Name that tune
Songs always remind me of people. I don’t know if this is unusual or not, but now I can’t even listen to the radio or CDs without memories, sometimes painful, rushing back. If you ask, I probably have a song that I associate with you, too.
Also, I’ve toyed with the idea of a person’s life being set to music as in the movies. Maybe I just want life to play out like a movie. I haven’t worked out, though, if people should be able to hear each other's soundtracks. Would our moods be too transparent? “Oh no, Johnny’s depressed,” “Susie’s in love yet again,” “Little Harry is plotting something,” etc. It would be like peeking into the secret thoughts of others (which I would love to do as well). Would the soundtracks get too muddled? You’d have to tell someone to stop feeling so strongly in order for your music to be heard. Humans are such emotional beings to begin with that there would be inevitable noise pollution. Then again, how can people share moments if they don’t have a common song playing softly in the background (a guitar plucks gently, a percussive baseline quickens the motion, then vocals weave in and build with the moment, and finally the chorus joins in)?
I doubt this makes sense (since I’m writing pretty late). I don’t even care if this sounds juvenile, but there’s this wish I have to make life more magical and thrilling. It’s not that I’m dissatisfied with my present, but I would like to have childlike, refreshing hope about my future.
Also, I’ve toyed with the idea of a person’s life being set to music as in the movies. Maybe I just want life to play out like a movie. I haven’t worked out, though, if people should be able to hear each other's soundtracks. Would our moods be too transparent? “Oh no, Johnny’s depressed,” “Susie’s in love yet again,” “Little Harry is plotting something,” etc. It would be like peeking into the secret thoughts of others (which I would love to do as well). Would the soundtracks get too muddled? You’d have to tell someone to stop feeling so strongly in order for your music to be heard. Humans are such emotional beings to begin with that there would be inevitable noise pollution. Then again, how can people share moments if they don’t have a common song playing softly in the background (a guitar plucks gently, a percussive baseline quickens the motion, then vocals weave in and build with the moment, and finally the chorus joins in)?
I doubt this makes sense (since I’m writing pretty late). I don’t even care if this sounds juvenile, but there’s this wish I have to make life more magical and thrilling. It’s not that I’m dissatisfied with my present, but I would like to have childlike, refreshing hope about my future.