What kind of music did your parents listen to when you were growing up?

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My mom listened to pretty much whatever was popular and on the radio at the time, or whatever we were listening to. My dad liked things like Peter, Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Elvis, folk music in general, some country and bluegrass. That's probably where I get my love of musicians like Eagles, Bob Seger...

Telekinetic-Potato · Accepted Answer

A lot of different stuff. My dad made me listen to pretty much anything with a guitar that wasn't metal because he hated rap. Tom petty, Rick Derringer, Mark knopfler, the cars, Brad paisley etc. My mom got me into jazz and rnb. Like Whitney Houston, George benson Steve halpert sonny Rollins. My grandma used to play classical music in the car wherever we went so that's always been a genre I liked. Most of those names are really hard to spell. My parents were really against rap so I didn't really start listening to it till I was maybe 12. I was really into biggie Eminem, gangstarr, jay-z.

Then I started getting into edm and progressive metal. Yellow claw, quix, boombox cartel, animals as leaders, plini etc.

So yea, I like a lot of music lol

DenizLikesTennis · Accepted Answer

This is brilliant and funny. When the time was 1986 - 1999 my parents would listen to trendy stuff which was breakdance, techno and old school gangster rap.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/L8b603Ckibk

Now the funny part: I was born in 1996 and inherited/listened to all the music they've had on their legendary music player. That's how U've discovered it. I still enjoy it up today and it became a passion to me > MUSIC. Surely, I have listened to new school music and I like it, too.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/NRWUs0KtB-I

Pinay_ako · Accepted Answer

I grew up listening to the Bee Gees, the Carpenters, Cliff Richards, Perry Como , Paul Anka and so many more. Our house was always filled with music and I will always cherish those memories forever. Last time I went to visit my parents, I came home to a nice familiar smell and sounds and sights! My father was cooking fried chicken in the kitchen while my mom was preparing the table. I had to take a video of that very moment while the music 🎼 was playing and seeing my parents in the same room as me! One of the happiest moments of my life. I was a child all over again! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

TransAm85 · Accepted Answer

My mother was a baby boomer and grew up during the hippie movement. When I was a kid, she played all the 60's/70's classic rock and 70's/80's funk/soul. She has good taste in music actually.. she gave me all her vinyl records. I ended up liking rap/hip hop, but I still listen to that old music and I saw Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, the Commodores, War, and Average White Band in concert. I saw Bon Jovi also, but Idc for him. My husband likes that guy.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Those cheesy and catchy 80s disco and rock songs is what my dad use to listen to and keeps trying to play it on our keyboard. I can give 4 examples. But I'm not quite sure about my mom's music tho. She just listens to whatever comes out of the radio.

AsaKyo · Answer

The same 90's R&B/Hip Hop that she's been listening to since she was a teenager. Occasionally, she'll add some 2000's R&B/Hip Hop or rap. That's pretty much all she listens to, while I kind of listen to whatever, but not really a fan of those genres, tbh.

TroyDT · Answer

My grandparents raised me. They listened to everything from classical to 1940's vocal bands to early rock and roll to 1960's and 1970's pop. My grandmother was more mellow than my grandfather and she also listened to a lot of country. My gramps was a bit more wild so he also listened to Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Blue Oyster Cult, 1980's metal and shred. He was a huge Joe Satriani fan.

Blueeyes81 · Answer

My dad liked old orchestra music and Simon and Garfunkel and silence which is kind of fitting.(lets see who gets that joke.) He hated listening to the radio and would only listen to his old records.

My mom listened to And Williams and other crooner type 60s music. She also listened to country music.

Valso · Answer

My mom was an opera singer, my father was listening to Bulgarian national music. They both tried to brainwas me with their music but failed. I started listening to music with DJ Bobo and later I discovered metal with Nightwish. Nowadays I rarely listen to them, I prefer black and death metal.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

My mother listened to old skool country and rock and roll. My dad wasn’t much for music, but the ONE time he wasn’t yelling at my sister to turn her music down, she was jamming to “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club. Mind blown!

Dazed0N0Confused · Answer

My mom was all about rap, r&b, soul, blues, musical theatre
My dad was just about everything else. From rock to death metal.
My grandparents were into country & classic rock.
I had a very well rounded musical childhood

jennifer_bloom · Answer

My parents don’t care about most musicians, they listen to one or two modern musicians and a few artists from the 1900s folk days, in Chinese, and some classical composers and modern ones like Josh Groban but that is all.

BCRanger10 · Answer

Truth be told, I'm pretty clueless about my dad. My mom on the other hand would usually have Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, The Temptations, and other similar artists playing.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

It was disgusting as fuck.

Dad preferred Bohemian polka 🤢🤢

and Mom was fond of schmaltzy ''pop'' music. 🤢🤢

I countered these abominations with Led Zeppelin and Hendrix.

My own sound system was better than theirs :D

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Dad was more into big band, mom was more into `40's & `50's pop and easy listening. You know how it is! When The Beatles were really hip, mom thought they were terrible! 20 years after they broke up,. suddenly, they were a nice band!

2facedfa1ry · Answer

mom: coldplay, vanessa paradis, oasis, avicii, lady gaga, latino music, classical dad: classical, movie soundtracks, abba, military parade type music, 60s-80s pop? (mainly italian)

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

My mom mainly to radio pop, specifically to Pur (a german band), my father to stuff like Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Black Sabbath, ZZ Top, ...

petitedollbabee · Answer

Mum listened to a lot of bon jovi, matchbox 20, abba, acdc. Dad listened to a lot of linkin park, alien ant farm, muse, the all American rejects.

Prettygurl12 · Answer

My mom listens to Christian worship songs. My dad listens to Jimmy Buffet and classic rock and just whatever is popular.

Daniela1982 · Answer

The listened to 60's music and up into the 70's. That seems to be where I picked up my tastes in music.

Kreneman · Answer

Caribbean Haitian Jazz, Gospel, American Jazz, Blues, Cool & Soft Rock, Pop, Soul, Disco, R&B, and Reggae.

humanearth · Answer

classical, opera, Country & Western, Big Bang Swing, 50s-80s Rock'N'Roll and countless other types

Anjoomkabir · Answer

Motown was a big one growing up 80s pop (Wham, Madonna, Michael Jackson), ABBA 90s R&B

XXblack88 · Answer

My dad liked music like Nickelback the Grateful Dead and kid rock I'm not sure about my mom when I was a kid.

menina · Answer

They used to listen to Angolan, Cuban and Brazilian music.

TacosRAwesome · Answer

Mum - ABBA, Buble, what ever they play on the shit station she listens to. Dad - a certain style of local music

jamesgoldman · Answer

60's, 70's and 80's  My mother tries to be relevant by listening to be new stuff that even I can say is terrible

Redstang88 · Answer

Rock and roll, folk, country. Lots of The Eagles, Joe Cocker, John Denver, Bob Seger. Still some of my favourite bands too

JosyJosy · Answer

Local singalongs or classics during that time. Whatever was on the radio.

Likes2drive · Answer

Mine listened to The Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, Karen carpenter, The Beatles and many more from the 60s and 70s

sirderpsalot123 · Answer

My dad was weird and didn't like music. He didn't like much of anything, lol. My mom listened to country music and was obsessed with Gwen Stefani.

call_me_scar · Answer

Well my mom's favorite song is crocodile rock so I'd imagine that

OfDeath · Answer

They listened to stuff from the 70s. The Beetles, Bob Dylan and stuff like that.

Libertycityguy · Answer

Music from the 50's and 60's. Some older country music too

Nikki1989 · Answer

Hard rock and progressive rock mostly.

sheikalana · Answer

Blues, Soul, RocknRoll, Reggae.

fonduegirl · Answer

Disney, hip-hop, jazz

Dnice1 · Answer

A whole lot of 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s music

maximumpower · Answer

Ma: religious Pa: C&W & bluegrass

MsJackie2001 · Answer

My dad listens to 60s 70s my mom the 80s.

BLP11520 · Answer

Classical mostly piano

rabbitzzz · Answer

Boring music

Darling0019 · Answer

Rock

jimmy2 · Answer

Hearing is so important so don't do like this pic

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