and Words
The Sun goes down, the night rolls in
You can feel it starting all over again
The moon comes up and the music calls
You′re getting tired of staring at the same four walls
You’re out of your room and down on the street
You can feel the crowds in the midnight heat
The traffic roars, the sirens scream
Look at the faces, it′s just like a dream
Nobody knows where you’re going
Nobody cares where you’ve been
Lyric excerpts from Musixmatch.
Miami Vice premiered while I was in high school. They integrated popular music into their television show, being among the first to do so. In fact, some popular music was only released initially on their soundtrack. At least among my age group, this show forced you to watch, even in its Friday night time slot. However, it wasn’t simply about the music. Their themes were uncharacteristically gritty; for instance, they killed Jimmy Smits’s character after one episode. It felt real.
Furthermore, Miami is a few miles from my childhood home of Fort Lauderdale. We buried my dad’s remains in Miami, so we would drive down to visit them regularly. The city maintains that unmistakable Latin flavor from my days in Puerto Rico, albeit with a more pronounced Cuban twist. As I approached my senior year in high school, I spent a summer at the University of Miami studying engineering. Upon finishing high school that year, I decided to continue my education at Miami.