#MorningMusic with Anne Swanson

Today’s #MorningMusic playlist has been curated by Executive Director Anne Swanson. To hear what songs remind her of beloved memories with family and friends, click here. 

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Song: “I Happen to Like New York” (Cole Porter)

Performer: Judy Garland

Album: The Garland Touch

“This song keeps bubbling up for me right now while the city that I call home struggles together to navigate this crisis.  Coincidentally – Judy Garland was born in northern Minnesota near to where my family’s lake cabin is.”

Song: “Islands in the Stream”

Performers: Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers

Album: Greatest Hits

“This song just makes me happy.”

Song: “Rhinestone Cowboy”

Performer: Glen Campbell

Album: Rhinestone Cowboy

“This one has been on repeat at my house for the last few weeks.  I miss the city and putting shows on stage.”

Song: “Where is My Mind”

Performer: The Pixies

Album: Surfer Rosa

“Working from home and being isolated from my friends, colleagues, and family is hard!  For a while during this crisis I felt like I was living in Groundhog Day the movie with Bill Murray.”

Song: “Purple Rain”

Performer: Prince

Album: Purple Rain

“I grew up near Chanhassen, Minnesota and remember Prince building Paisley Park when I was a kid.  I used to beg my parents to drive by it on the way to my dad’s softball practice at Lake Ann – which is across what was then just a two lane road.  This song (and album) is one of the first times I remember really feeling a connection to music.