First You Dream

First You Dream: The Music of Kander and Ebb is a wonderful compiliation of songs from amazing Broadway musicals. I was blessed to receive free tickets to attend this amazing production. The performers had absolutely astounding voices. I was completely speechless during many of the songs.

The performers were Heidi Blickenstaff, James Clow, Alan H. Green, Leslie Kritzer, Patina Miller, and Matthew Scott. Some of my favorite songs they performed were "The Apple Doesn't Fall," Ring Them Bells," Military Man," "The Money Tree/Maybe This Time," "The Cell Block Tango," and Boom Ditty Boom."

The theme and title song "First You Dream" came from the production Steel Pier. I really loved the lyrics so I thought I would share some of them here.

FIRST YOU DREAM,

DREAM ABOUT INCREDIBLE THINGS

THEN YOU LOOK

AND SUDDENLY YOU HAVE WINGS.

YOU CAN FLY YOU CAN FLY

BUT FIRST YOU DREAM

FIRST YOU DREAM,

DREAM ABOUT REMARKABLE TIMES

CLOSE YOUR EYES

AND SEE HOW YOUR SPIRIT CLIMBS.

YOU CAN FLY

YOU CAN SOAR

FEEL THE WIND

HEAR IT ROAR

IT'S EASY NOW

IMAGINE THAT

BUT FIRST YOU DREAM

Just don't took back. Whenever you're flying, you can never look

back where you've been. You can only look where you're going. Ever see a

bird look over its shoulder? No. There's only one way to go. Straight ahead.

I truly believe the words to this song. You need to believe in your dreams and take off to pursue them you should not be looking back as this will cause you to lose focus and fall. Birds don't look back when they are flying so why should you?

I love how music can inspire me to be a better person. It lifts me up when I'm down. It allows me to believe I can be anything or anyone I want to be. It inspires me to be a better person. Music brightens my life. I'm so grateful for the many great composers out there who write music in all its forms to help brighten the world.