You know those songs right? Those songs that play and you are suddenly transported 15 years back to a certain place and a certain moment?
It's an amazing thing. I'll get to a certain song, or just a small moment in a song, and bam! I can remember sights, feelings, locations, SMELLS, everything. I wonder why certain songs imprint in your head like that. It's like a musical flashback of sorts, and it has its positives and negatives.
Positives are that you can sometimes feel young again and remember what it was like to be 16 and smile. Negatives is that sometimes you listen to a song now and you think back to that musical flash back moment and you wish you had it back, you wish you were young again.
Examples:
I remember one night my friend Lane and a bunch of the scouts were camping out in the backyard of one of the leaders. We decided to meet at my place at 1:30 so that we could toilet paper...someone who subscribes to this blog who will remain nameless...so I stayed up all night waiting for the knock to come to my window. Well, he didn't show up til 3 or so...
I remember the months following my near death experience with my exploding car (a blog post for another day). The whole "I almost blew up and died" thing was weighing heavy on my brain. I remember sleeping out on my parent's tennis court (which at night was always super warm from the day spent in the sun) and listening to U2's best song they ever wrote... nope... not that one... not that one either... you are all wrong... it's off the Pop album and it's called, "If God will send his Angels." The haunting bass line in that song synched up with my soul as I stared at the stars in my back-yard. I can still smell the hot cement. I can still remember looking at the trees silhouette next to my neighbor's lights.
It's an amazing thing. I'll get to a certain song, or just a small moment in a song, and bam! I can remember sights, feelings, locations, SMELLS, everything. I wonder why certain songs imprint in your head like that. It's like a musical flashback of sorts, and it has its positives and negatives.
Positives are that you can sometimes feel young again and remember what it was like to be 16 and smile. Negatives is that sometimes you listen to a song now and you think back to that musical flash back moment and you wish you had it back, you wish you were young again.
Examples:
I remember one night my friend Lane and a bunch of the scouts were camping out in the backyard of one of the leaders. We decided to meet at my place at 1:30 so that we could toilet paper...someone who subscribes to this blog who will remain nameless...so I stayed up all night waiting for the knock to come to my window. Well, he didn't show up til 3 or so...
What did I do for those many hours? I played Mariokart on the Super Nintendo and I listened to Meloncollie and the Infinite Sadness by the Smashing Pumpkins, and the blue album by 311. I recently threw a 311 mix into my cd player to listen to on the way to work and I totally get transported back to that night. In fact the other drivers are lucky that I'm not throwing green shells at them from my window.
I remember the months following my near death experience with my exploding car (a blog post for another day). The whole "I almost blew up and died" thing was weighing heavy on my brain. I remember sleeping out on my parent's tennis court (which at night was always super warm from the day spent in the sun) and listening to U2's best song they ever wrote... nope... not that one... not that one either... you are all wrong... it's off the Pop album and it's called, "If God will send his Angels." The haunting bass line in that song synched up with my soul as I stared at the stars in my back-yard. I can still smell the hot cement. I can still remember looking at the trees silhouette next to my neighbor's lights.
Hey now, you're an all star, get your game on, go play... Freaking Smash Mouth. I hated that song, but it got stuck in your head and I remember it getting stuck in mine while I was fishing for Golden Trout on the back of Mt. Whitney in 1999. The danged things wouldn't bite...
I remember Stroke 9's little black back pack in Brent's basement.
I remember Oingo Boingo's "Dead Man's Party" on Lane's boat at the pier in Lake Mead.
I remember blasting "Rocket" by The Smashing Pumpkins on a day when the carpets had been cleaned and we couldn't walk around at home. I drove all over P.G. with that song on repeat.
(Big Pumpkins fan, sorry) I remember listening to Pumpkins' "Shame" with my window open and the rain falling. I can still smell the rain on the window sill. I was following along on my bass. It was a hazy blue outside...a dark blue.
I remember the Cure's "Maybe Someday" on the way to P.G. high after my photo class at Lone Peak.
I remember Gwen Stefani/Moby's "Southside" In Jack's old car on the way to my first 311 show.
I remember Heather Nova's "Walk this World" in the early morning hours of 8th grade on X-96.
Shoot, now I've got that U2 song permanently stuck in my head while I'm writing this. The old feelings are coming back. Here give it a listen on Groove Shark: http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search?q=If%20God%20will%20send%20his%20angels
Tell me that song doesn't strike a chord. Just click on the one that says it's from the Pop album. But make sure to listen to it at night. Some songs just have more power at night.
Gee Bono...makin me cry here.
So give it a try. Think of the when and where, the who and what, of a song like... Sugar Ray's I just wanna fly!
Man I can remember exactly where I was... Where are you?
Thanks to all who have shown support lately for my book effort. God bless you if you saw fit to check it out. God bless you still if you sent words of support. Love to all- Reeves
It's all good, we always got revenge, ha!
ReplyDeleteAnytime I hear oingo boingo I too think of boating with the Peter's. And anytime I hear "Wipeout" I think of cliff jumping at Powell.
Just for the record we never went that night ;)
ReplyDeleteHaha! I don't know who won the tp war but I still relish the night we scared the crap out of Lane when I was hiding in the back of Gidge's Dad's truck and he peeked in and I hit the glass....Oh the memories. When I hear the Beatles it takes me back to running errands with my dad. There is also a song that I can't remember right now but whenever I hear it I think of playing ball on your tennis court. Good times. And whenever I hear Girls Just Wanna Have Fun I think of when I was out working in my yard and you went flying by in your car with all the windows rolled down with the song cranked and singing just as loud! Haha! Love it!
ReplyDeleteGreat so every time you think of "girls just wanna have fun" I pop up? That's awesome. Cause really that's all they really waaaaahaaahaaaant some fuuuuhuuuhuuuun. When the working day is done oh...crap.
ReplyDeleteHaha! I know, right. It was hilarious. Don't worry, when I hear Smashing Pumpkins it reminds me of you. But, I do have to admit that Girls Just Wanna Have Fun makes me think of that day every time. :)
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