Wild Child

I have a love-hate relationship with songs that hold memories, but this one song always illustrates one of my favourite memories.

When I was a little, my Nan and Mum used to play their Enya CD’s to help me get to sleep. One of her magical songs from ‘A Day Without Rain’ is Called ‘Wild Child’. It reminds me of my childhood, growing up in the heart of London and walking to school with my mum. The houses were three-story’s high, with worn yet grand steps leading up to the doors. This area wasn’t the obvious stereotype of a city, neither was it upper-class, it was just quite plainly; a nice area. I remember walking on the road of my primary school; these were the houses I wanted to live in when I grew up. They were Victorian and this one house had a diamond patterned stained glass window, full of dark yellows and reds. The front garden was full of magical bushes and swirly trees, with a little pathway leading up to the red door surrounded by flowers. It was so alike to the other houses I'd seen, yet so different. I was truly fascinated. I made up stories of the people that lived there, and even imagined what it would be like to live there myself. I’d soon run off across the road to my school. I was lucky here as well, it was so grand (I’m not sure how old it was) and my teacher wore pretty pencil skirts and had dark dark hair. I was the only one who could read (or liked reading) so when everyone went off and played, she used to spend time helping me get better. Yes, I have always been a geek! Thinking back this time of my life is probably one of-if not my favourite, therefore this song always contains happy connotations.

'Wild Child' contains uplifting and optimistic lyrics performed gently by the pristine voice of Enya. The beat is energetic yet calming - the perfect balance so you can listen to it when you need help getting to sleep, if your writing an essay or if you just want a song to brighten your mood. I thank my parents for playing me beautiful music when I was younger and introducing me to Enya. I recommend this to anyone, it's definitely worth checking out.

I hope it makes you just as happy!