Tuesday, July 22, 2008

What music represents...

As I was sitting in rush hour today a song came on the radio that brought back memories (I was too lazy to change the cds that have been in the cd player for ages). Listening to the song, my mind wandered away from the memory it represented and made me think of other songs and its related memories. It's amazing how certain songs can evoke memories, good and bad and how they seem so fresh in your mind. I know no matter how many times I hear certain songs it will always be tied to certain memories, memories as simple as tied to a movie or a tv show. Other memories are of course more significant which I cherish. What amazes me are the genres of the songs, they range from metal to even country (which I normally do not listen to). Are there songs out there that just pull at your heart strings or evoke memories you cherish?

2 comments:

amy rae said...

Hey Jamie. Just found your blog.
Yes. Songs evoke lots of things for me... Today I'm having a homesick-for-everything-Canadian day. When I'm in those moods, I listen to every album I own of the Tragically Hip. Or any song relating to the prairies. Songs take me to a time and a place. There are some songs (Jessie's Girl) that I can't listen to without being taken back to a stupid place... but most songs have good memories for me.

amy rae said...

PS: Songs that are particularly evocative: Wheat Kings (Tragically Hip); Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town (Pearl Jam).