It was the first time you heard a particular note, drum beat or electronically created sound that made your ears tingle, your heart skip a beat and resonated with your soul. This is “My Song” – a series where the music that makes the person is spotlighted. James Bullock writes about a song that has become synonymous with spending time with his mom during the holiday season.
I got my mom into TLC shortly before their second album “CrazySexyCool” dropped. Being such a great mom, she bought two copies of the cassette tape version (Walkmans!) – one for me and one for her. My copy usually stayed in the house while my mom’s stayed in her car. My Christmas break from school had started, and she and I spent a majority of the late afternoon and early evening doing some last minute shopping on the eve of the big day. On the way back home, my mom popped in the aforementioned tape and for the next twenty minutes or so we sung along with “Diggin’ On You”; rewinding the tape every time the song came to an end to start all over again. It was the perfect way to end a rather hectic day.
