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Musical Tribute to My Mom
In broad terms, our musical taste was the same
Today would have been my mom’s 78th birthday, but sadly, she passed away five and a half weeks after her 70th birthday.
There is one specific song that when I hear it, I always think of my father. I will share that story next month, on his birthday.
With my mom, though, it’s different. When I want to link her to a song, I cannot choose only one.
A wide variety
As I sat thinking about one song that always makes me think of my mom, nothing specific came to mind. I think if you ask my children about my favorite song, they will also tell you there are so many. Although, my daughter might remember the song that always moves me to tears.
Just like my mom did, I love lots of music, from classical to rock and many genres in between.
Mom was maybe less of a rock chick than me, and more of a classical music lover, but in broad terms, our musical taste was the same.
Elvis Presley
Mom was a huge Presley fan, and his music was very much part of my upbringing. Strangely enough, when I hear any of his songs, I always think of my mom, while my father loved his music too. I still remember, when Elvis passed away — I was…
