How very.

It all started with a record player gifted by my father as a young girl. Year by year, I inherit vinyls from his collection. The first record he gave me, or rather, the first one that I took and claimed as mine was Aretha Franklin’s “Lady Soul.” Anyone familiar with her career should know that the first song on it is “Chain of Fools,” and if you know music, you know that song. While my favorite song of hers will probably always be “Groovin’” for its effortless grace, this one is a close second.

Aretha Franklin - “Don’t Play That Song”

My grandma says that I play my music too loud in my car when I drive her around.

Jamie Lidell - “Enough is Enough”

“Use every chance you’ve been given,” she replied after several days.
“It’s no good to be perfect, you know so well…”

Sondre Lerche - “You Know So Well”

Because every time I watch the episode, “Why We Fight,” I cry like a little girl.

And every time I hear this movement, I miss playing.

Beethoven’s String Quartet in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131

Because Dark Was The Night is an amazing compilation.

The National - “So Far Around The Bend”

Merrill Garbus, I adore you.

Last summer, you could not part me from my copy of “Gorilla Manor.” Walking around Seattle aimlessly and spending countless hours in my car, the album was on constant rotation and I always associate it with majestic times.

But then Local Natives rolled into town, and attending their show was one of the most dramatic evenings of my life. Same guy, another ridiculous fight, just a different night. He has a knack for picking the most public of venues to exchange pleasantries, completely ignoring my aspirations of personal privacy.

The album became venomous and was set aside in my memory banks so it wouldn’t be associated with that night. I should have learned then that maybe guys and gals can’t be best friends. I didn’t, of course, and faced a much harsher lesson months later.

As I sit here damaging my hair with chemicals, I am going over some of my favorite movie scores in my iTunes. After watching “X-Men: First Class” this past weekend, the nerd in me has to re-watch the three previous ones again (yes, I’ll even watch the crappy one) so my dorkiness can be properly satisfied.

Here’s Michael Kamen’s “Logan and Rogue” theme from the first film. He also scored one of my favorite favorite mini-series, “Band of Brothers” as well.