Not long ago our daughter approached my 73 year old husband with a question. She was very hesitant and asked him not to be upset with her, but then asked, "What kind of music do you want at your funeral?" Somewhat taken aback he started thinking about it. And since then, so have I.
I decided that I should make "My Last Playlist." Maybe you want to start creating yours, too. So far I only have five songs in my playlist, but it's a start.
The first is Key Largo by Bertie Higgins. This is "our song" for Ron and me. The wonderful old motor sailer that we spent so many happy hours on was named "Key Largo", and we just have to hear this song to wisk away the past 30 years.
The second is a song by John Denver called "Matthew." When Steve and Kathy were little and we were living on the ranch in Alzada, we had a car with the old-fashioned tape player. We had only one tape for a long time, and it was one of John Denver's. For some reason that I never figured out, the song titled "Matthew" touched something in me, and i would be driving our road going to pick the kids up at school, or something, with tears streaming down my face. Ever have that happen to you?
A new song that I added is Titanium by The Piano Guys. I just love their music. It is a beautiful blend of classical with some of the most popular songs of today.
Fourth on my playlist is "American Pie" by the great Don Maclean. One of the best songs ever written, in my opinion, deserves to be on everyone's favorite playlist.
Phil Collins recorded the theme song for a popular television show called Miami Vice. One summer I played it over and over as we cruised the Chesapeake Bay on Key. I was in love and hope and poassibility were "In The Air Tonight."
As I add songs to my last playlist, I will post them to this blog.
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