Fingers caress her tender scalp luxurious tendrils of auburn hair are put in a twisted knot ‘I love you forever’ I whisper into her ears shivery bumps run down her spine as she sighs in dreamy reply.
La Duchesse seems to know all the good buttons to press to get my heart overflowing with good memories.
I grew up on the staple of a plethora of music from a father who adored music.
Our mornings started with music for as long as my dad was alive. Played on the Grundig turntable and then on to Bangs & Olufsen sound system.
I suspected my dad wanted to be a musical maestro and he had a gentle deep baritone.
I love music and barely discriminate except when they are offensive and filled with cuss words.
I love the oldies and the trending ones as well. Most days, I join my children in singing the new songs, especially as we drive around town and I teach them some old ones. We love turning on the radio and just having a go at it.
However, deep in my heart there are those beats that are ‘my forever’ rousing strings of chords. I shall choose 10 out of the string beats of my memories and 6 from recent ones.
They are those beats that I grew up listening to over and over as I grew up in my parents home. Their sounds always transports me right back to the butter yellow house with the red roof.Β The house of my childhood.
We thank thee from Jim ReevesΒ
The Archies. Sugar, sugarΒ
Handel’s MessiahΒ
Kenny Roger’s Through the yearsΒ
Miriam MakebaΒ
Nat King ColeΒ
Bob MarleyΒ
Michael JacksonΒ
Dolly PartonΒ
The BeatlesΒ
I rock these ones below with my children:
Dido – Life for rentΒ
Adele – HelloΒ
Nico Vinz – I am wrongΒ
Afrojack – Ten feet tallΒ
Dimtri Vegas & Like Mike – Take me to a higher placeΒ