Eight Days a Week - When I was in highschool I often picked up a couple of friends on my way to school and being a really small town, the traffic is a bit predictable. During our senior year we listened to the same cd that I had mixed myself, you remember mixed cds, and the last song we heard every day we drove to school was the Beatles "Eight Days a Week". Whatever we were gabbing about, once that song came on, we stopped and sang along at the top of our lungs. Every time I hear that song I remember Shannon and Lezlie and driving in the car. We had so much fun when we were young! I we weren't bad singers, well Shannon and I weren't anyways, sorry Lezlie :)
On Eagle's Wings - I was raised in a Catholic church because my Mom was Catholic and her Mom was Catholic. I've waivered back and forth a bit with my religion, something I think most young people do. The Catholic Church though has always just been the one I'm most comfortable in. I know when to stand and sit and kneel and what the different elements of the mass are about, that helps. I also am familiar with the music that is typically sung in the Catholic church. But I think the biggest reason I am comfy in the Catholic church is because when I'm there, I feel like my Mom is there. She has always been guide spiritually since I was little. She taught me about charity, not judging people, being selfless. I know one of her favorite songs is "On Eagle's Wings". Now it's not the most cheerful song, but its beautiful and every time I hear I think of her.
My Girl - Okay, so I told you what reminds me of my Mom, so now I have to tell you what reminds me of Dad. When I was young dad listening to two things. Motown and Honky Tonk. Pretty much anything that fits in either category reminds me of Dad. I LOVES his Conway Twitty. The song that probably reminds me the most of him though is the Temptations "My Girl". I have a memory, possibly one of my earliest at this point, of being really really small. Possibly two or three. Holding my dads hands, in the middle of the living room, bouncing and round, dancing to my girl on the hi-fi. If I was ever to find the right guy and get married, it would be the song I'd want to dance with my Dad.
Bat Dance and Revolutionary Kind - Well of course I can't forget the last member of my immediate family, and certainly the one that knows me the best. My Brother and I were good friends even when we were young kids. We would fight like cats and dogs and as soon as Mom had enough and separated us, we'd be in our closets that shared a wall, try to communicate through the wall. I remember when the movie Batman came out and we became obsessed with Prince's song Bat Dance. In our garage with a tape player, Nathan owned the single, we'd dance to it. Nathan was quite the dancer, me not so much, but boy did we have a hilarious time. There are many songs that remind me of my brother because he's a bit of a musical expert. He's introduced so many bands to me that I probably otherwise wouldn't have heard of including what has been for the last 5 years my absolutely favorite band Gomez. What's that you say? I know, I know. The very first album he introduced me to of theirs was Liquid Skin and every time I hear "Revolutionary Kind" I think I have Nathan, its one of my favorites and the singer is his doppelganger. No really. See below.
Wig in a Box - Everyone probably has a mantra song. Something that peps them up and gives them confidence and focus. "Wig in a Box" is actually a song sung by a man who dresses as a woman and is celebrating his "womanhood". For me the song just pumps me. The phrase "I am woman, hear me roar" comes to mind. It's overall empowering. When I need some motivation I crank it up and shout along. If you haven't seen Hedwig and the Angry Inch, I highly recommended it.
Oh? You were expecting a video of me dancing to Prince? Well, better luck next time! ;)
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