What's your favorite song about growing up?

Having already written about the obvious Ben Folds song (a favorite of mine), lemme flip things upside down and go with an old classic Rich Mullins tune.

Share a song that makes you want to call an old friend.

Who the heck calls friends? Maybe I'm just a lonely GenXer. But as soon as you say 'old friend', this is the song that comes to mind.

What's your favorite song to sing in the car?

Fun to sing / rap along with... my fun story with this one is that the day the Hamilton instrumental tracks released, I tweeted that Alex Lacamoire's arrangements were amazing and that I sounded better rapping when I was rapping with Lin-Manual Miranda. And Lacamoire quote-tweeted me to say "I sound better rapping with him, too".

This morning's #earworm.

Share a song that represents rebellion or freedom to you.

First one that came to mind. It's not even a great song, but when I was a teenager (listening to it on a Greatest Hits compilation, amusingly enough), it hit a certain way.

This one popped up on my Discovery station on Apple Music last weekend. I dig it.

What song makes you feel understood when no one else does?

I mean, I've posted it before, but this has gotta be my favorite 'me against the world' song.

What’s a hidden gem you wish more people knew about?

My kid introduced me to Bukahara, a group hailing from Germany but with strong Greek & North African influences.

Thursday's #earworm... this was my first introduction to Eva Cassidy. Such a voice... such a loss at a young age. (Also, the trio playing with her is top-notch.)

A song from college or early adulthood.

I don't even know why this one came to mind, but for these prompts, why not?