If your music can be heard from the second floor of a building your music is too loud. Especially if you are in a convertible. 

Toto – Africa

In memory of their former bass player Mike Porcaro who passed away on Sunday. This group was a part of the soundtrack of my youth.

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Music of the ages

Age is just a number, in a lot of things. However there are things that people of different ages don’t know much about. Music is one of those things that can bring people together or make them realize they are from different generations. 

Not to say a younger person doesn’t who Barry Manilow is, but often they don’t. Manilow also wrote the theme to “American Bandstand” and many of them don’t know what that is either. Then again many folks my age don’t know Iggy Azalea from Jay-Z. We remember when MTV played music videos or at least more than they do know. 

There are a lot of culturally hip older folks, I try to stay tuned into the now. It can be challenging because trends in music change quickly. Music is timeless but some music is very generational and specific to the era. Sometimes you want a great story teller like Brad Paisley while other times you just want some more light-hearted fare like Meghan Trainor. Occasionally you gotta have some classics like the Beatles while at times you crave Nirvana. 

Whatever you listen to I hope it inspires and informs you more about yourself and the world we live in now. Rock on!

Little Mix – Wings

I heard this song for the first time on a fellow bloggers university radio station podcast theadventurethatislife then we did this song in Zumba. It’s a great song with awesome harmonies. 

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They write the songs that make the whole world sing

Songwriters are what can make and break a singer. I think they take a talented voice to a new level. Songwriters from pop to rock to soul to country often go unsung. Without them there is no music and that would make the world a lesser place.

Country and Rap

I enjoy country music. I think some rap is good. But I don’t think the two should be mixed together. This makes country look desperate and it seems like they are trying too hard. Rap from the 1980’s and 1990’s I like when it was fun. Whoever thought country and rap together was a good idea should be beaten with a wet noodle.

Dad Rock

So, today I learned a new term for the music of my generation, “Dad Rock”. Music from people like Huey Lewis and the News, Boston, Phil Collins, Genesis, Kansas, Supertramp, Cheap Trick, Steely Dan, Rick Springfield, Styx, Toto, Chicago and the list goes on.

I am not a dad but I won’t shy away from embracing the term. Friends I am a middle-aged person who came of age in the 1980’s.

As the scene is dominated by Taylor Swift, Jay Z, Beyonce’, Fall Out Boy, Katy Perry, etc. today its safe to say that “Dad Rock” in some way influenced today’s talent in much the same way my father’s “Dad Rock” inspired the music of my generation. 

It is still interesting that music of my generation is being used in commercials to appeal to my age range. It’s all good though. 

But we’re never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy crazy
No we’re never gonna to survive unless we are a little crazy

From the song “Crazy” by Seal

Your Music In Commercials

When you hear music from your teen and young adult years used in commercials I guess that means you are old. The familiar tunes of the 80’s and very early 90’s take me back to a time when I had fewer cares. Now I am older and more nostalgic. To those in their 20’s get ready, you are coming up sooner than you think.

Music of the moment

We are all embarrassed at times to like that one song everyone has heard too many times and loathes. You know that tune that is more fun than artistic, more bubble gum than Bach. It’s OK to be a fan of a silly love song or that one hit wonder.