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Music: Life’s Soundtrack

October 18, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 14 Comments

photo courtesy of Memories of Toymorrow 

From the plastic Fisher Price record player Santa gave me as a child to the last song I downloaded on iTunes, music has been playing in the background, a sort of This is Your Life soundtrack. Of course when your Daddy wakes you up before sunrise to Waylon Jennings, music is bound to play a significant role.

As I think back on the concerts I’ve attended, I laugh at the wide variety of music and entertainers on my list. Bad Company, The Jacksons, Britney Spears, Squeeze, Elton John, David Allen Coe, Santana, The Doobie Brothers, One Direction.Oh and Keith Urban. My best friend Becky would NEVER forgive me if I didn’t mention Keith Urban…

Although my list is diverse and spans forty years, none of these concerts matched the thrill of my very first time—The Osmonds.
O
Be
Still
My
Heart
♥

 

In 1970-something when The Osmonds concert ended in a scream of tears and thunderous clapping, I could have died a contented teeny bopper without ever hearing anyone else sing another note. That’s how much I loved Donny.Alas, we were not meant to be…
A couple of weeks ago I saw Aaron Neville in concert at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Although I’m not a huge Aaron Neville fan, his versatile music took me back to different places, different times, different people.
My favorite moment was The Grand Tour, not because of Aaron Neville’s buttery rendition, but because it reminded me of George Jones and Friday nights spent watching Hee Haw and summer trips to the lake where we sang along to the eight track player Daddy rigged up in the boat.
 
Music speaks to us.
With only few notes, we are magically transported to Christmas Eve, first dates, Sunday service, joyous occasions, times of great sorrow. You never know when a song might knock you to your knees.

Where words fail, music speaks. –Hans Christian Andersen

talya

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This was written specifically for GBE 2: Blog On Week #126 Free Choice. 

P.S. And for those inquiring minds…the last song I downloaded from iTunes…

Summertime Sadness, Lana Del Rey

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Comments

  1. Amanda Coers says

    October 18, 2013 at 7:15 am

    Oh my goodness 🙂 I had such a wave of nostalgia seeing that little toy record player!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 18, 2013 at 10:02 am

      🙂 Me too. So cute.

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  2. Gary Henderson says

    October 18, 2013 at 7:19 am

    I have a near-constant mindtrack (as I call it) running. Mine goes weird places, sometimes. In fact, it just so happens that I recently uploaded an ancient page I wrote from my OLD website, renewed it, and put it on my new one. And it’s about stuck songs. 🙂

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 18, 2013 at 10:02 am

      You’ve mentioned before about getting songs stuck in your head:)) i.d. Lonely Goatherd from The Sound of Music. LOL

      Reply
  3. Gayle Glass says

    October 18, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    I, too, remembered the little Fisher-Price Record Player – MY kids had one (okay, okay)…But so glad you didn’t ask us for a favorite song. Music and books are the undercurrents in my family, and it also speaks to me constantly, but the exact craving depends on my needs at the time. Too many notes, too little time…

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 18, 2013 at 6:43 pm

      I couldn’t pick a favorite either. Harder than picking a favorite book!

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  4. Kathy says

    October 18, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    I had one of those Fisher Price record players when I was a kid too. I loved my record players as they eventually graduated to stereos. Loved my music and still do!! ♥

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 18, 2013 at 6:44 pm

      Me too Kathy:)

      Reply
  5. Michael Lewandowski says

    October 18, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    Being a musician I have a sountrack going through my head constantly. The weird thing is since I play Bass, that it what comes to me first. Music has shaped my life in so many ways, good and bad. It is one of the main ways my wife and I connect after all these years as well as a big part of my friendships as well. Great post !

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 18, 2013 at 6:41 pm

      Thank you Michael, and thank you for the use of your photo. As you can see, a lot of people related to it:)

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  6. Jennifer says

    October 19, 2013 at 5:44 am

    I love listening to the “classics” station that plays music from when I was growing up. It really takes me back. Even though I wish I wasn’t the age to be considered a “classic” yet.

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  7. Dorothy Johnson says

    October 19, 2013 at 7:25 am

    I grew up in a house where people sang, played the piano and bought records. From an early age, I knew all the Guy Lombardo songs as well as what was popular for my age group. I still sing with the radio and when I’m alone. My parents both played the piano, my dad by ear. Daddy might pick out the latest popular song and Mother often played from a hymnal; although she liked popular music. My best friend’s dad liked country music so I got a dose of it, too. I liked it all. We watched Hit Parade when I was young, Hee Haw, Andy Williams, any show that featured music. Now that Terry sings in the UALR choirs, I’ve been reintroduced to classical music, much of it sacred. I love it all. I couldn’t choose a song as a theme for my life, but there are many that take me right back to specific periods. Usually that’s good. There’s nothing like music to lift the spirit.

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  8. Taylor Bradford says

    October 19, 2013 at 8:45 am

    Music has always been a part of my life. It really is my soul singing. Always a song for whatever mood I’m in. Music is my life’s metronome. 🙂

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  9. Jane Gatewood says

    June 26, 2014 at 9:08 am

    You are much younger than I. My friend Hans said it all. 🙂

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