Before mp3s
I like music …
I like the lyrics … their meaning … their poetry.
I like the way the beat makes me feel … breathe … move.
And I listen to a lot of music … all types.
But every now and then …
A song burns such a connection with a point in my life, a place in time …
That as soon as I hear that song … I’m right back there.
That happened to me today …
And instead of being in my car heading down the street …
I was back in undergrad … reliving … a very cool time in my life. 🙂
Isn’t that what makes music so great?
Any one song can just so touch you.
Transport you … to another place.
And the song in question ??
Heat of the Moment – Asia.
And for a bit more of Amy-trivia … just off the top of my head, the following songs also send me tripping down memory lane: Crazy for You – Madonna; Truly, Madly, Deeply – Savage Garden; Pressure – Billy Joel; Do Waa Diddy – Manford Mann. (Aaaah, technically, I really don’t remember much associated with Do Waa Diddy … as it always seems to be belted out while under the influence of extreme quantities of alcohol … but whenever I hear the song … my body automatically responds with a smile.)
Yeah, I know … you’re saying the same thing Shaft said when I mentioned this list to him …
“Geezuz Amy, you listen to that crap … you really have been a girl your entire life !”
Duh !
I never really got into The Beatles … they were probably a bit too legitimate of a musical group to capture my attention … I was more bubble gum pop rather than rock-n-roll … though the first ’45 I ever had … purchased in like 1972 at a grocery store in Tennessee was … I Wanna Hold Your Hand ! 🙂
Are you a Beatles fan?
Do you like the Beatles?