music memory
Some people have muscle memory, some have smell memory; I have music memory. There are songs that can bring up vivid memories tied to people, places, and times for me.
I remember the very first time I heard Queen's "Killer Queen": we were in the car, somewhere south of Albany, on the way to visit my grandparents. I was maybe 12 or 13. I thought it was the coolest song I'd ever heard.
Every time I hear "Higher" by Creed, I'm transported back to the parking garage in Las Vegas where I first heard it with Jim and JP after going to the classic car show. It always makes me a little sad when I hear it now, because it reminds me how much I miss JP.
I still think of the guy I had a crush on in college when I hear Jackson Browne. Then I think of his brother, and what could have been... he had a crush on me, and as it turns out, he was a much better person.
Dido always makes me think of a friend I used to work with, and I wonder what she's up to now.
Beethoven's 9th makes me think of my dad, and the time we were at Saratoga and the Philadelphia Orchestra was playing it (with soloists and full chorus), and we looked at each other to say "this is my favorite part" at the same time.
There are many, many more. What music memories do you have?
I remember the very first time I heard Queen's "Killer Queen": we were in the car, somewhere south of Albany, on the way to visit my grandparents. I was maybe 12 or 13. I thought it was the coolest song I'd ever heard.
Every time I hear "Higher" by Creed, I'm transported back to the parking garage in Las Vegas where I first heard it with Jim and JP after going to the classic car show. It always makes me a little sad when I hear it now, because it reminds me how much I miss JP.
I still think of the guy I had a crush on in college when I hear Jackson Browne. Then I think of his brother, and what could have been... he had a crush on me, and as it turns out, he was a much better person.
Dido always makes me think of a friend I used to work with, and I wonder what she's up to now.
Beethoven's 9th makes me think of my dad, and the time we were at Saratoga and the Philadelphia Orchestra was playing it (with soloists and full chorus), and we looked at each other to say "this is my favorite part" at the same time.
There are many, many more. What music memories do you have?