the swirl just don’t make sense sometimes
swirl just don’t make sense sometimes
swirl just don’t make sense sometimes cold and cruel
cold and cruel
cold and cruel I keep on love love God asking one to do
babies with our mothers and there’s kids
babies with our mothers and there’s kids stuck in this war slaves walking down
stuck in this war slaves walking down
stuck in this war slaves walking down the streets can’t take this anymore your
the streets can’t take this anymore your
the streets can’t take this anymore your screams late at night another woman has
screams late at night another woman has
screams late at night another woman has lost to fight there’s no justice to be
lost to fight there’s no justice to be
lost to fight there’s no justice to be found she’s left lying from ground
searching for her dignity and trying to
searching for her dignity and trying to understand what she said or what she did
understand what she said or what she did
understand what she said or what she did to motivate that man times this world
to motivate that man times this world
to motivate that man times this world just don’t make sense sometimes it’s
just don’t make sense sometimes it’s
just don’t make sense sometimes it’s cold and cruel keep on looking up to God
cold and cruel keep on looking up to God
cold and cruel keep on looking up to God asking what to do
there’s babies with our mothers there’s
there’s babies with our mothers there’s kids stuck in this war war slaves
kids stuck in this war war slaves
kids stuck in this war war slaves walking down the streets can’t take this
walking down the streets can’t take this
walking down the streets can’t take this anymore
does they reach for my hand
does they reach for my hand thousands we will still die
thousands we will still die
thousands we will still die [Music]
flashbacks play like movies trapped my
flashbacks play like movies trapped my own mind
own mind
own mind Oh
though my heart keeps taking still walk
though my heart keeps taking still walk through this hand
through this hand
through this hand [Music]
tears this world just don’t make sense
tears this world just don’t make sense sometimes cold and cruel I keep on
sometimes cold and cruel I keep on
sometimes cold and cruel I keep on looking up to God asking what to do
these babies with our mothers and
these babies with our mothers and there’s kids stuck in this war slaves
there’s kids stuck in this war slaves
there’s kids stuck in this war slaves walking down the streets can’t take this
walking down the streets can’t take this
walking down the streets can’t take this anymore saw the courage in your eyes
anymore saw the courage in your eyes
anymore saw the courage in your eyes witness your strength as I walked by
brent is also a great musician and we’d
brent is also a great musician and we’d like to perform one of his original
like to perform one of his original
like to perform one of his original songs I think that his album is gonna do
songs I think that his album is gonna do
songs I think that his album is gonna do great things I think he’s going to do
great things I think he’s going to do
great things I think he’s going to do great things anyway this is a song
great things anyway this is a song
great things anyway this is a song called let go
what times are changing I don’t know
what times are changing I don’t know what I’m facing I know what I’m chasing
so now what’s the question I don’t know
so now what’s the question I don’t know what I’m asking
all I know something
all I know something Oh
Oh
Oh I
to make the best man all of my time
to make the best man all of my time [Music]
I don’t wanna let go fortunes unfolding
I don’t wanna let go fortunes unfolding [Music]
but I know where I’m headed
but I know where I’m headed [Music]
say oh I know I’m saying try to make the
say oh I know I’m saying try to make the best of my time
best of my time
best of my time oh my
oh my
oh my [Music]
I don’t wanna
I don’t wanna [Music]
Oh
Oh [Music]
Oh Oh my life I’ve tried to make the
Oh Oh my life I’ve tried to make the basil my oh my oh my life passed by
basil my oh my oh my life passed by
basil my oh my oh my life passed by hi Oh inside I don’t wanna let go
hi Oh inside I don’t wanna let go
hi Oh inside I don’t wanna let go [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Oh
[Music]
[Music] Oh
[Music]
[Music] Oh
anyway this is a song called lady life I
anyway this is a song called lady life I hope you enjoyed the analogy is Lady
hope you enjoyed the analogy is Lady
hope you enjoyed the analogy is Lady life analogies regarding water life is
life analogies regarding water life is
life analogies regarding water life is like waves and down anyway you’ll get it
like waves and down anyway you’ll get it
like waves and down anyway you’ll get it [Music]
what is our headed
what is our headed yeah on this eve her
yeah on this eve her
yeah on this eve her will we always remember
will it be a tale to be told when it
will it be a tale to be told when it goes you’ll make it sweetest wine story
goes you’ll make it sweetest wine story
goes you’ll make it sweetest wine story to tell time and again
to tell time and again
to tell time and again [Music]
[Music]
[Music] lady likes well she gives to us calm
lady likes well she gives to us calm
lady likes well she gives to us calm days stormy days life is as well as well
days stormy days life is as well as well
days stormy days life is as well as well can be but are smiling faces story you
can be but are smiling faces story you
can be but are smiling faces story you tell will it be a tale to be told when
tell will it be a tale to be told when
tell will it be a tale to be told when goes you’ll make it sweetens wine the
goes you’ll make it sweetens wine the
goes you’ll make it sweetens wine the story to tell time
in an almost silent voice she speaks to
in an almost silent voice she speaks to me again
me again
me again [Music]
[Music]
[Music] soft and steady whisper comin over me
soft and steady whisper comin over me
soft and steady whisper comin over me again voice moves my pen to page the
again voice moves my pen to page the
again voice moves my pen to page the conversation because it’s a tale to be
conversation because it’s a tale to be
conversation because it’s a tale to be told when go you’ll make it sweetest
told when go you’ll make it sweetest
told when go you’ll make it sweetest wine story to tell time and again tell
wine story to tell time and again tell
wine story to tell time and again tell Jimmy toe oh you’ll make a sweet wine
Jimmy toe oh you’ll make a sweet wine
Jimmy toe oh you’ll make a sweet wine story the dead
so what is our headed on Seavers we
so what is our headed on Seavers we always remember the day we set see
always remember the day we set see
always remember the day we set see [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Oh
it’d be our tail tippy-toe well it go
it’d be our tail tippy-toe well it go you’ll make it sweet as wine story today
tell
tell [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you’ll make it sweet
you’ll make it sweet
you’ll make it sweet [Music]
[Music]
[Music] so first of all a real nice round of
so first of all a real nice round of
so first of all a real nice round of applause to my guests who came out
applause to my guests who came out
applause to my guests who came out Cameron by surprise I appreciate their
Cameron by surprise I appreciate their
Cameron by surprise I appreciate their help so much these guys are our help to
help so much these guys are our help to
help so much these guys are our help to me in so many avenues of my life right
me in so many avenues of my life right
me in so many avenues of my life right now and I just want to tell them so much
now and I just want to tell them so much
now and I just want to tell them so much I appreciate y’all music is the medicine
I appreciate y’all music is the medicine
I appreciate y’all music is the medicine it is the most gentle spoonful of
it is the most gentle spoonful of
it is the most gentle spoonful of medicine with the most non-judgmental
medicine with the most non-judgmental
medicine with the most non-judgmental results and I hope that you’ll visit my
results and I hope that you’ll visit my
results and I hope that you’ll visit my table at the back I’ve got some CDs I’ve
table at the back I’ve got some CDs I’ve
table at the back I’ve got some CDs I’ve got some journals I’ve got lots of
got some journals I’ve got lots of
got some journals I’ve got lots of information if you want to chat with me
information if you want to chat with me
information if you want to chat with me about it and I would love for y’all to
about it and I would love for y’all to
about it and I would love for y’all to come and visit and see what we’re all
come and visit and see what we’re all
come and visit and see what we’re all about so thanks so much for listening I
about so thanks so much for listening I
about so thanks so much for listening I do appreciate your time
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