Music's In.. My Soul?

Music and Me

You know how everyone has a genre of music they love??

Ya.. Me? I don’t..

Now, I feel like I am a somewhat musical person. I am a decent singer. I am a pretty good pianist {mostly self-taught}. I played the viola for about 16 years.

I should have "musical tastes".

I should. But I don't.

I started realizing that I tend to just “like” {or not like} whatever the person I’m with likes. I am generally a pleaser, and so I don’t tend to “push” things {like my "music choices"} on people. In fact, if I’m in my car alone {it happens every once in a while!} I listen to.. well.. nothing.. Just me and my thoughts on a ride..

Growing up, I just listened to what my parents liked. Which was {mostly} John Denver and the Beach Boys. There were also lots of other parental era tunes, but for the most part, these two. Not that I’m complaining! I still really love them both, and they totally bring back lots of memories. But, I still consider them my "parents' music", and not my own.

I distinctly remember being in Junior High, over at my best friend Jeanette’s house. (She was an only child who had the whole upstairs to herself!) {Not that I had a huge family to deal with, but she seemed to live the “college girl” life as a 13-year old}) Anyway I remember her pulling out an REO Speedwagon record. I had no idea who they were! In fact, looking at the cover of the album, I was sure this was some kind of "hooligan" music.. She played their most recent popular song.. Didn’t ring a bell.. I had never heard it. I literally never listened to "Top 40" radio. This continued {kind of} through high school. I still didn’t really listen to the radio, but I was starting to make my own music choices. For some reason, I chose to like music that was a bit outdated. My senior year I was psycho about the Go-Go’s. They had hit their peak 2-3 years earlier, but I chose to “love” them late. I’m not even sure I liked them that much, I think it was of my way of being unique? I got a kick out of how much it bugged my friends that I insisted on listening to them in my car.

Now, I have many songs I like. I spend a lot of time in the car with my 19-year old daughter who loves to have music on. Always. But again, if I’m by myself, its quiet.

I guess if I had to pick a favorite genre, I’d say MUSICALS. It’s fruity, I know. But I love me a good musical. {except Carousel – hate it – ..but even then, it has a couple amazing songs} I don’t know why I love them so much.. Maybe there is a part of me that wishes I could experience a day that happens in the form of a Musical. It makes me giggle just thinking about it. {now that I think about it - maybe Musicals should be its own entry}

I guess a bonus to this quandary is I don't spend a lot of money on CD's.. well, for me anyway.. {so I guess that really doesn't count as a bonus} AND I guess I don't go to lots of expensive concerts, because my favorite never seems to come to town.

Now, I'm left feeling like that was a rant, because I honestly don't know how to end this post.