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My Parents Have The Best Taste In Music, Prove Me Wrong

Those days rocking out in the mini van were more significant to shaping my taste in music than anything else

Jul 10, 2019

My Parents Have The Best Taste In Music, Prove Me Wrong

I can still remember driving home from soccer practice in my mom's dark blue Chrysler Mini Van. The sun was shining through the windows and "Like I Love You" by Justin Timberlake was playing. My mom was singing along to every song that played from that album (Justified was a masterpiece, still is) and I was completely enamored with the melodies and sounds surrounding me that minivan.

Then came the 2004 Grammy Nominees CD. That was a game-changer. From "Work It" by Missy Elliot to "Hole in the World" by the Eagles, that album was played from start to finish in that minivan for weeks. My mom genuinely loved 80s and 90s pop, R&B and alternative music, with a little Sheryl Crow thrown in there as well. I can remember my mom absolutely JAMMING to "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child (It was pre-Tae Kwon Do class hype song). But back to the reigning queen of minivan music- Sheryl Crow. My mom took my brother and me to go see her in Battery Park in New York City when we were young, and it still is something I reminisce on and remember.

As I got older, my mom and I begin to connect on music more, especially when I found out she loves Fleetwood Mac, just like me. If my mom had a playlist of all the minivan music leading up to her favorite bops now, it would be straight fire.

My dad, on the other hand, loves country music, which is something we share and enjoy together. He loves The Eagles, Weezer, Hootie and the Bluefish, and last but not least, U2. I have been to four U2 concerts in my lifespan, not bad for a 19-year-old. When I was younger I thought it was just something to do, but now I thoroughly enjoy the band, and even have a playlist of my own that consists of strictly U2. Last summer my dad showed me "A Man and A Woman" by U2, and I was like "Woah, he really does have a dope taste in music."

Collectively my parents have molded my music taste into a one of a kind genre that twists and turns throughout many eras, artists and types. They have opened my world to new songs they show me before I even hear, or old songs and albums that are so intriguing to discover. So, case closed. My parents have the best taste in music.

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2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

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1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!