It's good to hear songs that are actually what music is supposed to be about instead of the junk that is mostly listened to today: lyrics that mean something and great, uncomplicated music to accompany!
To make a long story short, ever since I entered into the department, I was labeled as the "kid that wouldn't make it through the program" which they blamed on my past music education (Miege! wooo). I have struggled to get through the program and prove to everyone that I WILL make a great teacher and now I'm going to graduate in 15 days, thank the Lord.
Anyway, the department has this "Most Outstanding Musician Award" that they give to a graduating senior and have given to a graduating senior for some 30 years. I'm the only senior music major graduating, and being the underdog, one would think I would be worthy to receive such an award. No. This year, they changed the away to go to anyone in the music department that the faculty deems worthy enough...and it wasn't me. I busted my butt to get through the music education program, not to get my name on some plaque that will hang in the halls of Bishop Fink forever, but to be able to reach and teach kids music, so I shouldn't be that upset. But my status was my initial reaction.