Once my CD began to play, it too failed to make 5pm Capital Blvd. much more bearable. This mix contains all of my "new" favorite songs from Jason Aldean's "Why" all the way to Usher's "OMG" (honey got a booty like pow, pow, pow). After playing these songs over and over for the past few weeks they have become just as monotonous as the July weather forecast on News 14 every morning. In frustration, I shut the radio off and began to just hum my own tunes in my mind. Oddly, the first song that popped into my head was Michael Peterson's 1997 country hit, "Drink, Swear, Steal, and Lie." (I wanna drink from your loving cup, swear to never give you up, steal all your kisses underneath the moon...). This only got me to thinking, "now what in the world made me fester up such a random tune?" Who knows... could have been some internal memory stimuli triggered by the Ford pickup speeding past; I could not quite pin point what memory made me think of this particular melody, but it sure did get me reflecting on the truth in the lyrics of Clint Black's "State of Mind" track. A melody really can bring back a memory, ain't it funny? - Toby Keith: Should've Been a Cowboy- Oh the memories of being on family beach trips in the summertime. The "big girls" (aka Caroline and Leslie) and the "little girls" (aka me and SB) all shared a room which consisted of a pair of bunkbeds. Not to worry when the afternoon storms rolled into Sunset beach, we were playing the board game "Life" and listening to Toby on the coolest tape player ever-- it even had a shoulder strap so we could hang it on the side of the bunk beds!
- John Michael Montgomery: Sold (The Grundy Country Auction Incident)- Greensboro's Whistle 100 FM was always playing on Sara Beth's alarm clock radio; Even during the wee hours of the night- it was on. No matter what night it was, or who her slumber-party-pal may be, SB was NOT going to sleep without her whistle 100! This was all fine and good if Reba's "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" was serednating you to sleep but, "sold to the lady in second row" at 2am did not really help me rest up for the day of "kid stuff " I had ahead of me. I mean really, playing in the Routh's magnolia tree and perfecting my hula-hoop and bike riding skills really took some serious snoozin' to prepare for!
- Diamond Rio: What Might Have Been- This song/video makes me think of sitting on my couch at the big age of 9. I would enjoy watching channel 35- CMT, which only played music videos during these days. I would normally do some music video watching as I completed one of my many weekend chores of matching socks from the ever dreaded woven "sock basket". (I know you remember that, Caroline.) Anyways, the music video always made me cry. That poor old lady.
- Collin Raye: Holes in the Floors of Heaven- When my beloved collie Annie passed away, it was before her time and seemed like the end of the world to me. This song came out sometime around this tragedy; I remember hearing it play soon after and bursting into tears. I still miss that dog.
- Diamond Rio: Meet in the Middle- Nothing was more country than summers in Seagrove. My best bud Hannah and I would time it just right so we could hop on our horses and meet on the dirt road across from her grandma's house to go for a Sunday ride in our cutoff jean shorts and sports bras-- yeah we were some hot farmered-tanned 12 year olds.
- Tracy Lawrence: Time Marches On- The beat in this song brings back the sound of my paw-paw sitting in his recliner, wearing his overalls and cowboy boots, and tapping his knuckles. He could make this super-human pop noise with them. I know the angels are singin' an old Hank William's songs for him too...
- Tim McGraw: Seventeen- To be 17 again! I remember when my high school partner-in-crime Natalie turned 17, we made sure to each down our age's worth in Bud Lights.. how did we ever survive???
GOTTA LOVE YA SOME COUNTRY MUSIC!
As Jeff Foxworthy would say, "Ya'll come back now, ya hear?!?!?"
"The "big girls" (aka Caroline and Leslie) and the "little girls" (aka me and SB) all shared a room which consisted of a pair of bunkbeds."
ReplyDeleteBig or little - ALL are very special. thanks for bringing back the memories.
Uncle Chuck
Okay so first off: LOVE the blog. Second: Yes, I always had that radio tuned to Whistle 100!! Okay so how bought these songs for Memories:
ReplyDeleteFirst things first this one isn't a song, but rather a singer (Abby you know this name just says it all): Mary Chapin Carpenter!!!!
"She's In Love With The Boy" by Trisha Yearwood. Which for some reason reminds me of driving to the beach...Yeah not real sure about that one.
"Wild One" By Fatih Hill.
Okay this is a good one. I remember listening to this song while riding my horse in the outdoor arena with my arms stretched out wide and eyes closed, allowing Volley to canter, steering her with my legs. I know this is a strange thing, but this was right after the movie Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, came out and we all thought we rode trick horses! Lol.
"Daddy's Money": Ricochet. Man that's a good one. That brings back 4-H summer camp hanging around the barn listening to the radio,, thinking we were so cool and so on top of the world. (little did we know...lol)
"Earl Had to Die": Dixie Chicks. Abby this is for you because whenever I hear this song I think about the fact that we used to sing this song you and Hannah in particular about John. lol those where the good ole' days.
Well that's the short list, I believe I could go on and on.... So Enjoy!!!
Haha SB, love it! I do remember Mary Chapin Carpenter and her "Passionate Kisses", should that have been exposed to our youthful ears? Oh and Earl, yes, he did have to die.
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