Music Day Response

“My Wish” –Rascal Flats
“Bless the Broken Road” –Rascal Flats
“Everything is Fine”- Josh Turner
“Small Town Southern Man”- Alan Jackson
“Eye of the Tiger”- Survivor
“Boondocks”- Little Big Town
"Rise Above It”- Lock, Stock, and Barrel

These songs are important to me because each one of them reminds me of a certain event or person in my life that I feel strongly about. They bring back memories I’m fond of and help me preserve them. I enjoy listening to the radio as I drive from place to place, so I heard most of these songs on the radio.

I think the songs a person chooses can reflect their interests and personality. For example, if a person enjoys quiet, romantic music, that person is most likely quite different from someone that enjoys hard rock. My music choices reflect some of the subcultures I belong to but definitely not all of them. I enjoy a wide variety of music, but I’m not a part of each and every subculture that might be associated with a particular type of music. For instance; I might listen to an occasional rap song, but I am not a part of the “dance club” subculture that some people associate with rap.

People could learn about my basic attributes like I enjoy living in the country, or that I am religious. On the other hand, it is impossible to tell my political and social views and my deeper thoughts and ideas. My mix indicates that I love country music. Many people that listen to country music have grown up in the country or live in the country. I can better relate to people like farmers and ranchers that make their living off the land. It gives me a sense of community with them, and I want to spend time with those kinds of people.

I made some predictions right like whether or not it was a girl’s list, and I could identify some clubs or organizations they were a part of. It was hard to figure out who the person was on deeper, more internal sense. I do not think one can get a good understanding of the person just through their music selection.