Soundtrack of my Life

1996: My Sharona by The Knack: I have been listening to this song literally since I was born. My Dad did and still does sing this to me at some of the most random times. The only change is that instead of singing “my Sharona” it’s “my Fiona”.

1998: What’s This by Danny Elfman: At this time I was two which is when every child is very curios and is continually asking “why”.

2000: Feed the Birds by Rodgers and Hammerstein: When Lauren and I were little there was a very narrow cabinet in the kitchen and we thought that Mary Poppins lived in it. If anything bad ever happened we would open the cabinet door and scold her and blame her for doing it. We would also have to say goodnight to her every night before we went to bed.

2002: Barbie Girl by Aqau: I was obsessed with Barbie Dolls!!!! One day my dad showed me the music video to this song I and I thought it was so cool.

2004: E-bow the Letter by R.E.M.: This song came out at this time and my parent’s both listened to this band. My mom thought that one of the lyrics said “tastes like Fiona” and so did her friend. The line really was “tastes like fear”.

2006: Which Side are you on Boys by Natalie Merchant: I have always been interested in history but in 5th grade I became obsessed with the time of the civil war and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. I also started listening to Natalie Merchant around this time when my dad introduced her to me.

2008: I’m a Little Teapot: I know that this is a children’s song and I was in Middle school at this point but I have one specific memory of waiting for my mom to pick me up after school and I was outside with few of my friends and we started singing random songs and the only one I remember is this one.

2010: My Skin by Natalie Merchant: Natalie Merchant is one of favorite artists and I found the piano book of one of her albums. This album happened to have my favorite song of hers on it My Skin. I can now almost play it perfectly on the piano.