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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

These 5 songs

Songs have always been a huge part of my life which made today’s prompt totally up my alley. But there was no way I could narrow it down to 5 songs for my whole life, or even for my whole marriage. So I picked 5 songs from my childhood to share with you today. Each one has a special story… Take a listen with the playlist I’ve included.

These 5 songs by shadylane_14 on Grooveshark

O Siem by Susan Aglukark
I first heard this song when I was about 7 in a car with a dear old friend named Marg. She had Susan’s album on tape and was sharing it with us as we were driving back from a morning in service. I remember instantly being drawn to the sound of her voice and the drums. Those drums are something special. I asked Marg if I could borrow the tape, made a copy of it for myself and listened to it till it died. I recently bought the album on CD from Amazon and have loved falling in love with the songs again. The video for this song is amazing!

Navajo Rug by Ian Tyson
My dad introduced me to Ian Tyson when I was young and I have these vivid memories of us singing his songs together on road trips. Navajo Rug was my favorite one. I love the imagery of it and the classic country music story telling. I got to see Ian Tyson live a few years ago when he came to the Summerland Music Festival. He sang this song on request for us. One of my favorite memories.

Blame It On the Weatherman by B Witched
B*Witched is a group of 4 girls from Ireland and their CD was the very first one I ever bought myself. So totally 90’s! The album was full of fun bubbly fun songs that still make me smile to hear. This one is a little sad and melancholy, but I was 12 years old and beginning my moody stage (oh to be a pre-teen), so this one has stuck with me.

 The Animal Song by Savage Garden
Savage Garden was on constant repeat in my disk-man when I was growing up. I remember road trips listening to them, and sitting with my cousins eating sunflower seeds in the summertime listening to them. Their music always made me feel something. This one is a favorite for sure…the lyrics still resonate in my wanna-be gypsy soul. So full of that real life stuff that I just love.

Dr. Jones by Aqua
You cannot talk about music from the 90’s without including Aqua! Seriously. lol. I had all their CD’s and remember listening to them on the bus ride to and from school. The reason I chose this particular song from them is because this is one of the first songs I made my siblings do a choreographed dance to! I was a pretty bossy older sister, and this is one of the things I used to make them do: dance. I can’t help but smile when I think of the little shows we used to perform and dancing together at parties. We had a lot of fun together… well I had fun. I don’t know about them. ;)

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Music is so universal. I’m glad that its been such a huge part of my life, helping me process my emotions growing up and feeling like I wasn’t so alone as a teenager. I love sharing memories around music with my family. And I love that its such a huge part of who Chris is too, and that we can share that as our own family now. I can’t wait to go exploring everyone else’s posts today and hopefully discover some new favorite songs!

What are songs you remember from your childhood?

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Blog Every Day in May” challenge. Day 29: Five songs or pieces of music that speak to you or bring back memories.

6 comments:

  1. I was in love with B*Witched and Aqua!

    Becky
    xx

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  2. I won a copy of that B*Witched album in a astronomy trivia contest hosted by the local pop radio station at an event I was volunteering at the planetarium. I think Freak Out was my favorite song on that album.

    And I still love that Aqua album... Though I don't listen to it much because it's associated with some memories that are particularly sad for my boyfriend.

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  3. Oh dear, I remember Aqua.. But I don't WANT to remember that band!!

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  4. Savage Garden oh, they are so good.

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  5. Ahhhh I love this list and as soon as I read Blame it on the Weatherman I was singing it in my head!!

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  6. Gosh, that's so funny. Since moving to Scotland you can hear C'est La Vie on the radio quite often! Lately I've been remembering. inexplicably, that song, I'm the DJ's girl...is that the name of it? You know...excuse me Mr. Bouncer?!

    Found you via Silly Grrl's comments. Your blog looks so fun! Glad to meet you :) I'm over at projectprocrastinot.blogspot.com

    Look forward to reading more from you.

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