your favorite music as a kid

[danax6]

My musical upbringing was somewhat interesting. The first five years of my life, when I still lived with my mother, I was forced to listen to various soundtracks such as Grease, Saturday Night Fever and Fame. Then I moved in with my dad and I got exposed to music that I still listen to, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, Dylan, etc, etc. A few years after that my mother came into the picture again and the likes of Celine Dion, Ace of Base, Roxette and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack came through the speakers. Then I hit puberty full force and I listened to the Backstreet Boys for a few years (I missed the boat on NKOTB ) until I finally saw the light about ten years ago and entered Fleetwood Mac-Ville.

[Villavic]

I started with Donna Summer, she was my first diva, then I became a QUEEN fan until I discovered Fleetwood Mac

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

Even if Geri's photo from that shoot is my favorite.

Exclusive PlayStation postcard?!!

I vaguely remember you having a love affair with that photo of Geri. Dude, Sporty doesn't look like herself there.

[Chrislit18]

Well, Starting at a very young age, my parents oldie music played in the car.
Grateful Dead
Rolling Stones
Beatles

nuff said.

Then at around 8 years old [idk, when did Bring it On come out? 2001?] well from 1992-the year BiO came out, at that age, I became OBSESSED with that soundtrack, mainly the version of 'Mickey' on it. More about that song later.

Then in the 5th grade, I discovered what would be the second worst of all of my musical ventures. Boy Bands. Backstreet Boys, and NSync. [I wasnt even alive during NKOTBs major fame, but my cousin used to be obsessed with them lol.] Later moving to Britney Spears. I never liked Christina though. Or Jessica, or Mandy, just Britney.
I actually saw Britney live once, not a bad show.
The Ateens were always a favorite of mine too. at like 10 years old you have to expect someone to listen to teenyboper music. [Also saw them live, it was probably the worst show I went to....ever.]

Then move into the 6th grade, I think that this is what saved me musically. Maroon 5. All the Way. Songs About Jane. This Love Playing on Vh1 all the time. I couldnt stay away. and the rediculously hot lead singer didnt hurt either. Saw them live in 7th grade, 2004, not a bad show I must say. Still not the best [more on that later] but damn good.

Then in the 7th grade I had a mini rap phase [not like hardcore rap, just eminem, and like nelly 'hot in here' that kid of stuff]. that ended as soon as my 'friendship' with certain people ended. but I never gave up on M5.
Even in the 8th grade. m5 all the way. Talking about them was how I met one of my best friends today [no she didnt like them, we argued over if M5 or GreenDay is better. I think I won seeing as she HATES greenday now...].

Somewhere between M5 and the next stage I had an 80s outbreak. 'Whip It' 'Cars' 'Take On Me' 'I Ran' 'Mickey' [by toni basil, not the stupid Bring it On rip offs] 'Tainted Love' 'Come one Eileen' all of those one hit wonders, they were my life at one point.

In about January of 2006, I discovered the Beatles. Again, a renewal you might say. I had to do a project for Social Studies, of someone who changed the world. Who better than the Beatles? Obessessed with them from Jan to August.

Enter July of 2006. Been driving around listening to the radio a lot. Rhiannon comes on the radio, I get explained who it is. later in August of that year my mom and I are eating KFC in a Wendys parking lot [dont ask...] and Go Your Own Way comes on the radio, I had looked up who sang it before, and as soon as I saw Fleetwood Mac, I had to find out more, because this was the 'Rhiannon' band. My mom a self proclaimed FM hater, has a tape by them -.- and I stole it, yep I stole my mothers FM tape. I knew more songs than I thought. The rest was history. I go to songfacts.com, look up stuff, im on wikipedia all day reading more and more about the members, eventually found out that Lindsey was NOT a girl as once thought. and that I shared the same name as one of the band members-Christine. That totally made me love them even more. And as soon as I saw the Gypsy video on Youtube, I was hooked for life.

And now look at me, Im on here all the time, and have no space on my puny 3.7 gig ipod for anything other than my collection of FM songs. Solo, and Group, plus countless live and demos.

I have been a fan for officially a year now, and this is the longest Ive ever liked a bands music besides Maroon 5.
Seeing Lindsey live was the best experience of my life, my seats werent the best ones in the house, but his music means something to me, as does Stevies, and Chris'.

I would give this up for no other music, regardless of what is popular, or is 'easier to dance too' [which isnt really true, but many people my age think so.]

So without liking Maroon 5, who saved me from the Rap Trap, I would never be the Ledgie I am today.

[rbs3676]

Fleetwood Mac
Heart
Cheap Trick
Ramones
The Clash
Judas Priest
Pretenders
Blondie
Patti Smith
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

they were my top ten when I was a teenager. still listen to a lot of it today.

rbs

[Nixxxed]

Originally Posted by buckymcnix

I don't see anything - you got to tell me what they were - lol

Debby Boone ("You Light Up My Life") was the first one.

If you didn't already guess that Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" was the second, I'll be crushed.

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by Nixxxed

If you didn't already guess that Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" was the second, I'll be crushed.

I didn't guess. But what I want to know is what happened to your cool 'Inland Empire' sig photo?

[Nixxxed]

Originally Posted by Richard B

I didn't guess. But what I want to know is what happened to your cool 'Inland Empire' sig photo?

People kept telling me it was creepy. So, I decided to see how everyone felt about psychotic sheep.

Plus, that movie was such a letdown. Mesmerizing in parts, but it suffered a serious Grace Zabriskie deficiency. And Jack Nance (RIP ).

[David]

When I was very small, my favorite music was the entrance theme for Herr Drosselmeyer from The Nutcracker, composed by Tchaikovsky.



I had an old long-play record (I know, what's that?) that I played on my kiddie turntable over & over. That music accompanied me in to breakfast, lunch & dinner, plus brushing my teeth. The family must have been sick of it.

[rbs3676]

Originally Posted by David

When I was very small, my favorite music was the entrance theme for Herr Drosselmeyer from The Nutcracker, composed by Tchaikovsky.

As a small child, I would have my grandparents put on the soundtrack to PETER AND THE WOLF and I would dance around in their living room.
I can TOTALLY relate!

rbs

[buckymcnix]

Originally Posted by Nixxxed

Debby Boone ("You Light Up My Life") was the first one.

If you didn't already guess that Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" was the second, I'll be crushed.

lol
i didn't guess it, but i should have
and i had both of these two but in album form - lol

[DeadliestPoison]

Originally Posted by Sarah

Exclusive PlayStation postcard?!!

Yes! They had a game for PlayStation. You picked a girl, remixed a song, made up a dance routine for it, and recorded it. And it was awesome.





I wish we still had our PlayStation, I'd play it all the time.

[JazmenFlowers]

omg, I can't believe I will admit this, but I was diehard for some Reba McEntire and The Judds. die.hard.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

omg, I can't believe I will admit this, but I was diehard for some Reba McEntire and The Judds. die.hard.

what's wrong with that?

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by carrie721

my favorite album was amy grant's heart in motion. i also enjoyed the musical stylings of celine dion, ace of base, and hootie and the blowfish. eat it, haters.

amy Grant. Yikes.

I actually listened to a lot of motion picture soundtracks when I was a kid. I think it was "okay" with my mother at the time because she figured regular radio fare wasnt on them. She didnt like me listening to GNR or other such bands that were on the up and up back then. Then in the early 90s I found myself getting into older stuff like the Police, etc. The first actual CD i bought was in 1991...the Robin Hood soundtrack (you know with that Bryan Adams song)