He started with the powerfully emotive Disturbed cover of Sounds of Silence. (I felt very with-it, having already heard it.) Of course, I had to expose him to the exquisite harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel in the original version, which was new to him.
After sharing a few more songs, including turning him on to Odetta's Midnight Special, Walter shocked me with this pick from his personal library, "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire," by the Ink Spots, which was a big hit in 1942! My faith in the next generation has been restored.
