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 2005-06-28 2:12 PM |
Pro  3883      Woodstock,GA |  Subject: Memories..............Ok here is a bone to throw out for discussion.... I was on my way to work today and heard a song on the radio that practically transported me back to the desert. I mean I could even smell that desert smell (for those who have been there you know what I mean). That has never happened to me before....I have had certain songs that make you think of a specific person or time, but never one that evokes such a real memory. I don't remember the 3-4 minutes that went by while that song was on. Weird huh? I was just curious if this had happend to anyone else? Brett |
| 2005-06-28 2:25 PM in reply to: #185575 |
Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: Memories.............. Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Meatloaf), Piano Man (Billy Joel), I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) can transport me back to high school in a flash, especially my freezing swim practices, chlorine, wet hair. The Cure (Why Can't I Be You/Friday I'm In Love) reminds me of dancing with my husband at the London Victory Club. I couldn't listen to Pictures of You for several years after we separated. Put Your Lights On (Everclear/Santana) puts me back in a very specific, very bad place. Fisherman's Blues (Waterboys) reminds me of hope, crawling out of that bad place. TMI - that's me! Edited by Renee 2005-06-28 2:25 PM |
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Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: Memories.............. hate when this happens! Edited by Renee 2005-06-28 2:25 PM |
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Elite Veteran 777 flatland | Subject: RE: Memories.............. Yep. Music is a big trigger for me, as are smells. Some things that I thought I'd forgotten can be triggered by the right song, or the right smell. Doesn't happen too often but when it does, it kinda takes me aback. |
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Master 1249 Lexington, Kentucky | Subject: RE: Memories.............. Several years ago I was unhappy with my job & location and interviewing for a new job in Eugene, Oregon. The location was very appealing, but the job was not quite what I was looking for. After the interview, I drove through the forest to the beach to ponder. "Silent Lucidity" by Queesryche was playing on the radio. I know that it was only a short song, but in my memory, it seems to last for the whole duration of the drive. I parked at the beach and watched seals & surfers bobbing in the waves for a while, then drove back to town. I decided that, although I was looking for a change, this was not the right opportunity. Whenever I hear that song, it takes me back to that time and place. |
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| Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: Memories.............. American Pie reminds me of when my family was departing Republic of Panama (dad drove us all the way to Ohio); I still remember pulling out of the driveway and hearing the song. It was followed Sealed With A Kiss by Bobby Vinton. |
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| Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: Memories.............. Suzanne, by Leonard Cohen puts me in a lake, underwater, frantically searching for a dead man. But I still like the song. |
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| Elite 2458 Livingston, MT | Subject: RE: Memories.............. Don't we all have that first love that still oddly enough has a special place in our hearts? This song punches me in the nutz every time. GARTH BROOKS "What She's Doing Now" Last time I saw her it was turnin' colder But that was years ago Last I heard she had moved to Boulder But where she's now I don't know But there's somethin' 'bout this time of year That spins my head around Takes me back makes me wonder What she's doin' now 'Cause what she's doin' now is tearin' me apart Fillin' up my mind and emptyin' my heart I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows And I wonder if she knows...what she's doin' now Just for laughs I dialed her old number But no one knew her name Hung up the phone sat there and wondered If she'd ever done the same I took a walk in the evenin' wind To clear my head somehow But tonight I lie here thinkin' What she doin' now 'Cause what she's doin' now is tearin' me apart Fillin' up my mind and emptying my heart I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows And I wonder if she knows What she's doin' now is tearin' me apart Fillin' up my mind and emptying my heart I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows And I wonder if she knows...what she's doin' now |
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| Pro 3883 Woodstock,GA | Subject: RE: Memories.............. I am a bit embarrassed to admit what song it was that I was listening too. It was Shawn Colvin's "Sunny Came Home"....on of my friends had that CD in Kuwait and somehow I ended up with it....Now everytime I hear a song from that CD it makes me return to the desert. |
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| Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: Memories.............. Renee - 2005-06-28 2:25 PM Fisherman's Blues (Waterboys) reminds me of hope, crawling out of that bad place Awwww...my first date with my wife was a Waterboys concert. We held hands duting "A Man is In Love". Renee, check out this link: http://www.doddferrelle.com/home.htm Dodd Ferrelle does a pretty amazing cover of Fisherman's Blues.... |
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| Elite Veteran 777 flatland | Subject: RE: Memories.............. Rocket Man - 2005-06-28 5:16 PM I am a bit embarrassed to admit what song it was that I was listening too. It was Shawn Colvin's "Sunny Came Home"....on of my friends had that CD in Kuwait and somehow I ended up with it....Now everytime I hear a song from that CD it makes me return to the desert. I love that CD, actually...but the first time I listened to it I was on a business trip in a town I'd never been to. And I got food poisoning (a very bad bout of it). So when I hear any song off that album, I have to fight off a horrible nauseated feeling, which is a shame, because I really like that album. Shawn Colvin is funny in the flashback-triggering department. Whenever I hear "Polaroids" I'm 16, sitting in my computer chair, feet up on my bed, window open, at 8:00am skipping class to study for a big biology test and eating sausage&cheese balls made by my roommate's mom. Wierd. |
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| Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: Memories.............. run4yrlif - 2005-06-30 12:57 PM Renee - 2005-06-28 2:25 PM Fisherman's Blues (Waterboys) reminds me of hope, crawling out of that bad place Awwww...my first date with my wife was a Waterboys concert. We held hands duting "A Man is In Love". Renee, check out this link: http://www.doddferrelle.com/home.htmDodd Ferrelle does a pretty amazing cover of Fisherman's Blues....I saw The Waterboys in Atlanta a few years ago. It was a treat. Think I'll cue up the song now... My exBF used to play/sing the song to me (he was a part-time musician). I love "A Man Is In Love" and "Love Anyway." |
| 2005-06-30 10:47 PM in reply to: #185575 |
| Extreme Veteran 443 Manitoba, Canada | Subject: RE: Memories.............. "Stairway to Heaven" - the initial chords and I am suddenly 14 years old, in a dark gym, dancing to the longest song on earth and always with the WRONG guy! "A your adorable, B your so beautiful..." and I am 8 years old sitting in the back seat of a stationwagon with all my siblings while dad is singing (and whistling in all the places he can't remember the words Songs and smells - instant time travel. |
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| Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: Memories.............. Renee - 2005-06-30 1:41 PM I saw The Waterboys in Atlanta a few years ago. It was a treat. Think I'll cue up the song now... My exBF used to play/sing the song to me (he was a part-time musician). I love "A Man Is In Love" and "Love Anyway." How about The Replacements? We saw the Waterboys in Atlanta, too, but it was quite a few years ago. |
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