Do Certain Songs Remind You Of Certain Times Or Events In Your Life??
By dfinster
@dfinster (3528)
United States
March 28, 2008 2:05pm CST
For the first time in a long time today is sunny and half way warm where I live. I have the stereo going and am listening to my favorite music while I am posting here on MyLot. I just heard a song from the Cars call Magic and it made me think of a person who was my first love ever. It was his favorite song and we listened to it over and over back when I was in high school. He was killed in a car accident and now when I hear the song it makes me think of him and miss him. This got me to thinking about how much music affects my life and how I tie it into everyday things and events.
When I hear Voodoo Child by Jimmy Hendrix it takes me back to sitting in the top of a military Humvee as we drove along the roads in Saudi Arabia. It was my very first combat mission and we had it playing as we got our gear together before setting out on recon. Then there's the song Never Again by Nickelback which takes me back to my first marriage and if any of you know what the song is about, that is what it reminds me of but not in a bad way, it's more empowering. Run Through The Junge reminds me of looking at my dad's vietnam trunk for the very first time right after joining the Army. And then there's the song Mainstreet by Bob Seeger that reminds me of being in highschool during the summertime and waterskiing with my friends.
Does music do this for anyone else? Do certain songs bring up strong memories for you? What songs are they and why? I'd like to hear what they are.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
29 Mar 08
you know I was going to post the same discussion but you beet me too it lol,
well She Loves You by the Beetles bring back singing in the park on the swings at 11 years old with my best friend at the time.
Sugar Sugar by the archies was the first song I ever bought
Mercy Mercy me by Marvin Gaye was the first time I was ever alone with my first boyfriend.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
30 Mar 08
that is okay, there are thousands of ideas out there, but I am lost for a discussion today, I will find something before the day is out I am sure.
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@totalcomments_com (167)
• United States
28 Mar 08
I am not old enough to remember "Voodoo Child" but yes,
music does bring back memories. I grew up listening to my moms music choices. All country music. Conway Twitty, George Jones, Dolly Pardon, etc.. so now when ever I hear those, it always makes me think of my childhood.
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@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
31 Mar 08
Yes there are many songs that take me back- or remind me of something or someone in my life – past or present.
In my daughters Eyes ~ This ones for the girl--- they make me think of all the great times with my daughter—and all the more to come.
3000 – by the Jonas Brothers reminds me of singing at the dinner table in a restaurant with my daughter and her friends!
Anytime I hear a Kenny Chesney song – I go back to his concerts… and the awe and happiness I felt watching him live.
Anytime I hear – Crazy- I think of my grandpa--- No he wasn’t crazy- he just loved the song.
Jack and Diane takes me back to high-school.
Bye-Bye Miss American Pie takes me back to being a kid and singing at the top of my lungs riding with my mom in the car.
Whip-It takes me back to when I was growing up and cleaning with my mom- we always played that soundtrack.
Close you eyes forever- makes me think of a dear friend who has passed by his own will.
I love music! Music is uplifting- soothing- energizing- sad- happy… It’s something that can set the mood--- change your mood—help you heal--- make you smile! I just love it!
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
28 Mar 08
I think I associate songs with both people and events...or things that were done often.
I cant hear the song Streets of heaven with out thinking of my baby sister when she was sick with cancer at 9 mo old.
I think of my graduation every time i hear Alanis Morrisette - Thank you or Vitamin C - Graduation
I think of Band classes or Grad parties when i hear Mony Mony
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Cruising Together by Gweneth Paltrow and ?? i think if my friend Charles.
Daddy's hands and Daddys Girl make me think of my dad.
@amymelissa (136)
• Australia
30 Mar 08
Music is such a big part of my life that song remind me of events all the time. For my 15th birthday before I headed overseas for 3 months my bf gave me a CD with 5 songs on it and a piece of paper on which he had written what those 5 songs meant to him about our relationship. I cannot hear any of those songs without thinking of him and how much that meant to me.
Whenever I hear the song "Jesse's Girl" it always reminds me of my bf cos his name is Jesse.
Certain Hilary Duff songs remind me of sleepovers with my closest girlfriends and the antics that we got up to.
And when I hear other songs they just have that mood/feel to them that either reminds me of a really happy moment in my life or a sad one.
@recycledgoth (9894)
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29 Mar 08
There are many songs that evoke memories for me, but at the moment the most evocative is "Embraceable you" as this song was the one my late Father used to sing to me. I heard this on the radio the other day and cried for ages.
Other songs that mean a lot to me are The Mission - Butterfly on a Wheel which always reminds me of my first meeting with my lovely partner. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze reminds me of the Isle of Wight Festival (I was there) and The Beatles - Day in the Life which was the last track ever played on Radio Caroline before they shut down.
@enchantedleppard (1541)
• United States
29 Mar 08
Ahhh yes. Even though I am young, there are alot of songs out there that take me to a different place. Behind Blue Eyes remind me of someone who I dated, one of my more serious relationships and it really signifies the reason we broke up. 80's hair band songs remind me of someone I dated as well.. he started me on the 80's stuff. Mellow Yellow by Donovan was one of the first "oldies" songs I liked and I liked it from the OLD NAVY commercials that featured it! Last Kiss by J Frank Wilson was my best friends favorite song when we were little. those are just a few that remind me of people and places.
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
29 Mar 08
There are lots of songs that make me think about different people or times in my life when I here them. I of course cannot think of any at the moment. I usually have to hear the song to remember and within a few days of hearing the song I forget again until i hear it again.
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@anonymous101 (487)
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29 Mar 08
Yes completely, it's such a weird feeling though, like a loss I find. It makes me feel a bit hazy, I think it's as i'm getting older i'm starting to miss the things I used to get up to. The Smiths always do this to me and Joy Division. And there is one song that always reminds me of an ex-fling but that kinda makes me smile.
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
29 Mar 08
there are a lot of songs that bring up memories...i don't think i could even begin to list them all - many are classic rock songs...like freebird - lots of good memories with that song! Others are from when i was in school with my friends...some are ones my parents listened to or played on the guitar...then there are songs my grandma used to sing...
almost every song i listen to has some kind of memory associated it for me!!
@PinkFloydFan77 (68)
• United States
30 Mar 08
I have a whole playlist of songs that take me back to certain times in my life. When I was a teenager in the 90s, I listened to bands like Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Extreme (I had a MAJOR crush on Nuno Bettencourt), Slaughter, KISS and Queen. So whenever I listen to them, I remember what it was like to be a young puppy.
There are more recent songs that remind me of certain things. There's one called Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's. That was my ex-bf's and my song. I can't listen to it now. :(
I mainly listen to the older songs now. They keep me sane in an insane world. lol
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@ruby222 (4847)
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29 Mar 08
Ohhh yes certainly!!
Whiter shade of pale..Procol harem..because that is our song...a lot of songs bring back vivid memories of being somewhere ....music can sometimes have the emotional effect on you!!!
But i love to put my headphones on and listen to all my faves!!!!
It makes you feel wonderful!!!
@marinerteen51 (43)
• United States
29 Mar 08
Yeah, music can be pretty powerful. Whenever I hear Bring Me To Life by Evanescence I think of when myself, my mom, and my siblings (4 of them) were living in a terrible (there was mold growing on the windows and parts of the white kitchen floor were pitch black, to give you an idea of how terrible) 2-bedroom apartment next to a couple different gang territories (my mom refused to let anyone go outside unless we were getting in the car to go somewhere). When I hear One More Night by Phil Collins I think of my life between the ages of 4 and 8 (
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@whywiki (6066)
• Canada
28 Mar 08
They most certainly do. I can't hear Bonnie Raitt sing give them something to talk about without remembering the time period when me and mine first hooked up. I hear Joe Walsh Life's been good and I flash back to a bus ride in England with the swim team. I love music for that very reason. Turn on a classic and transport yourself back to another time.
@yasmin02476 (292)
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31 Mar 08
Oh i have so many songs that remind me of a certain time, i love that tingly happy feeling i get when a song comes on that brings back good memories..makes me so happy but i seriously have just so many to name. x
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@MrDanger2k8 (443)
• United States
30 Mar 08
beyonce ft jay z came out when I got my first girlfriend. every time that song plays I get emo. my second girlfriend the our song was crossfade cold so every time I hear it I sorta turn emo but we are still on good terms so im happy at the same time lol. when I hear pharrel ft kanye west number one it reminds me of when I graduated from high school. when I hear chris browns poppin song it reminds me of my first day of college lol. when I hear dragonforce through the fire and the flames it reminds me of when I got my first guitar and I started shredding.
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