The Question: Think back as far as you can. What is the first song you ever remember hearing?

My 2 Cents: The first song I remember hearing is Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move.”

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Take a few moments to check out the tweets from Twitter on this subject:

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PROTECTED TWEETER “Another One Bites the Dust” (Queen)

blujayy  LOL! it happens to be ‘I wanna hold your hand’ by the Beatles, of course!

brijh  Kay Sara Sara

BLKMGK  I can’t remember the first song I ever heard but my earliest memory of being obsessed with a song was “When Doves Cry”

shoopeeshoop  I remember my gma singing a song to us called traveling shoes..I think that’s how we started singing cause she couldn’t..lol

PROTECTED TWEETER wow! Either MJ song from the Wiz – You Can’t Win or Stevie Wonder – You are the Sunshine of My Life.

MonicaHluv  “Amazing Grace”

Mo_Rease  Eddie Murphy – Party All The Time

_Nitra_  ‘I Wanna Be Where You Are’ – Jackson 5

SexyShida  Driftin on a memory, aint no place I’d rather be than w/u….my parents fav jam

Ugogurl  mmmmm Itsy Bitsy Spider – ?

PROTECTED TWEETER Srsly, when my mother sang “Twinkle twinkle little star…” I must have been 2.5 yrs old…

PROTECTED TWEETER Rock the Boat was first favorite song….lol. Not so sure about the first I remember hearing though. a

PROTECTED TWEETER Cant say I remember the 1st song I heard but my earliest memory of a video is Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock IT Takes Two. I was 4.

roaddoggz Answering that would be giving away my age. “Let’s Twist” Chubby Checker

fucalladat  Brother’s Johnson – Strawberry Letter 22 I sang that to my mom one day…it cracked her up

Pettra88  Yes Jesus Loves Me

eZvenia  Jesus Loves Me. Big Ma sang it2me

Shamsi333  “…first song you ever remember hearing?” Rhinestone Cowboy… whew, glad that’s over

rishaholmes  Delta Dawn

PROTECTED TWEETER Al Green “Love and Happiness”

EvrythngNailz  Jesus Loves Me

PROTECTED TWEETER The itsy bitsy spider. My Mommy sang it to me daily while I sat in her lap. Still love that joint! Hahaha

atane  That would be Zombie by Fela Kuti.

ms_genevieve  I just wanna Stop by Gino Vannelli is the 1st song I remember ever hearing & singing…I was almost 2yo

ClassyDreamer  I wanna dance (I think that’s the name) by Whitney Houston

chela816  I don’t remember; my dad was always playing music! lol But the 1st song I ever heard on the radio was “Words” (Bee Gees)

Indigrrl55  I think the first song I remember hearing was Telefono by El Gran Combo… Suena suena suena…

walkerdl  Probably “Me & Mrs. Jones”

rugger_lav  it was something by the Carpenters. Can’t quite get it in my head now.

MissMeandI  That’s easy… Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye… I was like 4yrs old… by 5 I knew all the words! LOL

sichandler  in grade school we were taught a song called ‘Bless This House’ and the words have stayed w/me. Discovered it again on itunes.

mochadad  Honey, I’m pregnant.

DrMarlenebbs  On your song question: My Mother teaching me my ABC’s to music.

mayqueen79  The first song that I remember hearing is Alabama’s- the closer you get, the harder you fall. My mom used listen to country.

KalmPlexx  “Always and Forever”

iJustJason  either the first Luther Vandross album or Freddie Jackson. My mom used to play their songs all the time.

Miss_Walls  JESUS LOVES ME

tclarkusa  Tuff one. Hmmm…outside of this lullaby my mom would sing “Where are you goin’ my pretty maid” when we were young, I dunno.

AlcoholicDrinks  “Poison”…lol

EbonyVixen  Jodeci Come and Talk to Me!!!! Yes I’m young don’t judge me!

mrsxavib  I think it was either “Ring My Bell” or ” Isn’t She Lovely”

md20737  Something Janet Jackson.. I love her so…

DiamondEmory  Awwww, that’s easy. The 1st song sung to me, that I can honestly remember hearing was Jesus Loves Me.

bprickett  My grandmother used to sing her favorite hymn to me. Still “hear her” every time we sing it in church! “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” She’s gone now, but that song will always remind me of her.

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