Tadow


"Tadow", a song by Fkj & Masego, has got to be my all-time favorite song / music video combination at the moment. First of all, it reminds me of younger brother because he has been a part of his school's band for about three years now, playing the euphonium. He also became the leader of his instrument group, which I am very proud of. When I discovered this song had a music video to go along with it and I noticed how young the two musicians are that are playing all these instruments simultaneously- I just had to show my brother. I hope it encouraged him to stay focused in his musical studies somewhere along the lines. 
If you take the time to watch the video, you'll notice how both of these musicians make their every move exactly to the same beat of the song throughout the whole thing. It's almost as if it's not possible for them to even exist off-beat, it's admirable and almost the whole reason I favor this music video over all others. If I had to chose a song as an example of what I would want to encompass if I were to create my own music, it would be this.
 

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