Every single time I hear Mr. Jones by the Counting Crows, I am back in Ireland- in a pub. The same goes for Hey Ya by Outkast and Shut up by the Black Eyed Peas. Those three songs were quite popular there back in 2004.
When I hear Skylarking by Mic Christopher, I am sitting in my dorm room in Cork, chatting online with friends in the U.S. late at night, as they were just signing online due to the time difference.
While Mike in was Rome, he and his friends rotated their personal playlists, which they played while making dinner each night. After visiting them, I began to associate Days and Conversation Piece by David Bowie and also The District Sleeps Alone Tonight by The Postal Service with cooking pasta sauce, drinking wine and Rome.
When I hear Forever My Friend by Ray LaMontagne, I am back in California visiting my friend Kerry, sitting around the fire of some campground, halfway between LA and San Diego. I believe it was San Onofre. Kerry and her fiance love Ray and we listened to him in the car as we toured the city and sang this song around the fire that night, while a guitar was passed around.
When I hear How to Be Dead by Snow Patrol I am back in Philadelphia- just because I lived there when I started getting into them. El Scorcho by Weezer takes me back there too, because I had some good friends that would play music together and they always wrapped up with this song.
Do you have songs that make you feel so nostalgic, they take you somewhere?
so many songs remind me of people and places. i always relate songs to memories.
some of my favorites are when i hear mr. brightside by the killers i am immediately in a club in ireland from when i studies abroad in 2005. toxic by britney spears reminds me of my freshman year on the crew team in college. can’t fight the moonlight – leanne rimes puts me back at girl scout camp, singing on the fireplace into a fork and hurricane – something corporate reminds me of senior year of high school. i just love the power of music.
erin – heart in irelands last blog post..another weekend
100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters reminds me of you.
I have a lot of songs tied to memories – this was a great blog post!
Lizs last blog post..Cloud-free Ireland
Freebird by Skynyrd makes me think of every moment i have ever experienced because it is the single song soundtrack to my life.
Ooh, I love this idea. I may even steal it and make it my own!
Untouched by the Veronicas makes me think of skydiving. I sing it to myself before I jump…dunno why.
Ashleys last blog post..A few reviews
I have had a similar post half-written in my drafts for awhile! It is so true the power of songs and memories. Great post.
Manu Chao’s La Radiolina album reminds me of being in Panama in fall 2007. I’d just gotten the album, so I had it on repeat almost the entire time!
Powered by Tofus last blog post..In Season Cooking: Rhubarb Turnovers
Love this post! I might have to do one of my own! Seriously, I don’t know how many times I’ve told a person that a certain song reminds of me a certain place. Genius, you!
Carries last blog post..The glamorous life of a travel writer
Ah the power of songs. Queen’s “I Want To Break Free” reminds me of when I was living in London and “Tell Me Something Good” reminds me of walking around Paris with my friends as we kept humming and singing it. Good post.
Taras last blog post..All tied up – how to tie a dress scarf
Wiley – Wearing My Rolex reminds me of driving down the M23 heading to London for a night of fun, food, and alcohol with my coworkers who I lovingly call “my boys.”
Flo-Rida – Low reminds me of clubbing in London with my silly coworkers, getting kicked out of the club & then heading to the casino to gamble!
Flo-Rida – Elevator mooooooore club memories at Oceana in Southampton, UK
And my best music memory is Usher – Love In This Club – craziest club night in Boca Raton, FL with a coworker….crazy insane!!
~*Miss A*~s last blog post..Venting My Frustrations…..
I was just talking about this with a friend the other day. “When the Lights Go Out” by The Black Keys always reminds me of my first winter at the south pole. I heard that song the first time when the sun went down for six months.
Neals last blog post..GSAR Exercise
Funny…when I hear Mr. Jones, I’m in Japan going to the beach! Nice to meet you today
[...] The lovely Andi at Misadventures with Andi started a series today – Music Memory Monday – and it stemmed from a post I did a while back: when music takes you places. [...]
[...] series is a result of blogging buddy Susan at Transient Travels post, “When music takes you places” a couple of months ago. There had been my own post sitting in my draft box for a while on [...]