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18 Nov 2002 04:18 pm
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Are there any songs that remind you so much of a particular part of your life that you feel like your heart is going to break?

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Date: 18 Nov 2002 10:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knkdyke.livejournal.com
Yes, I always associate songs with certain parts of my life. I have "theme songs" for many important moments of my life, sometimes because I heard the song during that moment, or sometimes because I heard it later and the song brought that moment rolling back through my head. I mostly associate songs with people.

Somebody, by Depeche Mode - a boy I knew in high school, who graduated and then joined the army, and died of a heart condition in boot camp

Strawberry Wine - waltzing in SF with Joyce - a very strong and powerful memory, one of those where time slowed down and I could take in EVERY aspect of every second of the dance. We went 'round and 'round in a gymnasium somewhere, smelling her cologne, breathing in every bit of her, utterly and completely calm for that moment.

My favorite mistake, by Sheryl Crow - Sonja and the day she almost asked me to be hers forever.

Good Enough, by Sarah McLachlan - my father

Where have all the cowboys gone, by Paula Cole - Pride, 1998, Karen, dancing, unforgetable

The Air that I Breathe, by kd lang - Karen, that night

Plenty, by Sarah McLachlan - the end of my marriage

Hold On, by Sarah McLachlan - Dana

I want you, by Savage Garden - Shay

A lot of Sarah McLachlan songs have associations for me. During a deep depression I sat in a basement and listened to her CD Fumbling Towards Ecstasy over and over rethinking my life. Every song seemed to say something to me at the time, and they still do.

There are others, but I think that's enough. :)

Lissa

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