What’s your all-time favorite album?
This song awoke music in me, or should I say English music to me. It was androgenous, it made me question, it captivated me, and I was 15 years old when it came out. So, of course I was in my teenage feelings of lust and wonder, fear and general curiosity. The song, and you wont beleive me when I say it, was Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake, member of N’Sync.
I was not a member of the N’Sync or Backstreet Boys teams back in the day, but their music surrounded me on Tv shows and commercials, radio, friends mp3s, and at home thru my sibling. But when I heard that song, it blew my mind away and made my heart race; hell maybe even pupils dilated.
A few days or weeks later, cant really remember now, I made sure to save up enough money for my birthday. I wanted a CD player and to get my first CD. My parents would buy me the $18.99 on sale pink with flowers cd player, while I paid for the (maybe on sale, but I remember the Cd was more expensive that the CD Player) $19.99 Sexy Back Album in 2006 on my birthday. I listened to that CD over and over again, it trully flowed so well together that the ending of one song went into the begining of another.
It was the first time hearing a concert in my ears. Prior to this my ears heard all types of English music that was head boppin, but for me who loved spanish dance-able music… a head bop just wasnt enough when the latter made my whole body move. This album made me want to dance the way the music videos showed it could be danced.
For the memories, for the love of dancing, for the courage to buy the CD at 16, as a gift for myself … all of these things are what makes this album my all-time favorite album for the rest of my life… lol or at least will hold a special place in my heart for the rest of my life. (Like if the house burnt down and I had time to get it… I would).
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