last night i DJed the christmas party at the homeless shelter where i’ve played a couple of times. it was a pretty average night but there was one surreal moment. i was playing “i don’t love you anymore” by teddy pendergrass which, from an instrumental standpoint, is a sunny day / wide smile / driving down the highway / horns bumpin’ disco track. the lyrics on the other hand are strangely sad although you can’t tell from teddy’s enthusiastic delivery (this song is a prime candidate for the “inappropriately happy” mix cd that exists in my head). everyone seemed to be vibing on the track and feeling good. there was this one woman who had been dancing and having a good time all night and she seemed to be really into this song but somewhere near the end of the song, as she danced by the table where i was set up, i noticed that tears were running down her cheeks. now and again, and i have these “music is some powerful sh*t” moments and that was definitely one of them.

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