“Separate Ways” (by Journey) and “Baby Can I Hold You Tonight” (by Tracy Chapman) makes me think of my closest friend in college. I can’t even remember how we started, but we would sing that together often.
“Angels Among Us” (by Alabama) makes me think of my son and the friends who helped me through being a single mom for the first 6 years of his life.
Christmas songs remind me of one of the best nights I ever had in college—a group of close friends sat in the hall of one dorm and we took turns singing/leading Christmas songs and joining each other. The best part was when we were doing “Silent Night,” my closest friend (the same one mentioned above) didn’t stop at the end of the first verse, but went through the next two verses alone. We all sat there in awe.
“Burn, Georgia, Burn” (by Alabama)- reminds me of my son’s biological father. We used to really get into the chorus, but in retrospect, it’s funny… that song talks about the girl getting left to fend for herself alone… shaking head.
Ah… another one. “I’m Your Angel” (by R. Kelly/Celine Dion) and “I Swear” (Boys II Men version) make me think of another close friend who psycho-INSISTED I perform them at her wedding as my wedding gift.