Music Takes You Back

Trilby · 03-01-2008, 07:14 AM

A old high school girl friend of mine said everytime she hears Fleetwood Mac she thinks of me--and whenever I hear Bob Seger I think of her. Another good friend in school was an Ozzy fan and hearing him makes me think of her. BOC's "Godzilla!" reminds me of my 16th birthday party; Def Leoppard makes me think of husband #1 and the Dead, #2.
Any Counting Crows song makes me feel sad as they were hot during a very painful time in my life.

What songs/artists/music makes you recall your past?

lumberjim · 03-01-2008, 10:40 AM

In the early 90's I spent a couple weeks at my dad's house which was in Mission Viejo after we moved him out there. We had the 4nonBlondes cd playing for a lot of that trip...So when I hear some of those songs, I'm there in that heat driving along the 5 on our way to a Mall near him.

It's the hook that brings you back, on that you can rely. -John Popper

xoxoxoBruce · 03-01-2008, 03:02 PM

So many songs, so many faces... lyrics that take me to warm, wet, places.

Drax · 03-01-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

So many songs, so many faces... lyrics that take me to warm, wet, places.

[joke]Like Gorgoroth's Carving A Giant?[/joke]

Aliantha · 03-01-2008, 06:23 PM

When I hear Hymn to Her by the Pretenders it reminds my of my highschool boyfriend. I would have married him if we both hadn't been such drips back then.

Undertoad · 03-01-2008, 06:36 PM

Journey, Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin: I'm on the bus in 11th grade, and somebody has installed, for the first time, a set of speakers so we can listen to the radio on the way to school.

Bette Midler, The Rose: a set of girls in college, who loved to play and sing the song on piano and voice, force me to sing the harmony part again because they like how I do it. I protest: no, I'm busy, I've got to get to my next destination. But they force me. And to my surprise, in the middle of it, I tear up.

Yes, Close To the Edge: I'm stoned out of my gourd as a senior in college, the lights are off and I'm totally transfixed by the slow middle section buildup to Wakeman's church organ transition. My arm moves in rhythm with it.

Squeeze, Hourglass / Smithereens, A Girl Like You: I'm happy and zipping to work in my 1985 GTI with the tunes at high volume.

SteveDallas · 03-01-2008, 10:12 PM

A lot of the early to mid 1980s pop stuff will take me back to high school.

Also, any piece I've actually played brings back all kinds of associations if I listen to it--and if I actually play it again, well, wow. The most extreme example of this was Copland's Rodeo, which I played in 1985, and again in 2006.

lumberjim · 03-01-2008, 10:33 PM

ok...this one.....i think everyone has a place for this one:

9th grade dance ...dancing with Jen Burdell....i think i touched her ass!

Cloud · 03-01-2008, 10:49 PM

Rock Steady by No Doubt always takes me back to a certain road trip to Las Vegas . . .

skysidhe · 03-02-2008, 12:14 AM

I don't have one particular song but a season of songs take me back to a time when all there was to do was to ride horses, watch clouds roll by, fall in love, go to partys.
*ahh to be young again*

http://www.rhapsody.com/playlistcent...listId=8628402

classicman · 03-02-2008, 01:02 AM

Yes - The Revealing Science of God - All of side one from Tales from topographic oceans..... complete enlightenment on the 4th of july at my moms house summer '82 with my two best friends and a shitload of homegrown shrooms.

Starship Trooper - more specifically "The Wurm" - I wurmed in every new year from '79 - 2000. So that reminds me of New Years eve parties.

The Ramones - Another High School friend named Eddie Hopkins loved them! He killed himself shortly after graduation, but hearing them still reminds me of Ed.

Griff · 03-02-2008, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

9th grade dance ...dancing with Jen Burdell....i think i touched her ass!

Dude, warning label that shit.

lumberjim · 03-02-2008, 08:29 AM

sorry. past the edit window.....i thought everyone knew about the dan band's version.

Griff · 03-02-2008, 10:02 AM

Actually I clicked away as soon as the title came up. Any version of that tune deserves a warning label not just the Tipper Gore version.

SteveDallas · 03-02-2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

9th grade dance ...dancing with Jen Burdell....i think i touched her ass!

You think?? If you're not sure, why don't you call her up and ask?

03-01-2008, 03:02 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So many songs, so many faces... lyrics that take me to warm, wet, places. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-01-2008, 06:23 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	When I hear Hymn to Her by the Pretenders it reminds my of my highschool boyfriend. I would have married him if we both hadn't been such drips back then. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-01-2008, 10:33 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ok...this one.....i think everyone has a place for this one: 9th grade dance ...dancing with Jen Burdell....i think i touched her ass! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-01-2008, 10:49 PM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Rock Steady by No Doubt always takes me back to a certain road trip to Las Vegas . . . __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-02-2008, 12:14 AM	#10
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Summer Breeze I don't have one particular song but a season of songs take me back to a time when all there was to do was to ride horses, watch clouds roll by, fall in love, go to partys. ahh to be young again http://www.rhapsody.com/playlistcent...listId=8628402

03-01-2008, 07:14 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Music Takes You Back A old high school girl friend of mine said everytime she hears Fleetwood Mac she thinks of me--and whenever I hear Bob Seger I think of her. Another good friend in school was an Ozzy fan and hearing him makes me think of her. BOC's "Godzilla!" reminds me of my 16th birthday party; Def Leoppard makes me think of husband #1 and the Dead, #2. Any Counting Crows song makes me feel sad as they were hot during a very painful time in my life. What songs/artists/music makes you recall your past?

03-01-2008, 10:40 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	In the early 90's I spent a couple weeks at my dad's house which was in Mission Viejo after we moved him out there. We had the 4nonBlondes cd playing for a lot of that trip...So when I hear some of those songs, I'm there in that heat driving along the 5 on our way to a Mall near him. It's the hook that brings you back, on that you can rely. -John Popper __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-01-2008, 06:36 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Journey, Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin: I'm on the bus in 11th grade, and somebody has installed, for the first time, a set of speakers so we can listen to the radio on the way to school. Bette Midler, The Rose: a set of girls in college, who loved to play and sing the song on piano and voice, force me to sing the harmony part again because they like how I do it. I protest: no, I'm busy, I've got to get to my next destination. But they force me. And to my surprise, in the middle of it, I tear up. Yes, Close To the Edge: I'm stoned out of my gourd as a senior in college, the lights are off and I'm totally transfixed by the slow middle section buildup to Wakeman's church organ transition. My arm moves in rhythm with it. Squeeze, Hourglass / Smithereens, A Girl Like You: I'm happy and zipping to work in my 1985 GTI with the tunes at high volume.

03-01-2008, 10:12 PM	#7
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	A lot of the early to mid 1980s pop stuff will take me back to high school. Also, any piece I've actually played brings back all kinds of associations if I listen to it--and if I actually play it again, well, wow. The most extreme example of this was Copland's Rodeo, which I played in 1985, and again in 2006.

03-02-2008, 01:02 AM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Yes - The Revealing Science of God - All of side one from Tales from topographic oceans..... complete enlightenment on the 4th of july at my moms house summer '82 with my two best friends and a shitload of homegrown shrooms. Starship Trooper - more specifically "The Wurm" - I wurmed in every new year from '79 - 2000. So that reminds me of New Years eve parties. The Ramones - Another High School friend named Eddie Hopkins loved them! He killed himself shortly after graduation, but hearing them still reminds me of Ed. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-02-2008, 08:29 AM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	sorry. past the edit window.....i thought everyone knew about the dan band's version. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-02-2008, 10:02 AM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Actually I clicked away as soon as the title came up. Any version of that tune deserves a warning label not just the Tipper Gore version. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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