Photo: Have you ever wondered what your teachers listen to? If Mrs. Hawkesworth rocks out to hip-hop on the way to work? Or if, beneath that unsuspecting aura, Dr. Mecca jams out to reggae? In this new feature, “Mustang Mixes,” we’ll bring you a bit closer to your teachers through their choice in music. This week: English teacher Dr. DeFazio.

James by Billy Joel

“I would say that the older stuff is stuff I like more because it represents a time when I had the leisure to music a lot.”

Another Day by James Taylor

“I like the way it’s put together. I like what [James Taylor] says. ‘Another Day’ is maybe more meaningful than initially meets the eye.”

Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen

“I listen more to podcasts when I’m travelling. I don’t listen to it in the car because when you get to be my age, you’re usually in the car with somebody whose musical taste is rather different from your own, so you don’t want to fight about that.”

Fourth of July by Asbury Park

“There is this evocative power of music to take you back, to transport you almost like smells. You smell something and you say, ‘Oh that’s fall,’ or ‘Oh that’s spring grass.’”

Landslide by Stevie Nicks (prefers James Taylor version)

“I do still still listen to CDs occasionally on my five-disc changer, but mostly I listen to it on my phone now.”