Never stop believing in your dreams

Steve Perry, who became famous for singing “Never Stop Believing,” is performing during the Frontier tours. [Featured image from Wikimedia Commons]

Today is National Day of Rock ‘n’ Roll, a day for rock n’ roll fans to celebrate. Almost everyone has a favorite rock and roll song that they love to listen to, lip sync to, karaoke to, or dance to. My favorite rock and roll song is “Don’t Stop Believin” by Journey. This is a rock song that has a unique sound and a moderate tempo. One of the main messages of this song is to believe in our dreams and never give up in order to make them come true.

The city boy and the small-town girl, in the song, “Don’t Stop Believin,” take the midnight train to anywhere to make their dreams come true. Their dreams would probably not come true in their hometown. Taking that train to anywhere represents all the risks that they must take in order to turn their dreams into reality. If we are not ready to take risks, our biggest dreams will never come true.

The inspiration behind “Don’t Stop Believin” is actually based on a true story. Johnathan Cain, who became a renowned keyboardist and song writer for Journey, was almost ready to give up on his dream of being a musician. During a phone conversation, his dad told him to keep struggling till his dream came true. Cain’s dad said, “Don’t stop believing or you are done dude.” From Cain’s father catchy phrase, the title and message of “Don’t Stop Believin” was born.