Nostalgic Music Month Day 17 Water by Jon Hilton In all of my formative years, I was fortunate to be blessed, living within view of a lake or a pond in all places I lived. My earliest memories are of these places. They are Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine and Dyers Long Pond in Jefferson, Maine. … Continue reading The Boys are back in Water
Nostalgic Music Month Day 16 Monday- by Jon Hilton It is a Monday morning and I feel like most people do on this day. The angst of another week of responsibility and the end of any free time for five more days. This is the day most people move from doing what you want to … Continue reading Living on a Prayer Monday
Day 15 Nostalgic Music Month Creedence Clearwater Revival by Jon Hilton Nostalgia is looking back at your life with fondness. Pulling out the memories you have and remembering the people, events, and things that mattered on your journey. Creedence Clearwater Revival and their music take me on a long visit to my past. Like most … Continue reading Wildfire on the Bayou
Nostalgic Music Month Day 14 Simon and Garfunkel by Jon Hilton The songs of Simon and Garfunkel are what nostalgic music month is all about. When I look back over the entirety of my life, these are songs that have been along for the ride from the time I was 7 until today at 51. … Continue reading Mrs. Robinson’s Cats in the Cradle
Day 13 – Nostalgic Music Month Bob Marley- by Jon Hilton One of my hidden talents in life is being one of the world’s preeminent dashboard musicians. That is, no matter where I travel, the time always goes faster, and is more memorable when you have good music to sing along with. I have given … Continue reading Operator, Every Little Thing is Gonna Be Alright
Day 12 Nostalgic Music Month Peter Gabriel by Jon Hilton The college years in a person’s life are transitional as you move from the foolishness of youth into the “seriousness” of adulthood. You need to learn to balance the fun quotient of life with getting tasks completed. The music of Peter Gabriel reminds me of … Continue reading Round and Round In Your Eyes
Day 11 Nostalgic Music Month Phil Collins by Jon Hilton 1985 was an important year in my life, it was the year I graduated from high school and first left home to venture out into the world. The music of Phil Collins always takes me back to those times, when I was getting ready to … Continue reading People are People In the Air Tonight
Nostalgic Music Month Day 10 Bruce Springsteen by Jon Hilton It would be hard to think of nostalgia and music for me without including Bruce Springsteen. For many of the formative years of my life, the music of the E Street Band punctuated the activities and defined many of the moments. Even though I have … Continue reading Born to Be Ironic
Nostalgic Music Month Day 9 Bob Dylan- by Jon Hilton It is hard to find an artist with a broader reach of influence than Robert Allen Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan. He has been singing and performing since well before I was born and influencing people much older and much younger than myself. His music has been … Continue reading Tangled Up in Teen Spirit
Day 8 Nostalgic Music Month James Taylor by Jon Hilton Music punctuates moments in your life with meaning and allows you to resurrect those time when you hear a song after a week or after 30 years. Like a time warp, you are transported to that place, feeling those emotions. The music of James Taylor does … Continue reading Sweet Baby Desperado
