Personal Narrative: The Rolling Stones

The next stop on my musical journey is the Rolling Stones. My mom holds a very special place in her heart for the Rolling Stones and this trait has been passed down to me. I picked the song Beast of Burden to represent our mutual love for the Rolling Stones because not only does it remind me of pleasant memories, but it is also just a feel-good song. When I went to Kindergarten I had half days so every day I could help my mom make dinner and I can still remember sitting on the counter rolling meatballs while my mom and I jammed out to her Rolling Stones tape cassettes. Beast of Burden is the type of song that takes on a life of its own because the drums and the bass provide a solid foundation and a strong tempo, while the guitars and the vocals
I specifically picked the song Yellow Submarine because my Uncle bought the movie for me and my sister when we were younger. I remember being simultaneously terrified by the Blue Meanies and intrigued by the idea of Pepperland. My sister and I would watch the movie over and over again for weeks to the point where Yellow Submarine was permanently stuck in my mind. Besides Yellow Submarine, I love Blackbird, all of the songs in the movie Across the Universe, which is one of my favorite movies, and countless other songs by them. I had not listened to the Beatles since I was a kid until I was in high school and I would listen to Breakfast With The Beatles everyday on my drive to school. Their music became a part of my daily life and some of their songs got me through the worst parts of my life, while others just made good parts even
I was in elementary school when I made my mom buy her CD for me and I used to play the songs That Don’t Impress Me Much and Man! I Feel Like A Woman on repeat. That Don’t Impress Me Much is especially important to me because it was my first experience with a country song and I now really enjoy some country music. Also, it was the first time I recognized myself being attracted to a song merely because of the feeling it gave me. The constant beat of the drums and the impressive guitar solos throughout the song mixed with the country twang in Shania’s voice just made me want to dance like no one was