Lesson 1: Optional

I chose “I Want to Make It With you” by Bread for the song that brings back memories.
Upon listening to it, I was transported in time back to my Senior year in high school. The first time that I heard the song, I was sitting in my best friend’s room. She told me about this great new group to which I just had to listen.
She started the record player. Yes, I said record player. For those who don’t know, our music back then was on vinyl, not CD’s. Anyway, I fell instantly in love with Bread’s music, especially “I Want To Make It With You”.
From then on during that Summer, I heard it everywhere, from dragging on the strip on Friday nights to dates at Make-out Point.
One memory is, when our family rented a cabin in the mountains, my mom and dad went into town, leaving my friend and I at the lake, swimming . When we got back, we immediately put my Bread album on and, as my song came on, we heard a honk in the driveway. We rushed out on the balcony to find my parents in a brand new Cadillac.
It’s strange what old songs can do to you physically, as well as emotionally. As soon as I heard the first line of that familiar old tune today, my heart went to my stomach and my eyes teared up. It is so easy to remember my teenage years through songs. Music makes memories more vivid throughout my life.