Joanne Milne Hears for the First Time
This British story will make even the most hard-hearted individual well up. A 40 year old woman who was deaf from birth and was starting to go blind, as well. She had cochlear implant surgery to allow her to hear, but had to wait four excruciating weeks to find out whether the operation was successful; well, it was, and her first encounter with music (John Lennon’s “Imagine”) was caught on video. You can find the video below:
Imagine having one of your senses restored and how happy you would be; its a great modern-medical-marvel story. The woman, named Joanne, asked her friend to put together a mixtape to introduce her to music; what songs would you put on a tape for someone who was about to hear music for the first time? Rock? Classical? Your own favorites or something you feel is more representative of an era? Here are the songs her friend chose (keep in mind they’re British):
Ken Boothe – Everything I Own
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – She’s the One - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Paul McCartney – Silly Love Songs
Joni Mitchell – Black Crow
Steely Dan – Peg
Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky
Gary Numan – Are ‘friends’ Electric?
The Specials – Do Nothing
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
The Jam – Town Called Malice
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Prince – When Doves Cry
Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
The Smiths – Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Fleetwood Mac – Big Love - Live (Lindsey Buckingham solo acoustic version)
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
The The August & September
Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart
Ozric Tentacles – Sploosh!
INXS – Baby Don’t Cry
Nirvana – All Apologies
Richard Thompson – King Of Bohemia
Pulp – Common People - Full Length Version / Album Version
Everything But The Girl – Missing
Foo Fighters – Everlong
Massive Attack – Teardrop
Jimmy Eat World – For Me This Is Heaven
The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist
Daft Punk – Digital Love
The Streets – Turn The Page
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
Beastie Boys – An Open Letter To NYC
Nine Inch Nails – The Hand That Feeds
Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Elbow - One Day Like This
Maximo Park – Tanned
Gruff Rhys – Shark Ridden Waters
The Joy Formidable – Whirring
Bat For Lashes – Laura
Haim – Don’t Save Me