Music provokes all kinds of memories. Some good. Some bad. For me, the bad serve their purpose in the form of reminders or life lessons.
Recently I have been working on a project that requires me to do data entry for several hours a day, it’s a temporary situation, but needless to say quite boring. To make the time pass more quickly I have been listening to my full collection on iTunes.
Buried within are some great songs I haven’t really heard in a long time. But hidden in there are a few songs that carry reminders of times I would rather forget (hence the iTunes clean-up I did yesterday).
One of those songs that caught me by surprise this past week was Creed’s With Arms Wide Open
I heard this song after having recently read my friend Julie’s post on doing things that make you comfortable in life and it reminded me of a time when I was not comfortable. At one point in time I had a boyfriend who was an exercise nut. I was not. But I tried. My boyfriend went to the gym every day and I went too.
There was no way I was going to do a group class, I was not into lifting weights. I was totally uncoordinated at all the machines except for the treadmill. So I spent my time there. And to make that torturous time pass rapidly, I listed to my MP3 player – there was no iAnything at that time, just s simple Rio MP3 player.
I was totally into With Arms Wide Open
It was a valuable lesson one that I have never forgotten.
How about you? Have a song that reminds you of a bad time in your life?
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I always find it amazing when I hear a specific song that evokes a memory or emotional response. The year that Eric Clapton’s song, “Tears in Heaven” came out both of my grandmothers passed away, a friend, the mother’s of two friends, and my dog. As soon as I hear that song, I instantly think about all of the death that surrounded my life during that year. While it is sad, I appreciate the reminders of the wonderful people that I associate the song with.
I just have to say regarding data entry, PR and marketing types NEVER get admin support. Like, never. As if an accountant would *ever* do that – or an engineer.
Most older songs are nostalgic for me in a good way, except for one. There’s a Bruce Springsteen song that reminds me of an ex, and I don’t like to listen to it because of that. Even though it’s a pretty catchy song. There are also plenty of songs that I love–because of the memories–but I’m afraid to admit because I don’t think it’s cool to love them. Like most of the Michael Jackson songs from the Thriller album. LOVE them. And Gloria Gayner’s I Will Survive. Was a better song ever written? Also the theme songs to Flashdance and Fame. Those songs make me feel like I can conquer the world.
But it’s not cool, so I usually listen to them when no one else is around. Silly, huh?
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