What songs make you feel more you?
That’s what music is all about, right?
Music has the power to unlock emotions, memories, and consciousness. It allows us to become temporarily aware of parts of ourselves that we do not ordinarily access in our every day routines and chores – especially those parts of ourselves that are deep, strong, and meaningful beyond words.
That’s why we love the songs that unlock our strong feelings, our memories, and our truth. Or so I imagine.
U2, It’s a Beautiful Day
Rock and Roll is what people were talking about at Bruce Sallan’s #DadChat on Thursday, June 7, with Jason Ramsey (@Jason_Ramsey).
14 songs loved by the awesome people of DadChat:
Pink Floyd, Another Brick In The Wall
Eric Clapton, Tears in Heaven
Journey, Don’t Stop Believing
Neil Young, Old Man
Rush, Tom Sawyer
Robert Johnson, Crossroads
Coldplay, Fix You
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Snow
Paul Kelly, From Little Thins Big Things Grow
The Who, Behind Blue Eyes
3 Doors Down, Here Without You
Daft Punk, Harder Better Faster Strong
Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love
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Note from Bruce: But, of course, Stan forgot ALL the Elvis’ songs, especially my desert island favorite…lol…I think his selections partially reflect his era, his loves…but I don’t care, ’cause I love him for doing this every week for #DadChat and you can see the transcript below, which has everyone’s desert island song and album favorites! So, below is MY favorite Elvis Presley song, from his early Vegas period!
For the whole party, read the #DadChat transcript!
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Snips and Bites from the #DadChat
The tweets listed below only represent a fraction of the chat and participants. See the transcript for the complete record of this mind-blowing chat.
Music Does Things To Us
Angie Mozilo (@azmomofmanyhats):
Music is such a powerful thing. Often takes me back to specific moments and emotions!
Bruce Sallan (@BruceSallan):
My theory is ALL our music LOVES get set from our teens until the birth of our 1st child!
An anonymous dad from Brooklyn (@DadandBuried):
@BruceSallan Maybe so, but that’s no reason to stop seeking out new stuff.
@BruceSallan I absolutely agree. But I think it’s all about memories being made in the presence of certain tunes.
Angie Mozilo (@azmomofmanyhats):
Music is such a powerful thing. Often takes me back to specific moments and emotions!
Now I think I prefer silence. LOL
Who, What, When and Where
There is no other reason that I like Supertramp than my mom listening to that while cleaning house when I was a kid.
Bruce Sallan (@BruceSallan):
For me, it’s all #Elvis ALL the time!
Ok can I say Journey ALL Time FAV
Janice Person (@JPlovesCOTTON):
Clapton is God
<—— Floyd junkie. In past was a dorm room, uhm, passtime…now I run to them…lol.
Hard to narrow it down to one album…Morrison Hotel – The Doors
Sharon Greenthal (@sharongreenthal):
I still love 70’s music: Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, CSNY. I also like Coldplay, Adele, John Mayer, and of course Mr. Sinatra
Anything Neil Young, Pearl Jam or Foo Fighters would be tops for me!
Desserted Island ROCK Playlist Artists- this is tough! Here’s what rolls off my brow in alphabetical order:
Beatles, Cold Play, Daft Punk, Depeche Mode, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Led Zepplin, Michael Jackson, Moby, Pink Floyd, Queen, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Robert Johnson, Rush, Simon and Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones, The Who, U2…
Jason Ramsey (@Jason_Ramsey):
anything by Santana is awesome, so talented
its a toss up between foo fighters and red hot chili peppers for me…AHHH depends on which albums they played…
Russell Bonchu (@squirleywrath):
As for favorite albums, favorite jazz is Brubeck’s Jazz at Oberlin, or The Quintet Jazz at Massey Hall
Jack (@MunkayJacked):
Too hard to pick best album I have too many. Hendrix, Zeppelin, The Doors.. but favorite song is Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
Also can’t beat the likes of Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Sinatra, Bobby Darin… I have an eclectic music taste.
Love UB40 – saw them in Jerusalem about 20 years ago.
Questions, Trivia and More
Bruce Sallan (@BruceSallan):
Okay, parent question – do YOU listen to your kids music? do they listen to yours?
Loretta Saff (@Loretta243):
Who WROTE “Sweets for My Sweet,'”Viva Las Vegas,” and “Save the Last Dance for Me”?
Jason Ebbing (@jebbing9):
Who gave up their seat on the plane that crashed that killed Buddy Holly the day the music died?
Bruce Sallan (@BruceSallan):
Parent question #2 – first concert you took your kids to?
We went to Allman Bros. and Ben Folds when my wife was pregnant. Does that count?
I can’t wait to take my little girl to a show. She loves to dance when I play guitar in our living room.
Zach Rosenberg (@zjrosenberg):
I’ve been getting my 3 year old into electronic music – GET ‘EM WHILE THEY’RE YOUNG.
Bruce Sallan (@BruceSallan):
First concert I took my boys to was THE BOSS a decade ago…went again a few weeks ago
When the kids were little, we used to make them listen to the Beatles at least once a week during dinner.
Stephanie Bice (@stephaniebice):
First concert with my girls was Taylor Swift (of course – they’re 11 & 7)
About #DadChat
#DadChat is hosted by Bruce Sallan (@BruceSallan). Log-in to #DadChat every Thursday night at 6 p.m. PT: http://www.tweetchat.com/room/dadchat
The #DadChat PostScript is curated by Stan Faryna. If you want your contribution to #DadChat to be included in the #DadChat Postscript, send me a tweet on twitter (@Faryna) with hashtag #DCRecap and remind me of what you said. Or tell me what you want me to add to what you said.
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Stan Faryna
An American living in Bucharest, Romania, Stan Faryna searches for better questions about who we are, what we’re doing, and how we shall better know ourselves and love others. He hopes for answers that fill the heart, lift it up, and substantiate the dignity of the human person.
