This humorous piece tells the story of Nick Jaworski's encounters with the music of Celine Dion. The story starts in 1997 when Nick is a freshman in high school. While failing a geometry quiz, a car right outside the window starts blaring "My Heart Will Go On" (from the movie, Titanic). After months and months of hearing that song, Nick couldn't have imagined a worse piece to encounter during this stressful moment in his life. He vows to destroy Celine, Titanic director James Cameron, and anyone else associated with the song.

Later, in 2003, Nick is at Air Force Basic Training after enlisting in an 566th Band of the Midwest, a band in the Air National Guard. Missing Christmas for the first time was hard enough but it was equally hard for Nick not to hear any real music for four or five weeks. After this extended period of musical silence, Nick is sent to pick up some soap and hears his first song - another Celine Dion song. This time it's "That's The Way It Is". Despite Nick's reservations about Celine, he stops in his tracks and listens to the lyrics:

When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith; love comes to those who believe it.
And that's the way it is.

While holding back tears, Nick decides, "That IS the way it is, Celine!" and uses the song to motivate him to complete his training.

Lastly, Nick uses his reactions to these songs to explain that there is no such thing as "good" music or "bad" music. After all, a song by Celine that he had ignored for years suddenly became the anthem he needed to carry on. As with all art, it's about the intersection of our experiences, our needs, and the art that happens to be there. He then makes the case for a braoder understanding of music education in our schools.