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I blame my parents

Posted over 3 years ago
Hey Moggers. I've got a poll for you. I want to know what type of music your parents listened to. My parents were big fans of all things pop in the seventies. They liked disco, country, rock and whatever there was on the radio at that time. They didn't seem to be tied down to any one style. They just loved pop music. Some artists include: Sister Sledge, Pink Floyd, Hank Williams Jr, Bee Gees, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Merle Haggard, Eagles, Led Zepplin... You get the idea. So Moggers, what were you raised on?
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Comments (26)

  1. max
    max says well let's see, between the two of them jazz, dylan, clapton, simon....those Budha Bar compilations of funky world beat esqu music, nd you know some of the all-timers, beatles, etc..ha, "beatles, etc" i like that group
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  2. Anonymous says I think one's parents' age makes a difference. My parents were in their forties when I was born and they're in their seventies now. I grew up with big band jazz (Count Bassie, Glen Miller, Arty Shaw, Cab Calloway, etc.), jazz vocalists (Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday), and, perhaps oddly, traditional Japanese music (Kokufu kabu, shomyo, etc.) being played around the house. When my step-mother came into the picture, folkies like Joan Baez and Richie Havens started getting some airtime in the house. She also really liked the Pretty Paper era Willie Nelson. My sister and I hated that, though I think mostly out of teenage snottiness. I hadn't thought about it but It's funny to see how the music influenced me. I trained as a classical singer for a while and sang a lot of that Cole Porter, girl-draped-over-piano stuff. One of my first paid gigs was singing standards in the lounge of a resort hotel. And years after that I was fronting a classic country style band playing a Willie Nelson tune or two. Comes round goes round - I buy a Willie Nelson record for my step mother every christmas to make up for the ones we broke as kids. ;)
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  3. fistula spume
    fistula spume says I think age makes a definite difference. I think it's cool to see how people develop from where they came from. Parents usually have a big influence on that development.
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  4. nicki
    nicki says Thinking of my parents' taste in music is a little painful: they often knew what they liked, but never remembered (or paid attention to) who it was. The LP collection was definitely not extensive but was heavy on The Beatles. I also remember... Deodato George Winston Simon & Garfunkel CSN Seals & Crofts (barely played) Chad & Jeremy: Of Cabbages and Kings Back organ works (often played whilst vacuuming) As far as radio goes, I was subjected to soft rock and WNEW-AM ("The Make-Believe Ballroom" wasn't nearly as terrible). Once they got into CDs -- and, oddly enough, bought a six-CD changer for the car -- we listened to Paul Simon and Queen, plus some Carribean stuff they heard while in a taxi in Bermuda.
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  5. Spencer Owen
    Spencer Owen says I got some of my best taste from my parents. Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Laurie Anderson. They listen to things I don't love, but I will always pride myself in always being able to share music with my folks and knowing they'll like it.
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  6. fistula spume
    fistula spume says You're a lucky man. As far as my family is concerned I'm from Mars. Somewhere around '90 my mom went country and never looked back. My brother was obsessed with speed metal growing up and now only seems to listen to satalite radio and soundtracks. Oh well. You don't always like what your family listens to but it still pushes you in some way. Even if it's the opposite way.
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  7. lemontwist
    lemontwist says My dad loves classic rock - Zeppelin, Who, Hendriz, Cream, Eagles, whatever. He also is a big fan of classical music. His musical taste is really what got me into rock music. He hates disco, pop music, rap, and anything that sounds like noise. My mom likes the stereotypical mom from the 1970s music. Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills and Nash, Simon and Garfunkel, and all of that singer/songwriter stuff. She also listens to the Beatles a lot. Harry Chapin. I can't say that her musical tastes haven't impacted my life, but I tend to shy away from most of the kind of music she likes (it's just not intense/angry enough for me).
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  8. LambCurry666
    LambCurry666 says This filled me with nostalgia. I remember from Dad: Beatles, Doors, Linda Ronstadt, Rachmaninoff, Gordon Lightfoot, Rolling Stones, Pure Prairie League (Amie is a classic - I used to play that record all the time, and by record I mean a big round thing played on a record player). I remember from Mom: Marvin Gaye, Steve Winwood, CSN, Paul Simon, Lovin' Spoonful, David Bowie (she took me to a show on the Serious Moonlight Tour in Hershey, PA where I first learned that a lot of people seem to share funny smelling little cigarettes at concerts).
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  9. Anonymous says Wow, My dad was always listening to music. The Stones, The Carpenters, Fleetwood Mac, The Bee Gees, Roger Whitaker, Johnny Cash.....he wasn't so much into 70's pop but more of the Rock scene at the time. I don't remember much Floyd or Grateful Dead or Zeppelin though. I remember lots of The Four Tops, The Commodores, Dionne Warwick, The Supremes. Yeah, very varied taste.
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  10. steve simon
    steve simon says raised on CSN, dylan, beatles, cat stevens. it could have been worse!
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  11. squirpy
    squirpy says Straight Motown....
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  12. SWozniak
    SWozniak says A bit of everything from their formative years. My mom's class song was 'Stairway to Heaven,' so that exposed me to Zeppelin in middle school. But we had the 'Good Morning Vietnam' 33 on the turntable when I was a kid, and I picked up a lot of my music from that - jazz with Louis Armstrong, oldies, and a tad of blues. We listened to a lot of oldies stations growing up, and I switched to classic rock because I was tired of the crap one hit wonder oldies, and the crap one hit wonder classic rock were more bearable to listen to. My mom was more of a fan of "soft rock" - the adult contemporary station that played the Celine Dion type of crap (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH). And we listened to Garrison Keiller every weekend.
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  13. sage1979
    sage1979 says I was raised on The Eagles, Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, AC/DC, *some* David Bowie, I clearly remember a Jefferson Airplane album in their collection, but I don't recall them ever listening to it. Foreigner, Genesis... that's just off the top of my head..
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  14. LadyC
    LadyC says Ok, my parents weren't in the picture so I had my older brother and sister. Bro an OMD looking gigolo listening to well OMD, Style Council, New Order/JD, Depeche Mode, The Police, Billy Idol, Alphaville, INX, U2 (when they were good) , The The, Echo $ the Bunnymen, The Smiths, Psychedelic Furs...and so on. Sis went from wannabe headbanger to punk and introduced me to The Beatles/Lennon, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Blondie, Dexy Midnight Runners, Rod Stewart, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Disco in general, Olivia Newton-John, Queen, Tom Wolf...that's all I can remember.
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  15. digworm
    digworm says this is off topic - in honor of your pudding/meat comment on my post - i updated my mog police post w/new pics
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  16. MsCaffeine
    MsCaffeine says This brings back a lot of memories..Wow. Great poll, and I'll probably elaborate more on my site....Growing up my dad listened to mostly classic country: Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Dolly Parton, etc. Mom liked mostly stuff like Stevie Wonder, Temptations, some disco as well. My older (by 4 years) sister liked Journey, Boston, Aerosmith. Again great poll, and I look forward to others comments as well!
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  17. CBSchick
    CBSchick says K-EARTH 101 (oldies radio station) & Mariachi music. no joke.
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  18. ROCKNROLLPIMP1
    ROCKNROLLPIMP1 says my dad listened to the ccr,fleetwood mac,eagles,billy joel,dylan,joplin,and classical. now mostly straight classical except for mac and the eagles(wtf) my mom elvis and johnny matihs,the supremes. now mostly straight country..... god this is what turned me into a METAL head early on...hahahahaha
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  19. Takeshi Kovacs
    Takeshi Kovacs says Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass, Bee Gees (before disco), Carpenters, Abba, Burt Bacharach, and the Disco version of the Star Wars theme song by someone named Meeco or something. It's a wonder I ever found my way out of this auditory nightmare.
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  20. Dean Browell
    Dean Browell says Dad: George Benson Whitney Houston Mom: Gladys Knight Neil Sedaka (sp?) P.S. On my Failure post you said you didn't know what album Smoking Umbrella was from... this means you never heard the only real masterpiece of Failure - Fantastic Planet. Seriously, that album is the only reason to fall in love with Failure / Ken Andrews....
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  21. fistula spume
    fistula spume says This comment is not from fistula spume but rather from his betrothed... I wanted to participate, for the love of the Bun (Sam) and my parents:(f=father, m=mum, b=both) Pink Floyd (f), (old) Genisis (f), Simon and Garfunkel (b), Steeleye Span (m), Herbie Hancock (b), It's a Beautiful Day (m), Joy of Cooking (m), Lori Anderson (f), Joni Mitchell (b), Peter Gabriel (f), Beatles (b), Joan Baez (b), The Grateful Dead (b), Joan Armatrading (b), Cowboy Junkies (f), Weather Report (m), Willie Nelson (b), Yes (f), Kate Bush (f), Brian Eno (f), Carol King (m), Moody Blues (f), Roxy Music (f) Yeah, that was very codey, sorry.... Rachel (-;
    Permalink posted 07/26/2006
  22. rediris
    rediris says Definitely the Beatles.
    Permalink posted 07/27/2006
  23. essone
    essone says I remember alot of Dire Straits, Leonard Cohen, ZZ Top, and reggae. Its sad to see your parents get older and kind of lose interest in music. Maybe life gets to busy or something, but they don't really listen to music anymore. But whenver I ride in the car with them I can put just about anything on. My brother has no musical taste.
    Permalink posted 07/27/2006
  24. jackrabbit
    jackrabbit says oh you lucky ones. I grew up with german pop-music (not that tyype you might think of, because it is not pop in the usual context), the german word is schlager. Artists you might know, only one: Engelbert Humperdingk or just Engelbert. The one that saved me, was Elvis and sometimes ABBA. Well the problem was/is that my parents are preferring to listen to such radio stations that define Elvis more in an Engelbert way. So there was no chance for more rocking stuff.
    Permalink posted 07/27/2006
  25. Bawston Sean
    Bawston Sean says My step-dad went to school to be a radio DJ but never but play the occasional church function after he graduated. That shaped how I interact with music for sure. I love playing new music for people, so that may be where it came from.
    Permalink posted 07/27/2006
  26. fairportfan
    fairportfan says My parents listened to big band and swing ... the Andrews Sisters and Spike Jones ... Benny Goodman and Les Brown and His Band of Renown. I suspect i'm a bit older than a lot of others here. (I remember a friend and myself laughing ourselves sick over the Incredibly Clever parodies of "Love Me Tender" we were improvising in the second grade...)
    Permalink posted 07/28/2006

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