Let me give Quantum Strummer credit for giving me this thread idea. Here's his quote from another thread:
"You Never Can Tell and No Particular Place To Go are among the songs I remember hearing on the radio as a pre-schooler. Along with lotsa Motown & Beatles, of course! My mom had the radio on (CKLW, out of Windsor, Ontario) all the time as she went about her work…she ran her own dress-making business out of our basement. I think my love of language comes in part from hearing Chuck Berry lyrics at the same time I was figuring out what language was. "
When I read that it made me think back to my own "pre-school" days. My Mom (who stayed home) played artists like Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, and she loved Tom Jones. To this day, I can remember the words to "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "500 Miles" - they are imbedded in my brain! I give her credit for my interest in music, and she never questioned (nor did my Dad) my immediate spending of any money I had on records as I grew older - I had a decent record collection by age 12.
Anyway, that one post by QS brought back some great memories - particularly of my mother. So if anyone else wants to drive down memory lane, join the fun!
walrus
"You Never Can Tell and No Particular Place To Go are among the songs I remember hearing on the radio as a pre-schooler. Along with lotsa Motown & Beatles, of course! My mom had the radio on (CKLW, out of Windsor, Ontario) all the time as she went about her work…she ran her own dress-making business out of our basement. I think my love of language comes in part from hearing Chuck Berry lyrics at the same time I was figuring out what language was. "
When I read that it made me think back to my own "pre-school" days. My Mom (who stayed home) played artists like Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, and she loved Tom Jones. To this day, I can remember the words to "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "500 Miles" - they are imbedded in my brain! I give her credit for my interest in music, and she never questioned (nor did my Dad) my immediate spending of any money I had on records as I grew older - I had a decent record collection by age 12.
Anyway, that one post by QS brought back some great memories - particularly of my mother. So if anyone else wants to drive down memory lane, join the fun!
walrus