We have reached Day EIGHT, of HiveBloPoMo and I'm a little surprised I have stuck to it... already past the point where I typically "blow it off" or "Something happened." Woo-hoo!

You can read more about it here. To be honest, I wasn't sure I was even going to complete a week, let alone a month.

Today's writing prompt is "Write about your 4 fave songs for Music Monday."

Music is my Mind-Altering Substance of Choice...

There's always something playing, around here. Pretty much always have been... pretty much since I was in high school, and discovered that my creativity was much higher while there was music playing.

My musical tastes have always been rather off the beaten track, and your basic pop/rock, top-40 radio type music has almost always bored me to death... and did so even back when I was in high school and college and "fitting in" evidently mattered to people.

I stuck out like a sore thumb.

Going to share YouTube links in this post, and apologize in advance if you come across "Not available in your country" messages.

Early...

The earliest I can remember a particular song becoming a favorite and leaving a long-lasting impression that never went away was with the title track from Al Stewart's 1976 album "Year of the Cat."

The song followed me around for many many years, and often reminds me of people who vanished out of my life, for one reason or another. I don't listen much to "oldies," but it remains a favorite.

The Adult Lyph, Part I...

I mostly remember the years between age 25 and 35-ish as being dark and rather bleak. Whatever "American Dream" I was trying to live, it was severely tarnished and depressing...

One the songs that I so often turned to during those years was this one by The Cure:

Somehow, it just seemed to encapsulate the great number of things and people that didn't happen in my life, at the time. This came out in 1991, on the album "Wish."

The Adult Lyph, Part II...

This next song has always been what I think of as "the Sound of Austin" where I lived for almost 25 years of my life.

There are many amazing guitarists in the world, but I think Eric Johnson may be one of the best (if not THE best) because his sound is so incredibly "clean."

I first heard this being played live while standing outside long defunct City Coliseum on a misty night, loading a truck after an unrelated arts and crafts show where I was helping.

Eric extended that last solo to about five minutes and we all just stopped working and listened.

In many ways, this remains the "signature tune" for that era of my life.

Quite Recently...

These days I listen a lot to what's often called "retro wave" as well as progressive house and some chillstep.

This little gem made me sit up and pay attention, not so very long ago. Don't worry, you've never heard of these people... and that's OK!

I can't tell you exactly what it is about this... but it evokes something; possibly relating to a "someone" from another age, long gone.

And that's about it for now... at least within the parameters of the HiveBloPoMo challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, and having a listen, even!

How about YOU? Do you have any favorite songs? Are they all time, or do they represent parts of your life? Do you have the same favorites today as you did in the past? Comments, feedback and other interaction is invited and welcomed! Because — after all — SOCIAL content is about interacting, right? Leave a comment — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

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