Song Analysis: Drift Away By Dobie Gray

Prompt: Describe a book, movie, song, or other work of art that has been significant to you since you were young and how its meaning has changed for you as you have grown.

The one song that has continued have a significant impact on me throughout my life has been “Drift Away”, by Dobie Gray. As a child, I initially liked the song just because of how it sounded, but it soon became my favorite. At this point in my childhood, I didn't look for meaning in songs or in my surroundings because I still possessed a sense of childlike wonder. I still believed that everything was good and just, and I hadn't experienced true suffering preventing me from being able to sympathize with the raw emotion within the song. However, “Drift Away” still snuck into my heart. …show more content…
The Jones Store eventually shut down and Macy’s replaced it. The only problem was, Macy’s didn't play the song over the speakers. Because of this I seen began to despise Macy’s. This may have been childish of me to do so, but I believe that this anecdote shows how significant the song became for me. Even before I sympathized with Dobie Gray, the song meant more to me than almost anything else, and I just couldn't comprehend why. I then found myself searching for “Drift Away” every time I listened to the radio, living in a state of desperation, not knowing when I would get to hear it