Music

“Let Us Dance”

Dr. Celucien Joseph Amour, Joy, Loss, love, Music, Pain, Peace, Poetry

“Let Us Dance”

Let us dance
to heal together,
to forget the wounds of love,
the loneliness of faded passion,
to forge a new union
that embraces both our pain and our joy.

Let us walk into the dancehall tonight.
Your fingers run through my hair.
I’ll play your favorite song.
Every beat becomes a new vow.
Every touch against your skin
sings the love we cannot hide.
Every line, every word, every chord
celebrates the miracle of us.
The saxophone sees you
and plays your favorite rhythm.
May this dance fill our hearts tonight.

Our shadows shall pass.
Every tender touch
binds our lips as one.
Let the music move through our bodies,
let the song set us free,
the rhythm of a single heartbeat
may knit two souls into one.

“Why Bad Bunny Doesn’t Owe You English”

Dr. Celucien Joseph Bad Bunny, Music, Pop culture, Super Bowl

“Why Bad Bunny Doesn’t Owe You English”

Some of you are complaining because Bad Bunny did not sing in English. Honestly—get over it.

When Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Adele, and countless other artists tour in non-English-speaking countries, what language do they sing in? English. They perform in English to predominantly non-English-speaking audiences, and no one demands that they switch languages to accommodate the crowd.

The English language does not humanize people, nor does it confer dignity. Language is not a measure of worth. Music itself is a universal language.

For the past three days, I spent over four hours listening to Bad Bunny sing in Spanish. Guess what? I enjoyed every minute of it.

Because appreciation, respect, and human connection don’t require English.