Joining the Rose Playlist event was something I really needed after having a stressful week. Listening to the different songs and anticipating what type of genre or melody would play next, I realized how my attitude and perspective on music has changed a lot since elementary school. For example, I remember how in elementary and middle school, I would often turn on the radio to a local radio station and jam to the latest trending pop song (“Airplanes” by B.O.B feat. Hayley Williams reminded me of this memory) and singing along as I simultaneously did my homework. As I grow older, I find myself gravitated towards music with no lyrics (such as classic jazz music or Beethoven’s symphonies) that would improve my studying, as I find music with lyrics now to be distracting. Now that I am older, I also find myself trying to figure out the structure of the song: identifying the chorus and bridge of a song. Overall, I had a great experience listening to a variety of different songs.
Rose Scholars Fall 2020
Endless possibilities
“Airplanes” is such a classic song that I remember knowing every single word to at one point of my life. Although I may not know all the words to it anymore, anytime I do hear it, I brings me back to my youth and the simpler times of my childhood. With that being said, as we grow older, we tend to not forget the songs that truly made us happy when we younger no matter how much we stray or diversify our music taste.