Songprint

My name is Elizabeth Bitner. I am from Anderson, Indiana and have lived there all eighteen years of my life. I am very excited and a little scared to be at IU. I am a triplet and I also have an older sister so growing up I always had someone with me wherever I went. Now that I’m here at IU by myself I no longer have them to lean on so it’s a little scary but also exciting. Even though my parents are divorced they always did a great job of getting along and keeping the family together for us kids so I am close to both of my parents. The support and encouragement my family has given me is a huge reason why I have made it here today and I am sure it is will continue to drive me throughout my college experience.  

 

John Mellencamp - Small Town

I connect well with this song because I grew up in a town that is not very small in size but has a very small town feeling to it. This song expresses a sort of love for the small town environment and that's something I really connect with. I love the community of a small town and how you really get to know the people within that community. Small towns have a sense of welcoming and family that I love. I enjoy big cities well enough but I grew up in a small town and that is really where my heart is.

Sister Sledge - We are family

My family is a very tight knit group of people as you probably gathered from my intro. On top of my parents and my sisters I also have a very large extended family and we are all very involved with each other. This song really represents a bond with family and how they make you happy.  It is a great example of my relationship with my family. The line "I've got all my sisters with me" resonates with me the most because my sisters are a huge part of my life and that is something that always keeps me happy at the end of the day.

 

Lord of the Dance

This song is important to me in a couple of ways. Lord of the Dance is an Irish Catholic hymn and being Catholic it has meaning to me. However this song is not just any Catholic hymn its one which I am very familiar with. I went to a small Catholic school from preschool to eighth grade and every year around the season of Lent we would sing this song. Being raised Catholic and going to a Catholic school for eleven years has made my religion a very important part of my life. This song represents my beliefs and a very important part of my growing up.

 I like that - Shane Mack

This song is all about being happy with what you have and not worrying about anything else and that really describes me and my personality. I am a firm believer in seeing the good in life. This song is all about living stress free and that is exactly the kind of life I try to lead. I am a very laid back type of person and I almost never stress out over anything. I believe as long as I have the important things like a place to sleep, food to eat, and a family that loves me then I have nothing to worry about and the rest will sort its self out the way it is suppose to be. 

 

Born this way - Lady Gaga

This song really represents my values in life. I believe that everyone should be whoever they want to be and should be accepted for everything they are and that is what this song is all about. I am a firm believer in equality for all and accepting and loving each other for everything that we are. This song expresses my belief that everyone is different and that is what makes us all special.