A Blast From The Past!
I've had a great day! Not that I've done anything exciting (unless you call laundry, housework and grocery shopping exciting) but on the t.v. today, VH-1 has played non-stop videos from the '80's.
Talk about a blast from the past!!
I've had the chance to do housework all day today rocking out to songs that got me through middle and high school. I feel like each song has transported me back and allowed me to think about myself during those times in a neat way.
Music is incredibly powerful. With each song that has come on, I've been able to flashback to where I was, what I was doing, think about what I wore to school dances, remember summer camps and my first kiss.
What started out as drugery (I mean, seriously, does anyone like cleaning the bathroom?) has been a lot of fun. In fact, the music has motivated me to keep working, to check more things off my "list" and to live in the moment.
I can't believe I used to wear some of the fashions these videos represent, but I did! And I think that's been one of the neatest things of all. I can laugh at myself...finally!
When I was small, a song from the 60's would come on the radio and my mother would burst into song. I would laugh, but she would tell me that one day, I would be just her...allowing myself to time travel, if only for a few moments, while singing a song that had sentimental value.
She was right.
Today has been nothing but a series of flashbacks. These songs have brought up events and people I haven't thought about in years. What a neat way to spend a day, huh?
Next summer will be my 20th high school reunion. I imagine many of the songs I've heard today will show up at some point during that weekend.
When I heard these songs the first time, I had to record them on a hand-held cassette player laying right up to my radio. I didn't have headphones, so at night, I would put the player right near my pillow and go to sleep listening to my favorite songs.
Remember when you could buy a cassette single the first time?
What a concept!! Buying just the songs you liked!
Who would have ever guessed that I'd be able to do that from my home computer less than two decades later.
When I hear '80's music, it reminds how much some things change but how many things stay the same. The themes remain even if the venues are different.
We all want to be seen as attractive by the opposite sex. We all want to be happy. We all want to find love that will last forever. And when we die, we want to be able to say that we've fulfilled our dreams and made the most of the time we were given.
Now don't get the impression that '80's music is all I listen to.
Quite the contrary.
I'm a huge fan of modern music and can relate to much of what artists sing about.
But so much of my teen angst and wishes for the future are caught up in big-hair bands and synthesizers.
I wonder if anyone else is this way..
Talk about a blast from the past!!
I've had the chance to do housework all day today rocking out to songs that got me through middle and high school. I feel like each song has transported me back and allowed me to think about myself during those times in a neat way.
Music is incredibly powerful. With each song that has come on, I've been able to flashback to where I was, what I was doing, think about what I wore to school dances, remember summer camps and my first kiss.
What started out as drugery (I mean, seriously, does anyone like cleaning the bathroom?) has been a lot of fun. In fact, the music has motivated me to keep working, to check more things off my "list" and to live in the moment.
I can't believe I used to wear some of the fashions these videos represent, but I did! And I think that's been one of the neatest things of all. I can laugh at myself...finally!
When I was small, a song from the 60's would come on the radio and my mother would burst into song. I would laugh, but she would tell me that one day, I would be just her...allowing myself to time travel, if only for a few moments, while singing a song that had sentimental value.
She was right.
Today has been nothing but a series of flashbacks. These songs have brought up events and people I haven't thought about in years. What a neat way to spend a day, huh?
Next summer will be my 20th high school reunion. I imagine many of the songs I've heard today will show up at some point during that weekend.
When I heard these songs the first time, I had to record them on a hand-held cassette player laying right up to my radio. I didn't have headphones, so at night, I would put the player right near my pillow and go to sleep listening to my favorite songs.
Remember when you could buy a cassette single the first time?
What a concept!! Buying just the songs you liked!
Who would have ever guessed that I'd be able to do that from my home computer less than two decades later.
When I hear '80's music, it reminds how much some things change but how many things stay the same. The themes remain even if the venues are different.
We all want to be seen as attractive by the opposite sex. We all want to be happy. We all want to find love that will last forever. And when we die, we want to be able to say that we've fulfilled our dreams and made the most of the time we were given.
Now don't get the impression that '80's music is all I listen to.
Quite the contrary.
I'm a huge fan of modern music and can relate to much of what artists sing about.
But so much of my teen angst and wishes for the future are caught up in big-hair bands and synthesizers.
I wonder if anyone else is this way..