Few things bring back memories for me as much as music does. Certain songs, as soon as I hear them I'm taken to a certain time and certain place, with the memories of it as vivid as ever.
Obviously as a child we are usually mainly at the whim of whatever our parents or relatives listen to.
My dad was born in the 50s and so was a huge fan of Rock and Roll. There are many songs that remind me of my father, but to name a few:
American Pie - Don Maclean
Sounds of Silence, Bridge over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
A bunch of songs by the Beatles
Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Seals and Croft - Summer Breeze
A bunch of Beach Boys songs, notably Sloop John B
Chubby Checker - Let's Twist again
Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay
Only the Lonely, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Proud Mary - CCR
That'll be the day - Buddy Holly
Animals - House of the Rising Sun
Manfred Mann - Do wah diddy
Mason Williams - Classical Gas
There are many more, but these are the songs I remember my dad singing when he did chores around the house. They are the songs I remember coming from the radio in the garage on many Saturday mornings. They are songs I heard in the car on so many road trips.
What are your songs?
Obviously as a child we are usually mainly at the whim of whatever our parents or relatives listen to.
My dad was born in the 50s and so was a huge fan of Rock and Roll. There are many songs that remind me of my father, but to name a few:
American Pie - Don Maclean
Sounds of Silence, Bridge over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
A bunch of songs by the Beatles
Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Seals and Croft - Summer Breeze
A bunch of Beach Boys songs, notably Sloop John B
Chubby Checker - Let's Twist again
Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay
Only the Lonely, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Proud Mary - CCR
That'll be the day - Buddy Holly
Animals - House of the Rising Sun
Manfred Mann - Do wah diddy
Mason Williams - Classical Gas
There are many more, but these are the songs I remember my dad singing when he did chores around the house. They are the songs I remember coming from the radio in the garage on many Saturday mornings. They are songs I heard in the car on so many road trips.
What are your songs?
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