I sit at my desk at work with my iPod playing a genius shuffle and I am always inspired to write, it just never what I should be writing at work. When I was little I always thought that I wanted to write songs, not because someone famous would sing them, but because it is amazing how words in a song can touch your life. For a short time in high school I took guitar lessons and tried to write music, that I am not very good at. Although I do remember writing a song that my friends and I would sing in the basement bedroom of my house on Lindsey Ave.
It is just amazing how a song can take you back to a certain place and time. Here are some of the ones that get me.
James Taylor or John Denver -- takes me back to the little blue house across the street from my grandparents on the farm. We had a record player in a big entertainment center with two glass doors where the player set.
Locomotion -- a little red tape that Nanny Pam bought me that I would play in the brown tape player...can't remember the brand.
Mariah Carey -- my very first CD I got for Christmas.
New Kids on the Block -- I remember my twin cousins who lived up the hill from us. They would come over and they knew the dances to all the songs. I thought they were so cool, I would never dance in front of anyone. HAHA
Texas Tornado by Tracy Lawrence -- this is the song that I feel in love with country music. I remember listening to this song on the way to and from school when I would ride to Parkersburg Catholic with the Ts. Also when I first met Billy I thought maybe this could be our song, because he loved it too. Well then he said it reminded him of his old girlfriends, so NO it was not our song :).
Alanis Morrisett (her whole CD) -- also another one of Billy's favorites. He told me that he used to listen to this on his walkman when he would get ready for basketball games. Ok maybe I made that part up because I think that is hilarious that he even owned her CD. But I remember riding out to a fishing tournament with Sara Colvin, I got so extremely sun burned that I had to miss school.
Kenny Chesney (All his songs) -- I would have to say he is my all time favorite artist. His Be As You Are CD made me want to move to the Caribbean, but I was always too scared to take the leap. Every CD has songs that hit my heart.
There are so many more songs that I could list, but frankly I can't remember them, but when I hear it on the radio or on my iPod it does take me back.
It is amazing how when a song is added to visuals it makes it so much better. You think about movies and TV shows, the music helps set the mood. When I prepare a slide show for a client I rack my brain looking for the perfect song to go with their images.
Needless to say, I wouldn't want to think what this world would be like without music.
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