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As I could not pick "one" book, I cannot pick "one" song. However, each section of my life is punctuated by a song in my head.
When I was very young, my favorite song was "Julie, do you love me?" by Bobby Sherman. In fact, I named my first dog Julie.
When I was a little older, I developed a crush on Andy Gibb. I knew every word to "I just want to be your everything" and even made up a dance to it with my best friend at the time, Jane.
In high school, music was very important and I prized my album and cassette collection almost as much as my shoes and earring "collections." When Men Without Hats came out with "Safety Dance" I had it written on virtually every hard surface in my bedroom and bathroom. (I used paint pens and am still surprised that I was allowed to live past writing it on the furniture...) At the time, I had no idea that it was a protest song against nuclear weapons. I just thought it was cool. However, to quell any teenaged angst, I would blast the Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun." (If I could hear myself screaming the lyrics, it was not loud enough!)
As for the university years, my musical standard was the stranger the better. Hence a love for bands with names like the Dead Kennedys, Let's Active, The Dead Milkmen, Camper Van Beethoven, 10,000 Maniacs...
These days, my tastes are more tame. The one song I sing the most is "Rag Doll." I sing it to my ginger cat, Harry, as he is like a rag doll. You can flop him around like he has no bones. Such a sweet boy!
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