Just take those old records off the shelf...

Ever met one of those annoying people who sings songs using the incorrect lyrics?  Yep, that's me.  I can belt it out in the car and recreate what I "think" the artist is singing...all the while making up the words as I go. ..."Start me up"..hmmm..could've sworn he was saying "Strike me up"...I know..weird.

What I lack in lyrics I make up in the trivial artist category.  (Proclaiming myself as a bona fide schizo of music.)  I can mix with the smooth acoustics of Govi...and five minutes later yell, "Viva Selena"...belting out "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", then give myself an adolescent headache from headbanging to "Pour Some Sugar on Me"....all the while (thanks to my co-worker Sarah) ridin low with the left hand on the steering wheel, thumpin out to "Gangsta's Paradise"..and finally, blasting the 1812 overture so loud that the windows shake.

We'll Grammy Award style this Favorite Friday:

For the "Year we graduated (1994)"  the award goes to....  Cranberries, "Dream" 

When I hear this song, I see flashbacks of my first experience in college.  I actually had the Cranberries poster on my wall in my dorm.  We spent many a night cross-legged on the floor, listening to this CD, and debating whether or not we were going to study or head on over to "Hurricane Harry's" 






For "A Love Song"  the award goes to.....Roberta Flack, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" 

Say the word love, and my daughter's face appears in my mind.  The first time I saw Kelsey's face it felt like time had stopped.  I have never felt that way in any other life experience thus far.  For nine months I wondered what she was going to look like...what color her hair would be...would she take after myself or her father?... yet, the first time I saw her I couldn't pull away from those big brown eyes.  Those eyes told me that my heart no longer belonged to myself, and that I would never look at life the same way.  These eyes still make me laugh, cry, hope, and "love". 




For "A song that makes you want to dance"  the award goes to......Vanilla Ice, "Ice Ice Baby"

"Yo, VIP"....after all these years, I still gotta "kick it" to this song.  Searching through my collection of memories...a vague scene unfolds of the 8th grade dance...envision a circle of kids with break dancers in the middle doing their best rendition of Vanilla Ice.  At the time I thought they were pretty "fly".  I wonder if they could still pull this off today?




For " A song from the year you were born (1976)"  man that was a long time ago..the award goes to Eagles,  "Hotel California"

Let's have a glass of Prosecco and analyze the meaning of this song...the acoustic version is simply soulful.  One of the few songs I actually know the words to. 





For " A Guilty Pleasure"...the award goes to...Guns N Roses, "Patience"

When I think of guilty pleasure I imagine getting lost in the time era specific to the song...praying noone walks in while you are lost in your early 90's trance.  Ahhh...the first slow dance.  I can't help but start swaying side to side like Axl Rose when I hear this song..thinking back on that hilarious memory....nervous, stiff as a board...wondering, "where do I put my hands?...what do I do with my feet?"....don't look at his face...just sway...loving every minute yet, wishing the song was over...already! Funny how music can serve as a time machine and wharp you back to different moments in your life.  It's almost like a companion to memories and photographs...makes me wonder what songs will have significance in my life 20 years from now.