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A song that describes you.

This one was harder than I thought it would be. I think there are a lot of songs that describe me situationally. Like when I’m going through a break up and “every pop song on the radio is suddenly speaking to me*”, but I needed to find something that was consistently me – as consistent as I can be – which isn’t very. Ok, here we go.

I’ve been listening to my music with great intention over the past few days thinking “is this one about me?” about each one. After a lot of deliberation, I’m going with Rilo Kiley.

With the Dixie Chicks as a close second. This one just seemed too self congratulatory. If it included that line about not fooling yourself into thinking you were more than you are, then it would be spot on. 🙂

I think these two songs together are a perfect representation of my fun combination of braggadocio and humility.

*Ani DiFranco reference 🙂

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A song that reminds you of a certain event.

You may not know how much I love music from the 1950s.  It’s how I was raised.  I’m very lucky to have two music-loving parents who exposed me to tons of different artists and genres.

This song reminds me of my Dad and his cousins singing this together at a family gathering in West by God Virginia.  I love my family.

And even though I don’t remember why we were gathered, the singing itself is the event.

People used to make records as in a record of an event, the event of people playing music in a room. – Ani DiFranco Fuel

Please excuse the typo in the video. It wasn’t my doing.  The real title is All I Have to do is Dream

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