Do Songs Have Feelings?

I like listening to the radio or my I-Phone. I am not like a teenager who listens with ear buds. No. My I-Phone or radio has to be on. I have an awesome speaker that floats music through our house at least on the main level. I am usually cleaning, putting on my make-up, working at the computer, or driving in my car. I love the Bluetooth. But what happens is this: depending on what mood I am in, I will switch songs. Sometimes I am in the mood for loud rock-n-roll stuff, or sometimes I am in the mood for soft rock. And then this is what happens…I feel like these songs have souls or feelings. I am always analyzing the lyrics, or trying to figure out if I could use the song in one of my classrooms teaching extended metaphors, alliteration, or a theme of some kind. I feel bad when I get to the grocery store and Joshua Radin is in the middle of his song. I might have to wait in the car until his song is over. If I am not in the mood for a slow tune that day, I hesitate skipping over Desperado by The Eagles, so sometimes I have to say goodbye to James Taylor because I listened to you yesterday, and I feel bad. Sorry.