On my drive home from work this afternoon I heard a couple songs that always make me look back and smile! Sooo I thought I'd share a few of my favorite songs/memories with you.
The first concert I remember going to was in Dollywood where we seen The Charlie Daniels band (yea, they used to have a lot of awesome concerts like that out there). I loved it and my first concert experience pretty much created a Monster. As you know I love love love concerts! Sticking with the same band, me and stacey used to listen to the Charlie Daniels band greatest hits while we were heading to and from school everyday. The Legend of Wooley Swamp is one of my all time favorite songs. Ever! Yes, I know, I'm a hick but I love it!
Stacey and I pretty much rotated between The Charlie Daniels Band, Prince, the best of Queen and the Mullets Rock Cassette tapes. Not to mention the non stop Reba that we still listen to pretty much every time were together. I love Reba. We could definitely be BFFs for life!
I used to go feeding with my daddy and he would always sing Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On and El Paso and one of my all time favorites Pig in a Pen (this clip is one of the best versions by the once skinny now fat Ricky Scaggs - who I have also seen live at Dollywood).
The first rock concert I ever went to was HooHaa. It was in some big field in Winston years ago. Julie took me and of course we told Daddy that we were going to some classical music concert that Wake Forest was sponsoring - otherwise we wouldn't have been able to go. Sister Hazel was there as was Eve 6 and a bunch of other bands. I was a big Eve 6 fan back in the day and this concert only fueled my fire! Later that night mom was watching the news and low and behold...who did she see on WXII in the middle of all those half naked and drunk people? Her two girls. Daddy had dozed off and woke up right as the camera panned away from us. His exact words were "Who in God's name would allow their children to go to something like that??" Mom's response? "I have no idea!" Anyhew...that was my first mosh pit! The song was called Sunset Strip Bitch. It has a nice ring to it dont you think?
I remember in June of 1999 Julie got her jeep and was sooo excited. We piled in it and grabbed the closest CD to us, which happened to be Destiny's Child and went riding around the big city of Mount Airy. Windows rolled down, sun roof open, shades on, music blaring! We were pulling out beside KFC onto 601 and Jumpin' Jumpin' was cranked up and there was a hispanic guy sitting (yes sitting, in the grass) on the pay phone in the KFC parking lot. In a silly mood I yelled "Hola Baby! Como estas?!?" out the window as we pulled away and immediately broke out into my giddy giggle.
We used to walk around the house singing "War! huh! what is it good for? absolutely nothing!" I still love that!!
Don't even get me started on 50 cent! We LOVE 50 cent!!
Garth's The Dance and Travis Tritt's Tell Me I Was Dreaming always makes me think of Susan, well, and a humiliating video a few people have seen. 2 words. bibs shorts. karaoke. T-TOTALLY TERRIBLE! And I cant leave out I Think We're Alone Now. I remember sitting on the front porch at Aunt Lynn's trailer in the middle of an apple orchard (no kiddin. the trailer was surrounded by apple trees!) when I was about 5 watching Susan and her friend listen to that song over and over again trying to get some dance right.
Ok, so this got way out of hand. But I was on a roll it is really fun thinkin about all the good memories that these songs brought back.
