So, last year I got a Disney Princess Christmas CD as a gift. I haven't listened to it until now, and I've got to say, it's getting to me. First of all, the women singing hardly sound like the original princesses in the movies. Second, Disney's changed the odd lyric to fit whichever princess they've got singing (Jasmine gets "five emerald rings" on ( Read more... )

Has anyone else ever had a song consistently bring up a memory or feeling of nostalgia? I've had a few experiences like that, so I'm just curious if it's just me. I think I read somewhere that music and emotions have a tight mental link, and I'm guessing memories are just the next step from that.

My links include:

"Summertime," by Kenny Chesney - ( Read more... )

I just listened to "Baby, It's Cold Outside" and I can't help thinking the guy's trying a little too hard to get into the girl's knickers. It's also struck me again recently that the girl from "Santa Baby" is a major gold digger who's suggesting sexual favours. And if we go back to the original slang form of "rock" meaning "have sex", that calls up ( Read more... )