My Prerogative

"They say I'm crazy

I really don't care

That's my prerogative"

I used to listen to this music in junior high. I had to ask what prerogative meant when I first heard it. And just now when I looked up the lyrics I realized that I had no idea what the rest of the song meant either.   And be careful looking up prerogative on the internet, yikes!  We all know how Bobby Brown's life has turned out because of his decisions...

Anyways...I was looking through my stuff yesterday trying to find something and I found these tapes that I didn't know I had kept.

This is some of the music I listened to in elementary and junior high.  It cracks me up how I used to love to listen to this stuff. I had no idea what they were talking about in the songs. All I knew is that, yeah, "I can make my own decisions", and yeah "girls just wanna have fun", and "pop goes the world" and "we built this city on rock n roll".  I felt so cool when I listened to these songs.  I'll never forget back in third grade waking up to "Kyrie" by Mister Mister on the radio. I couldn't even tell what the lyrics were, but I loved the song. And then there was Tiffany.  I would sit on my bed in my room and listen to that album over and over. "Johnny's got the inside moves...."   Cracks me up!!!!  I used to feel so cool when I'd listen to pop music.  One time in the 8th grade me and my friends stayed up on New Year's Eve making up a dance to "Ice Ice Baby"  We thought we were so awesome.  Good times! I better stop before I tell you more, but I absolutely loved that kind of music.

Here's the album covers. This is as crazy as they looked back then. Nowadays I feel like I'm looking at pornography when I'm in the itunes store or at the redbox. I have to hurry and make a selection and get out of there. It seems like the artists all think that they have to look sexy or scary to sell an album. The sad thing is, it works.

I guess I'm a total nerd now when it comes to popular music. I have no idea who anyone is or what the songs are and I only know who Adele is because I can see in the margin on my itunes that she has the top selling album.  Back then the music made me feel cool, but now it kind of makes me sick.  When I hear it on the radio I can feel an immediate change in my mood and I don't like it.  These days I like the silence or I'm sorry, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  The kids make sure and let me know "it's not Sunday" if it's on during the week because they'd rather listen to the cool stuff.  So, we do listen to whatever's on the radio if they are in the car (censored by me of course)

I can't help it, it makes me feel good.  I ran a race a few years ago and everyone on my team was saying what they were listening to on their ipods and when it got to me I hesitated before I told them the truth.  And the truth is I NEVER could have made it through that race without the Mormon Tabernacle choir and primary music and General Conference talks.  It sounds really crazy, but it's so true.  I listened to the music that inspired me to keep going. The other stuff just made me feel crappy so I took it off. 

Ok, enough of my secrets for one day.  I think I'll listen to my long lost music for ol' times sake.  If I can find a tape player that is.  Just kidding! We're so old school we have one of those.

Have a great life listening to the music that you love. It's your prerogative, you know.