Over my dead body 5/3

These are the 10 sons Elsie VanMeter of Cairo, Ill., could not live without:

1. "Go Light Your World" -- Kathy Troccoli

Let your faith be a light in the darkness of this world.

2. "Forever Young" -- Rod Stewart

I think we all hope there is someone who will remember us this way.

3. "To Make Me Who I Am" -- Aaron Neville

The choices we make, the trials we win or lose shape us and make us. May we all choose wisely.

4. "Against the Wind" -- Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

My song. I've been living it all my life.

5. "Songbird" -- Eva Cassiday

The most hauntingly beautiful voice I've ever heard. What a loss her death is to the music world.

6. "I Hope You Dance" -- Lee Ann Womack

This song says it all. Keep the wonder of life. Given a choice, pick one and go for it. If you fall on your face, as we all do sometimes, get up and keep dancing.

7. "Save the Last Dance for Me" -- The Drifters

Myrtle Beach Music, dancing the Shag, walking on the beach at night, watching the moon's path on the water or seeing a storm come in over the ocean. Memories I treasure!

8. "Please Remember Me" -- Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt

The teaming of these two voices was inspired.

9. "Whenever God Shines His Light" -- Van Morrison

Lifts me up when I'm down.

10. "Known Only to Him" -- Elvis Presley

Beautiful.

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Please include a short explanation of each title's importance, your name and a daytime phone number. E-mail your list to sblackwell@semissourian.com, or mail it to: Sam Blackwell, Southeast Missourian, 301 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63701