My Favorite Song

A student asked me what was my favorite song. My immediate reaction was "good question." I explained that response by saying his question made me think. I then settled on a song that had a better than average melody. Notice I did not say it was the greatest melody. The words will not bring about world peace.  The power of The Biggest Ball of Twine In Minnesota lies in what it does to your imagination.

 I am old enough to remember a time when I was already a music junkie and there was no MTV let alone YouTube. You played a song and it generated images in your head. And they were your images, no one else's. This song tells a story so well with the spirit, the lyrics and the melody that a video of it would be a complete disservice. There are a billion answers to the question what is your favorite song. Maybe a million answers on how you justify your favorite song. This is mine and no one else's.



P.S. Twenty three years ago I shook the hand of the performer/ composer of this song.