Music To My Ears

We've all got them - songs that remind us of someone. I heard one last night and I'd been thinking about writing this blog for awhile so now's the time.

True/Spandau Ballet: My son, Joe - MTV was in its infancy when he was born in 1982 and I used to "dance" with him in my arms to this song. This HAS to be the mother/son song at his wedding.

Welcome to the Jungle/Guns 'N Roses: My son, Tom - I don't know why this reminds me of him but maybe it's because he liked it so much when he was younger. In fact, he still dresses up as Axel Rose every Halloween. And he's 25 - LOL.

Stanger on the Shore/Acker Bilk: My mom

Your Song/Elton John: KB

Carolina in My Mind/James Taylor: Jean Pleasure Hill

Judy's Turn to Cry/Leslie Gore: Judy Parker Windhausen

Sherry/Four Seasons: My uncle, John - I wonder if he can still hit those high notes. I still remember his portable stereo with the detachable speakers. I would be the keeper of his 45s until he returned from Vietnam.

Nights in White Satin/Moody Blues: Dizi

Don't Say You Don't Remember/Beverly Bremers: Debbie Cavallaro

What's Up/4 Non Blondes: Diana Taylor - if you've ever been in her Mini Cooper with the top down, you're never going to forget this song.

Lady in Red/Chris DeBurgh: Garnet

Glory Days/Bruce Springsteen: Donna Williams - not only did we go to one of his concerts together but we have a cassette tape (yeah, it's old!) from the NYS Fair when we did the karaoke thing before it was even called karaoke!

I Love You Always Forever/Donna Lewis: Al Anderson - omg, you should see his blue eyes. You have to listen to the song...

Freebird/Wynonna Judd: Carol Nelson - you had to be there, that's all I'm going to say.

Auld Lang Syne/Dan Fogelberg: Victoria Champ - all she had to do was tell me how much she liked this song, too.

It's All in the Game/Tommy Edwards: My brother, Bill: My mom used to play this a lot when we were growing up.

Save a Horse (Ride A Cowboy)/Big & Rich: Cyd - this was one of the songs she wanted on our "Life is a Highway" cd that we made for our trip to Apalachicola last year.

Hate Me/Blue October: Stacey Phillips - I can't explain.

Stairway to Heaven/Led Zeppelin - Jeff Widergren

Battle for Everything/Five for Fighting - Scott McManus (the whole cd)

The list goes on and on. Curt and I don't really have a song because he's not a real music guy but I will always think of him when I hear "Lawyers, Guns and Money" by Warren Zevon or "Ballad of the Green Berets" because those are two of his favorite songs. And anything by Alice in Chains, The Allman Brothers, or AC/DC is always going to remind me of my brother, Tim. If you're not on my list yet, don't worry. It's just that we haven't made a memory yet. As for my friend, Tom (NYC Tom, that is!), I'm sure by the time we leave Little Italy next month that something will always remind me of him!