(Kyleigh’s Version)

Whether it's a recognized tradition or a subconscious ritual, my family never fails to play our deceased loved one’s favorite music at their funeral services. My family is Protestant Christian and our funeral traditions are in line with the basics of our religion. Our funerals generally follow the same traditional routine, but despite aligning with the traditional religious practices for the events, the music of our funerals is rarely religious. I didn’t notice this factor was unique to my maternal family until I was older and began attending other families' funerals where the music primarily consisted of hymns. Our music for funerals usually consists of our loved one’s favorite songs or at least favorite artists. Since I am from the rural South, that usually consists of a lot of country music, despite how silly that sounds to say aloud. That’s not to say we play no Christian music at any funeral, just that the music reflects the music our loved one listened to in their lifetim...

  Hi everyone! My name is Kyleigh, and I'm a Junior at Converse :) I'm from the coast of SC, specifically Georgetown. I come from a very artistically inclined family but have never had any experience with playing music myself (aside from our extensive recorder curriculum). I grew up in dance and playing soccer, spending the rest of my time drawing or reading.  Currently, my favorite artists are The Growlers, Anna Bates, Indigo de Souza, and Pom Pom Squad. A song that I absolutely cannot get enough of is Last Man on Earth by Anna Bates. I love Bates' music, and this song in particular, primarily because of her timbre and accent. It's sort of this old-school, transatlantic voice that I rarely encounter in modern music. I also love the rhythm and beat of this song. It's one of those songs you can feel and resembles the energy of a powerful monologue in a play. As prefaced by the prompt, this isn't a song that can be related to necessarily; it takes place in this ...