Perhaps your hindsight forever recall a poignant anecdote from a coworker, or awkward exchange before grabbing one’s hand as a symbol of comfort, perhaps romance.
No ra-grets.Īs you grow, every moment will not be marked by an achievement, but will oftentimes be marked with a memory. Misunderstood, dark, sarcastic, “coming of age”: we were the original Tumblr. I can join a chorus of woo-girls hitting the dance floor when Luke Bryan echoes through the room, and will never take for granted the multiple renditions of ‘Get Low.’ Conversely, middle school saw my intensive Panic! At the Disco and Say Anything phase: Simple Plan and Blink 182 fans, I see you, too. I had my introduction to rap and country at a young age and thus respect a world where they coexist (see: ‘Over and Over’ by Nelly feat. Needless to say, I had an eclectic playlist and I loved every track.Įven after childhood, songs have continued to act as placeholders in this journey of mine-starting with my purchase of Justin Timberlake’s ‘Justified’ and rounding out last night with ‘Second Heartbeat’ by Shy Girls. Those hues of scarlet have calmed me ever since. My dad would be quick to play “Stairway to Heaven” as the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico after a weekend fishing trip. In a New York taxi, my granddad would serenade my mother, myself, and our courteous and accommodating cabbie to ‘New York’ by Sinatra - shamelessly unoriginal, but relentlessly joyful.
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Music serves countless purposes in my life, and meeting someone else who shares that enthusiasm supposes less of a common interest and more of an incomparable emotional connection.Īt a young age, music was a bonding agent between me and my family: Mom would put in a Fleetwood Mac cassette and I’d gently lull to sleep on the way back from the beach, - sea salt drying in my French braid and under my tiny fingernails. These nuanced interpretations make corresponding bouts of anger, nostalgia, or euphoria all the more worthwhile. I have long believed that music is a language which can communicate emotion despite its multiple translations.