Carm's corner

I've been listening to almost exclusively* Spanish music since Sunday because at some point it occurred to me that it would be a good idea to transform a thread I started on fedi into an account exclusively for recommendations of songs in Spanish.

And I've been thinking for a few days now about what I could do, what instance to choose... if I should start next week and make recommendations about Halloween and Day of the Dead themes or similar... things that keep my brain juggling 10 things at the same time because otherwise, boredom suffocates me, no matter if I have tons of things to do, lol.

But besides that, remembering many of the songs I used to listen to in other stages of my life has made me reflect on all those things that have shaped me. It's interesting, looking back at what I listened to as a teenager and as a young adult, and what still makes me feel deeply, compared to what now seems slightly frivolous, or what seemed deep back then compared to what I enjoy now.

Back then I wasn't very into cumbia or salsa, for example. I despised reguetón... and now I don't. If my teenage self saw me, he would think that aliens abducted me and switched me with someone who is not me. I was such a snob... and for what? Ha. I have grown. at least. and I'm glad, because there's so much music to listen to, so much variety. I just love music.

These days I've only listened to pop and alternative rock, and the playlist I'm making already has more than 200 songs, and I still have to listen to salsa, cumbia, trova, boleros and other genres... that playlist is going to end up being quite extensive. But all that still lives in the realm of ideas. The distance between thinking and doing can be enormous at times *sigh*

And now I'm asking myslef why I want to do that... but that's a question for another post.