lullaby
When I was a freshman in college in rural PA, I was stuck in an all girls dorm with an older (junior) roommate and giggly, big-haired chickie girls on my floor. All of my friends lived across campus in the co-ed dorm. My roommate went home every weekend leaving me alone on the wrong side of campus. I was so shy, I couldn't even call to place an order for a 'boli (stromboli) from the Sugar Bowl. This lead to a lot of anxiety, insomnia, and weight loss.
Every weekend night when I couldn't sleep, I would always listen to music to try and soothe me. (Sometimes, I was lucky and and there would be a Smiths marathon on the college station.) All my albums had been left at home and I had a limited supply of tapes, so I had to rely on the radio. As the hours went by, my mind would tell me that I would be able to sleep if only I could hear 'Nights in White Satin' by The Moody Blues. I would spend hours running the dial of my radio searching endlessly for the song knowing that my reward would be sleep. Eventually, I would find someone playing Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' in its entirety which would inevitably put me to sleep. This was my weekend routine for most of my first semester at Millersville University. The next semester, I ended up transferring to Gaige Hall, the co-ed one, across campus and forgot my late night searchings for that song. I was busy with other things.
Years later, I was having a conversation with my father about my love of the music he played when I was growing up. Both my parents were always surprised that I still listened to all of 'their' music. I ended up telling him the story about my nightly quest for 'Nights in White Satin' and my sincere belief that I would be able to sleep if only I heard that song. He stared at me dumbfounded and asked me if I was joking. I asked him what was wrong. He then informed me that he and my mother would play 'Days of Future Passed' by The Moody Blues when I was taking a nap or going to sleep for the night. ('Nights in White Satin' is the last track on the album.) Wow. I still get a complete sense of calm and contentedness when I hear that song and the little poem thing at the end of it. I would have a copy of the song, 'Nights in White Satin' but my father stole the tape when I moved to California. It's a good thing I don't need it any more, but I may still put it on my list of cds to buy.
Every weekend night when I couldn't sleep, I would always listen to music to try and soothe me. (Sometimes, I was lucky and and there would be a Smiths marathon on the college station.) All my albums had been left at home and I had a limited supply of tapes, so I had to rely on the radio. As the hours went by, my mind would tell me that I would be able to sleep if only I could hear 'Nights in White Satin' by The Moody Blues. I would spend hours running the dial of my radio searching endlessly for the song knowing that my reward would be sleep. Eventually, I would find someone playing Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' in its entirety which would inevitably put me to sleep. This was my weekend routine for most of my first semester at Millersville University. The next semester, I ended up transferring to Gaige Hall, the co-ed one, across campus and forgot my late night searchings for that song. I was busy with other things.
Years later, I was having a conversation with my father about my love of the music he played when I was growing up. Both my parents were always surprised that I still listened to all of 'their' music. I ended up telling him the story about my nightly quest for 'Nights in White Satin' and my sincere belief that I would be able to sleep if only I heard that song. He stared at me dumbfounded and asked me if I was joking. I asked him what was wrong. He then informed me that he and my mother would play 'Days of Future Passed' by The Moody Blues when I was taking a nap or going to sleep for the night. ('Nights in White Satin' is the last track on the album.) Wow. I still get a complete sense of calm and contentedness when I hear that song and the little poem thing at the end of it. I would have a copy of the song, 'Nights in White Satin' but my father stole the tape when I moved to California. It's a good thing I don't need it any more, but I may still put it on my list of cds to buy.
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