Throwback Thursday: My Childhood...Edition

Music has been a passion of mine since the very beginning. Whether a fan, a performer, a writer, music is a part of me. There are very few things in this world that can compare to a good song. A good melody. A good artist. Good lyrics and such. But most of all, a memory. Music creates memories. Memories are parts of life that shape who we are, where we come from, and how we will grow from there. What songs create memories in you?


My mother tells me that I was obsessed with this song when I was little. It was released shortly after I was born and my mom said I always wanted to hear it. I only vaguely remember such a thing lol. I guess I've been a music addict ever since.

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (1988)

There is a notorious home video of me dancing to this song on my first birthday. Of course I am not going to post it lol. But I am going to post Mr. Keith Sweat in a live version of one of his big hits.

Keith Sweat - I Want Her feat. Teddy Riley (1987)

I often tell people there were only two things that I could do to get myself disowned at a young age: getting pregnant and disliking Sade. I am only kidding. But I think my mom was serious about the Sade part. Thankfully neither happened though. Both of my parents were hardcore fans of Sade's. In fact, my friends would joke that if it wasn't for Sade I probably wouldn't be here because I was probably conceived to the band's music. *shutters* Anyways, here is one of my favorite songs by hers that I loved listening to when I was little.

Sade - Paradise (1988)

What would my childhood be without the Spice Girls? Probably the same... but more boring. Truth is, I was the biggest Spice Girls fan. I saw them when I was 10, and for my 21st birthday when they came to Chicago for their reunion tour. That time was some of the most precious (and bizarre) times of music and I cherish it forever.

Spice Girls - Stop (1998)

~L~