Songs that trigger nostalgia

"Every Day Is A Winding Road" by Sheryl Crow is one of those songs for me.

During Spring Break 1997, a buddy of mine wanted to move from Iowa to Denver to be closer to his girl friend (now wife).  So, I helped him drive across some of the flatest lands known to man, i.e. Iowa, Nebraska, and eastern Colorado.  Once we got there, his gf had a friend who needed help moving from Denver to Vegas.  So, we loaded up again and drove with her.  Seems like we couldn't drive for more than an hour without hearing that song and it seemed somewhat appropriate for all the driving we were doing.

Every time I hear it, I think of him.

"Riders On The Storm" by the Doors.  Everytime I hear this one, it brings me back to when I first met Patti.  I can't play this song on my mp3 player without rolling back through nearly 37 years of memories.

Gotta listen to it now! 

One night - this would be circa 1988 I think - my best friend broke up with her boyfriend.  We got REALLY REALLY drunk and CRANKED the AC/DC..

"Broke another promise
And I broke another heart
But I ain't too young to realize
That I ain't too old to try
Try to get back to the start
And it's another red light nightmare
Another red light street
And I ain't too old to hurry
Cause I ain't too old to die
But I sure am hard to beat

That's why I'm lonely...God, I'm lonely

Let me tell ya what I'm gonna do!

I'm gonna ride on....ride on...."

Sister Christian - Night Ranger

Everytime I hear I think about chickening out on asking Kristie B to dance at homecoming.  wahhhhhhh

let's see...

Sara by Jefferson Starship (and every other 80's 'slow dance' song) - dancing with Jennifer Fields at the Y dances in the 6th grade  

Welcome to the Jungle - GNR- played it as we entered the gym before a game during varsity basketball

Dark side of the Moon album- Pink Floyd - smoking copious amounts of green stuff with friends in the school parking lot on a Saturday night.

Song #41 - DMB - broke up with my college gf of 3 years.

Freebird - LS- Driving to the beach in Brazil

Anything by Jimmy Buffet or Bob Marley - Sailing!

Smack my B!tch up - The Prodigy - Believe it or not.... my first date with my wife (and no, no one was injured or smacked on our first date) 

Those three albums (yep, me too) are probably close to the top of my list as well (Journey "Escape", Air Supply self-titled, REO Speedwagon "Hi Infidelity" ) 

But #1 song would actually be a tie betwen Take My Breath Away (from Top Gun) and Purple Rain...both memories involve the same girl, and the same summer. 

"If you like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain..."

I'd explain but I get all choked up. *sob*

heh...albums..I remember those.  I made a mention of having a certain album and my kids were confused.

Firehouse - "I Live My Life for You"

Bon Jovi - "Bed of Roses"

Both bring back memories of my first love.  Aahh...so many years ago.

Even reading the thread is triggering nostalgia!

Just the mention of Jorney has me flashing back to my childhood home near San Francisco, in the kitchen with my sisters, swaying and crooning in our best Steve Perry, "When the Lights, go down, in the Ci-tayyy.... and the sun shines on, the Bay-ayyyyyy, ooo I wanna be THERE-ERE, in my Ci-tayyyy, oh, woh-oh, oh-oh-oh..."

Another big trigger song is Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here.  But we'll leave the Italians out of this. 

That was what my wedding party danced to at my wedding.  It was hysterical.

Another song that brings back memories is Green Day's "Time of your Life."  It was our senior class song. 

"Plateau" Meat Puppets

Summer of 1985, home from first year of college, working in a lumberyard, playing poker with a retired pulpwood cutter who had 12 teefs and 1.5 thumbs at lunch. The dude put in a plug of Days Work in the morning, spat twice before lunch, then refreshed the thing at lunch. It took me a full week before I could understand a word he said.

I drank a lot of beer, and took road trips in my '69 MGB to see my girlfriend.

It sucked