Stranded:
The soundtrack for your life
Natalia Pelaz
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ISSUE: 09/13/07 > A&E > Natalia Pelaz
Dr. Natalia Pelaz, an assistant professor of Spanish at Belmont University, responded to the question “If you were stranded on a deserted island, what five albums would you have to have?” for this week’s edition of “Stranded.”
Pelaz, a native of Spain, earned the title of Hispanic Philologist from the University of Valladolid, then got her master’s degree in Spanish Literature. After moving to the United States, she joined the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Cincinatti and eventually earned her doctorate in Romance Languages and Literature in 2005.
“Not taking into account Spanish (Joaquin Sabina) or Brazilian (Vinicius de moraes) music, the five records I would take to a desert island are”:
Born In The USA, Bruce Springsteen (1984)
“For my teenager’s sake.”
The Greatest Hits, Cat Stevens (1975)
“Because we need some ‘Peace Train’ in a ‘Wild World.’”
Breakfast in America, Supertramp (1979)
“For a ‘Casual Conversation’ or ‘Just Another Nervous Wreck.’”
Flag, James Taylor (1979)
“For the wonderful interpretation of the ‘Day Tripper.’”
Jim Croce’s hits; “Time In A Bottle/Greatest Love Songs” (1977) which includes “I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song” and “It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way”
“Because he was able to say ‘I love you’ in a song.”
