[Mermaid Girl]

That beautiful contralto of hers — it was gorgeous.

I remember way back, when my daughter was about two, maybe three, and we were sitting in the car waiting for my husband to get some things in the grocery store.

We’ve Only Just Begun came on the radio (listening to XM) and she and I sat, transfixed, listening as that song progressed.

When it was over, she gave me a hug and a kiss and said, “Beautiful, mama... beautiful...”

And when the hubs returned, he was perplexed as to why his two girls were all misty eyed and hugging.

So I had to explain, “Karen Carpenter was on XM.”

He understood.

[Steely Tom]

My daughter loved this when she was four years old. We listened to it in the car together all the time:

Those Good Old Dreams.