What Is The First Music You Can Remember?  

I love samba music. I have a bunch of old records of Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66. Do you know who they were? My daughter has custody of my records right now, and she loves to play those. They don't go out of style.

I love that. You know, it's funny and I never thought about it much till now. I only remember radio music the first few years of my life. My folks must not have had a record player at the time. They are both big music lovers and now they have a huge collection of all kinds of stuff. My mom got a piano which I took lessons on for years. But back then, they must not have had anything to play music on. Weird I could have reached this advanced age and not know that! I will ask next time I poke my head out of this room!

I do, too. My mom was playing a Johnny Mathis album the other day. You haven't heard it all until you have heard Johnny Mathis' rendition of "My Sweet Lord."

really? and here I sit thinking that george harrison wrote that tune? he didn't? learn something new every day.

He did! That's why I called it a "rendition." It's awful. But maybe if George heard it, it gave him a giggle.

Oh I love Irish music! I would have really liked that. I didn't hear any till I was grown up.

We got the piano when I was six,and I learned on it. My mom already knew how to play. So we both played and sang. ..my sister took violin. There are lots of pictures of she and I "performing." And our dog sitting alongside howling along to the violin lol.

i thought i knew alot about music as my family was very into music and still is but I am learning from you guys that i really don't know anything at all. have never heard of the tunes you talk about. what years were they from?

Well nobody could possibly have heard *everything* lol. The BAnana Boat Song is the one by Harry BElafonte that goes "Day-o, day o, daylight come and I wanna go home." I'll make you google the other ones, it would take too long lol.

That song always makes me cry. It's the wistfulness. Fleetwood Mac is probably the earliest musical memory my kids would have. I had their British albums, but really did not play them much till they were over here and made the first album with Nicks and Buckingham. I played "Over My Head" repeatedly as I recall.

OMG...you guys are just babies if that is the first music you heard! I have been a huge fan of stevie nicks since the 70's . I used to also try to sing her songs. My dad would say..."your voice is as different as hers is" whatever that meant. Not only is she one of my favorite female vocalists but all my life I have been told that I look just like her. I don't see the resemblense at all but I hear it enough. I wish my purse resembled hers...he he.

*giggles* Yup, I guess I am pretty young... I'm 26. =p

Actually my obsession with Stevie Nicks got me picked on in high school and such, because of course by that time it was "our parent's music" and not the type of music my friends were listening to.

Hmm, well I'm not a baby, it was my kids that would have heard it as babies lol.

OH me too. .I thought the Police were terrific!

We have a Mahalia Jackson record here. Al Green's great, and I agree with you about experimenting. I would have never have thought for example, that I'd like punk. But my kids listened to a lot of it, and some of it was really terrific, funny and energizing too.

Yea punk music is exciting, when I exercise that's one of my playlists on my iPod. It's really can get your heart pumping.

Thanks, Heavensent! The only Elvis we had was one album of gospel music and hymns called "His Hand in Mine." It really does have some beautiful music on it.

Oh she loved the wild ones too Jailhouse Rock, Hound dog..
And I forgot "The Everly Brothers"...

I LOVE THE EVERLY BROTHERS!!! LOl. ..sorry for screaming. My first album was the Everly Brothers. Loved the harmony. . .I got "A Date With the Everly Brothers." My daughter has custody of my records. I wonder if she's played that one yet, it is a classic.

HAHA! My favorite all time is All I have to do is dream..
even had my youngest daughter singing that one!:)

Pretty song. I remember how excited I was when I heard the Beatles say they learned harmony from the Everly Brothers. Because even though I was younger, it was something cool I had in common with my Beatles, lol. I thought my God, I may have been listening to "Love Hurts" at the same time John Lennon and Paul McCartney were listening to "Love Hurts" lol.

didn't th e monkees do "all i have to do is dream?" was that really the everly brothers? oh yes...i forgot about church music...jesus loves me this i know for the bible tells me so.

The Monkees did "Daydream Believer" -- is that the one you mean? Several years later than Everly Brothers.

oh yes...you are right. silly me.