Music

Music is one of the most powerful things we have on earth. It's something that brings people together, it calms the storms of life, and makes the enjoyable times even better or more memorable. Just hearing a song can take you back to ten years ago, or remind you of a specific person or place. I found a writing prompt that asked for one song that defined each time period of your life (childhood, teen years, adulthood) and I thought it was a fun idea. So here are some of the songs that have narrated my life, as I've grown up:

Childhood: Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65

I have a very distinct memory of being in my friend Kaylynn's car when we were in first grade, listening to this song turned up WAY too loud for our little ears, jumping up and down on the back seat. It's just one of those memories that's stuck with me, for whatever reason.

High School: Dance Dance by Fall Out Boy

The first time I heard this song was at a friend's birthday party my freshmen year of high school, when we decided to sing karaoke to it. I didn't know the lyrics yet, but tried to sing along with the group since I didn't want to be left out, and I remember going home that night and listening to it over and over so I could get the lyrics down and never be embarrassed like that again. To this day, Fall Out Boy is still one of my favorite bands.

College Years: Happily Ever After by He Is We

A friend of mine was a huge fan of this band, and our little group started listening to He Is We and all fell in love. We all had a wide variety of taste in music, but He Is We was a band that we could all agree on loving. I ended up getting to see them in concert, and got to meet the guitarist and talk with him for a few minutes after their set, which was AWESOME of course.

My friends Heather, Katie, Rachel and I with the guitarist of He Is We

Marriage: Forever Like That by Ben Rector
This was our first dance at our wedding, and since we've only been married six months, it's still the perfect song to describe our relationship. I can't wait to find more songs like this one :)

Your Guardian Angel by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

I first heard this song in tenth grade, and have been in love with it ever since. A friend learned to play it on the guitar and sang it for me as a surprise on New Years' Eve of 2008, and I walked down the aisle to an instrumental version of this song at my ring ceremony. I'm constantly struggling to learn a version on the piano that does this song justice, but I have yet to succeed with that...hopefully sometime in the near future I will! This song will always have a special place in my heart.

Hopefully this post has inspired some of you to look back over your life, and think of songs that match important time periods as you've grown up. What are some songs that are significant to you?