My Life Through Music Bishop Freesh

I was running out of answers... So I blurted out, “Well… I’m not working construction for YOU all my life!!”
“That’s perfectly fine, son! As a matter of fact, I DON’T want you working construction for me your whole life… that’s the whole PURPOSE of this conversation! Then his tone got serious and his words slowed down as he said to me,
"But… that’s not what I asked you… I asked you, what are you going to do?” I thought I knew what I was going to do, but I needed his help...

In this video I tell story of the heated conversation I had with my dad after my first semester of college. I dive into the reasonings behind my thought process, what I based my decision on, and how I arrived at it.

I also talk about some of the many "gems of wisdom" found in this incredible song and how they may be applied to our lives.

https://youtu.be/752furk6Tk8?si=DLFoI-BkN0xbqLMN - Stick to Your Guns - Bon Jovi

In the Gag Reel after the video, I noticed that I misspoke saying that this event happened 24 years ago. After hearing and seeing it, to my horror, I realized that happened actually happened 34 YEARS AGO! Oh my, where did it all go? I've managed to capture some of the time in these previous videos, and I'll continue to try to capture many more as this project continues.

Everyone has a story! They're all different, unique, and beautiful! What's yours?

As always, thanks for reading, thanks for watching.

Background music was provided by Mm Roughneck, downloaded through Pond 5. Thank you. As I obviously cannot play the song I'm talking about, I try to have background music that I feel captures the feeling and spirit of the song and subject matter that I'm talking about, whether I create it or download it.

In a small studio apartment in Northwest Phoenix during the early fall of 1989, I found myself sitting at a quaint café-style table against a kitchen wall, with two neatly stacked cassette covers on top of a thin book to the right of my plate.
The top cover belonged to Bauhaus’ “The Sky’s Gone Out…” We had been listening to it the night before while “Attendance Girl” sat at her desk focused on her homework while I quietly reclined on her futon across the room completely immersed in the hypnotizing and haunting sounds of "Swing the Heartache” as it delicately and slowly weaved through her apartment like a curious, hungry snake. The cassette beneath it was turned around and I couldn’t see the sleeve. Out of curiosity, I picked it up to see what was under it, and with a surprised look on my face, thought, “Motley Crue… Theater of Pain?” I yelled towards the opened bathroom door,
“I didn’t know you liked Motley Crue?”
She came to the opening, one hand on the door frame and an eyeliner pencil in the other and simply said,
“Home Sweet Home?!” As if I should've already intuitively known.
I was like, “Yeah?” Not getting it.
She looked right at me and said,
“Well, you know the part where it says, ‘My heart’s like an open book, for the whole world to read?’”
Again I said, ”Yeah?” (Thinking to myself, Please!! I’ve heard that song literally 100’s and 100's of times).
And then she said,
“Well, that line really moves me… It, it means something to me…” Then, she looked away for a brief moment, as if she were looking into nothingness, and disappeared back into the bathroom...

Isn't it crazy how a song can bring back such vivid memories?… Sometimes I wonder… do OTHERS who were there remember those same things, too?


Mötley Crüe - Home Sweet Home
https://youtu.be/MyByixMoCKE?si=oojgBBzmlA_CXYBU

Bauhaus - Swing the Heartache
https://youtu.be/RZNhjZFP0Y0?si=28_Ty9N6y7YInqMx
This is an incredible song! Listen to all the SOUNDS in this, and Peter Murphy's voice is PERFECT for this genre of music! When he sings, "And she wants to be a better singer..." Man, for some reason that is that just so haunting mesmerizing, and ominous sounding to me...

**All background music was created in Garage Band. I played the piano sections using my M32 Komplete Kontrol MIDI keyboard. As I've mentioned before, my goal is to try to make music and sounds to add an extra layer of emotion or atmosphere to the video. While it's not great, and I'm not a musician, I thoroughly enjoy the process behind it and I think it's better than having just my voice there.

People had always told me that I could try harder and do better... In this story I talk about two major events. One, which happened the afternoon after my dad unexpectedly woke me up at 4:00 in the morning and told me we had to talk about something later that afternoon! It placed me at a turning point, a crossroads that would define the trajectory of my life in ways I couldn't yet comprehend. It was a time of profound choices, of unexpected revelations, and ultimately, of taking a leap of faith into the unknown.

https://youtu.be/a9qIPAdLhfI?si=6V3xo9sOCBSfxE8u - "Get a Haircut" - George Thorogood and the Destroyers


******Additional Songs******

https://youtu.be/IyhJ69mD7xI?si=OOpa8nz-uJo4i-9Y - "Bad to the Bone" - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
When I was 12 years old I saw this video on MTV and I thought it was SO cool, and I still do to this day!

https://youtu.be/gmrC_Pij5gc?si=5454poMORKlelrMp - "Graduate" - Third Eye Blind "Can I get my punk ass off the street?" My dad basically was telling me that I had "goofed off" the whole time I was in high school and that I never "applied myself." Now he was giving me a "Deal of a Lifetime." Would I take it?

https://youtu.be/Bx51eegLTY8?si=UGyUW3jbBFBG8t2p "Take My Breath Away" - Berlin
What a great movie!! I loved it then... I still love it now! This song! The synthesizer, the melody, and that unforgettable voice will make an impression on your heart forever about the person you were with when you heard it for the first time...

https://youtu.be/Ip9L8IvIsdQ?si=RmKI4LMrh-au6xR0 "Ah! Leah!" - Donnie Iris
This song perfectly describes the feeling I had when I first opened my front door and saw her standing there!
"Leah
It's been a long, long time
You're such a sight
You're looking better than a body has a right to
Don't you know we're playing with the fire
But we can't stop this burning desire, Leah..."
"...Here we go again, ah! Leah!"

https://youtu.be/bXNsrC333FA?si=-e4U_ajUOeMxiVsZ "Sorry" - Buckcherry
This is a beautiful song, in my opinion! I've been blessed to have many opportunities to "clear the air" and "make it right" with many people over the course of my life, and I do plan on talking about some of those opportunities in this project. I think I did here...
When these opportunities arise, it's important to approach them with sincerity, humility, and a genuine desire to reconcile. It takes courage to address conflicts or issues that may have strained a relationship, but the potential rewards of healing and strengthening that connection are immeasurable.

https://youtu.be/uiDYkhIXUzA?si=hWkVrUVbpueBRUrv "Cold" - Crossfade
There's a beautiful set of lyrics at the end of the song that say:
"I never really wanted you to see
The screwed up side of me that I keep
Locked inside of me so deep
It always seems to get to me
I never really wanted you to go
So many things you should have known
I guess for me there's just no hope
I never meant to be so cold..."
When someone opens up, AND SOMEONE ALLOWS US to share the hidden parts of ourselves, it can be an incredibly powerful and bonding experience. It's an act of trust, a declaration that says, "I trust you enough to show you the real me, flaws and all." This vulnerability can foster a deeper connection and understanding between individuals.

Background music created by Bishop Freesh using Garage Band, EXCEPT the last track, "Dirty Rock Trailer V.1" which was downloaded from Pond5, submitted by ROCKWAVE. THANK YOU!

Think about the rush and excitement of going to see a band that you love in concert! Do you still get that rush and that excitement waiting for them to come to your town... and then going and seeing them? Have you ever thought, however about all the time that they spend on the road and despite not having the comforts of home and their families with them, they still maintain a high level of excellence! What about all the work that's involved from show to show. When we buy that ticket, unless there are extenuating circumstances... that band is on stage on that night pouring their hearts and souls out on that stage night after night... for us! So the next time you wear a concert shirt or see one on somebody, take a second to look on the back and see all the cities and dates...That band was there that night, ROCKIN'!

https://youtu.be/SRvCvsRp5ho?si=ITQQoRkxkEaRo51I - Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
https://youtu.be/Mqyrt7RCgsg?si=7T41h9U9JrWJzAEf - Wanted Dead or Alive (Live in Moscow)
***********ADDITIONAL SONGS***********
https://youtu.be/GONmFCkCGCc?si=_-YlIYmoiZinj_SS - Turn the Page - Bob Seger - Another song that paints the vivd picture of what it's like to be on the road!

https://youtu.be/6bhFmtwio8Y?si=1o8wGSDtPtKdp6FI - Rock & roll Band - Boston - A fun song that also depicts the life of being in a band and playing for their fans!
**********SPECIAL THANKS AND SHOUTOUT**********
I need to sincerely thank "Not Right Rabbit" for adding instrumentation to the midi file for the track that is the background music. 🙏🙏🙏 I like to have something besides my voice in these videos, so recently I've tried to put SOME KIND of background music in an effort to TRY and get close to the song, or maybe add some type of emotion or spirit to it. I probably don't hit the mark all the time, and I don't spend TOO much time on it... but I I do enjoy it!

Then, with this lunatic smirk on his face, the trickster in him comes out and he flicks me on the side of the head and he says, "Don't tell me you didn't see that piano in the front room... He KNOWS and PLAYS music!!!!"
"And?" I say back to him.
"AND? What do you mean AND, what if we can get him to play something for us?"
I shrug my shoulders. Then, leaving me with a choice, "Tom Sawyer," says, "Look, you can stay here by yourself, have your little drink... OR, you can go to the front of the house with me and everyone else and see if he'll play something for us, so what are you going to do?

https://youtu.be/QwVjTlTdIDQ - Piano Man - Billy Joel
https://youtu.be/QwVjTlTdIDQ - Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight Sonata" Ludwig Van Beethoven
https://youtu.be/V_FAqr6rP4w - Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
https://youtu.be/On-X_2FzegI - Great Balls of Fire - Miles Teller
https://youtu.be/tfB16rMNNAs - Sowing the Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears
https://youtu.be/On-X_2FzegI - Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Even though I was still way behind the curve, it was WILD! All I had to do was show up, hang on for the ride... and LEARN! These guys were awesome, and it was proof of how important it is to have good people around you! What kind of people do you have around you?
Oh yeah, come to find out, "Tom Sawyer" actually DID know the girl I was "checking out." And later on when I told him that it would've been easier for BOTH of us to go over to them, he said to me, "What would be the fun in that, besides, you wouldn't have learned anything!"
https://youtu.be/kFEh2TuXmmQ - If You Ain't Here To Party - Luke Bryan

ADDITIONAL SONGS
https://youtu.be/puiJKDWFars - It'z Just What We Do - Florida Georgia Line
https://youtu.be/BKZqGJONH68 - Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith
https://youtu.be/__4TvF2LFNI - Bust A Move - Young MC Check out the baseline on this track!

https://youtu.be/KoPlkmYaEQs - Warning - Incubus
Don't be reckless, don't be foolish... but take a few chances, man! Take a risk or two and get out there and LIVE! Live a life worth living, which will be a life worth remembering!🤟🙏