Hercules and Love Affair Easy (2008)
The Labors of Hercules are the twelve tasks that the greatest hero of Greek mythology was given by King Eurystheus—by the way, there’s something about the number twelve in ancient times and mythologies. It keeps popping up in astrology, religion and myth. In any case, Hercules sets out on these seemingly impossible tasks and somehow succeeds. Many analogies have been made about these tasks, giving us the term “herculean effort” to describe the energy expended in any arduous and difficult endeavor.
Similarly, the work of musicians to get their music heard and even the process of making a song is an intense undertaking. Little is known about how many hours go into a simple three-minute song; the writing, production, recording, mixing, mastering as well as the distribution and marketing of songs are all time and labor-intensive engagements. And yet, there are those who take it on, and often for no other reason than the love of music and wanting to make something beautiful. Isn’t that heroic?
Like magicians, artists throw a veil over the eyes of the audience to disguise the effort and skill it took to accomplish their work. Some even go so far as to make it look easy when it really isn’t. Today’s song by Hercules and Love Affair is entitled “Easy”. It’s soothing and intriguing at the same time. A unique and courageous effort from veterans in the labor of love we call music.
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