Favorite Album of All Time

Music invokes a strong feeling inside of me. When I hear a song from my childhood, I remember where I was, what I was doing, why it stuck in my head at that particular moment. I danced at Tueller's School of Dance to "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by Wang Chung. I heard "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer on the radio and immediately had to figure out how to play it on the piano. "Somebody" by Depeche Mode: ahhhh, high school sock hops. So, another post for another day will torture you with the songs that were "our songs" with former boyfriends (as opposed to current boyfriends, which you will never hear about).

But today you will be graced with my favorite album of all time.

Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstacy

I was introduced to her by an old boyfriend way back in 1992. This album had just come out, and I fell in love (with the album, that is). She has such a sweet, ethereal voice and I could (and did) listen to it all day every day. I'm sure I listened to it more than 500 times from beginning to end in a year. My favorite song is Circle...the first line just speaks to me somewhere in my core...which must mean that I am a loner at heart? "There are two of us talking in circles, and one of us who wants to leave." My next favorite song is Possession. I think it is the prettiest song of all time. I remember sitting on my boyfriend's bed listening to this album and wishing I could be Sarah because her voice is so beautiful. By the way, I'm starting the playlist with Possession, because if I started with Circle and your speakers were turned way up, you would be scared with the laugh at the beginning. (I remember that happening when I first listened to it.)

So, what is your favorite album of all time?

And where have all of my faithful commenters gone? I love writing, because it is kind of like keeping a journal, but the comments make it extra fun. Maybe other people are too busy, I don't know, living their lives or something. But for me personally, the computer is my friend.