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Ethan over at blackrimglasses has written up something about his song memories, and has inspired me to do the same. This is something that I've thought of a lot, as I'm sure that many people have. Some songs immediately bring up very specific thoughts of times, places, and people. Here's my list.
R.E.M. - Drive - Listening to this on repeat one night in 1993 and realizing that no other band mattered.
Radiohead - Karma Police - My dorm room freshman year at Penn State.
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow - Cleaning out my dorm room at the end of sophomore year and getting ready to move off campus.
Kula Shaker - Tattva - Hearing this for the 2nd time in 3 days on the radio and realizing that my e-mail friend Jess might be onto something with these British bands.
James - Sometimes - Two weeks over the summer in 1996 spent at nerd camp at Penn State, staying up late and making some great friends.
Richard Hawley - Oh My Love - Realizing that she really was the one.
Bon Jovi - Always - Homecoming dance, 1994, when I first danced with a girl.
R.E.M. - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? - Counting down the time until MTV promised they were going to debut the new R.E.M. video (really, they did), and staying up late at night to record it off of the radio.
U2 - Discotheque - Watching MTV as they repeated this new awesome video when we were sent home early because of a blizzard and my best friend was completely ignoring me.
Sigur Ros - Svefn-G-Englar - My five months in Leeds in 2000.
David Bowie - Moonage Daydream - Playing pool and throwing darts in Greg's parents' basement over some Christmas break.
The Clash - London Calling - A lecture hall filled with half-interested students in my History of Popular Music class, when the professor said that this was probably the best single of the past 20 years. I went home, found the song, and realize that this punk stuff might not be so bad.
Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay - Band camp.
Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around the Block - Sitting in the DJ chair at WKPS senior year, 2001.
Pearl Jam/Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World - My Latin class trip to Italy, 1994.
R.E.M. - I Remember California - Walking through the snow delivering newspapers in my neighborhood.
Lou Bega - Mambo #5 - Our apartment in State College, senior year.
Billy Joel - My Life - Being on the Outer Banks, NC with my family many summers.
Nirvana - About a Girl - Getting my first guitar and learning to play.
The Beatles - Good Morning, Good Morning - Working in Subway in high school.
R.E.M. - How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us - Road games with the Shippensburg high school soccer team in 1996.
In the comments, let me know of any songs you might have on your list.
Jerad posted this in Music | Comments (3)
"Why Not Smile" -R.E.M. Receiving this song on a Jerad-made mix tape months before Up came out, while I was new at college and feeling really depressed about it.
:-)
Posted by: J2 at November 21, 2006 10:59 AM
OK, creepy...
"R.E.M. - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? - Counting down the time until MTV promised they were going to debut the new R.E.M. video (really, they did), and staying up late at night to record it off of the radio."
I did exactly the same thing. I watched MTV for the promos to spot Stipe's bald head.
I remember back then, music had mystery. Not so much any more.
Posted by: Ethan Kaplan at November 26, 2006 03:26 AM
Ethan...yeah, it's amazing to think that MTV aired teasers for over a week before they actually debuted the video some afternoon in August. I was just really getting into R.E.M, so I was entranced by all of the strobelights and (more than anything) Mike Mills' AMAZING suits.
Posted by: Jerad at November 27, 2006 04:33 PM
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