In My Life

My father exposed me to a lot of music.  He always had a bunch of records and CDs around the house, and long car rides equaled his music on the radio.  I was able to learn a lot of different classic rock music and now I enjoy that more than I do any of the newer stuff on the radio.  I love Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, The Doobie Brothers, Steve Miller Band, etc.  My two most favorite Pandora stations are The Beatles Station and Fleetwood Mac.


I hate the question "what is your favorite song?" or "who is your favorite band?"  I could never answer either of these questions.  I have thousands of songs on my iPod and while on shuffle, there are so many times a new song will come on and I get excited about it.  Music is such a large part of my life.  It evokes so many emotions and can be attached to so many different memories.


I remember every time "In My Life" by The Beatles came on the radio my father would say that he wanted it played at his funeral.  I know its kind of morbid, but from the first time I can remember hearing the song, I can remember my dad uttering those words.  Now every time I hear it, I think of my dad.  Mostly it makes me smile, until I think about the part about it being played at his funeral.  I have cried numerous times while listening to the song, but I can't bear to turn it off.

There are so many other Beatles song that make me cry because I can't help but think of who I associate the song with.  Mostly they are happy tears though!  

I could never live without music!  I can't be in a car without music on, the silence is deafening!