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15 Songs that define this Boomer’s life
A Musical Biography in Several Movements
“Because I’m all about that bass, bout that bass, not treble. If you got beauty, beauty, just raise ’em up. ’Cause every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top. Yeah, my mama she told me ‘don’t worry about your size.’ She says ‘Boys like a little more booty to hold at night”. You know I won’t be no stick figure silicone Barbie doll. So if that’s what you’re into then go ‘head and move along.” — Meghan Trainor, All About That Bass
For most of my life I’ve been really into music. Sometimes I tell people I’m a walking jukebox, because they could request any one of a huge number of songs and I will probably know it (and also sing it, or at least give it the old college try).
Interestingly enough I’ve never gotten into playing instruments — unless you count some small flute and the recorder when I was in grade school in the 70s — although I’ve got learning the guitar on my bucket list. However, I encouraged my son to get into playing instruments and I believe he’s up to about five of them now… a regular one-man band who sings very well also.
I was in choir in high school and have been singing karaoke for more than 25 years, so with my literal sponge of a memory (for song lyrics, anyway) I am a bonafide musicophile (one who loves music). I might do very…
