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Music

Hergé

I constantly have music playing somewhere and over the years I come to realise how much it ties me to certain aspects of my life.

We all have that song that we link to a relationship or an event that brings added meaning.

Iris by the Goo goo dolls reminds me of my relationship with my wife in a moment when things were less complex. This song has lived rent free in my head since 1998. It also in more recent years become a song about how I feel about myself And I don't want the world to see me / 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand / When everything's made to be broken / I just want you to know who I am

Creep by radiohead or Growing sideways by Noah Kahn also fit that bill.

American pie (Don Mclean and I don't want to miss a thing (Areosmith) we songs I used to sing to the kids when they were tiny.

There are songs that just creep up on my and I end up in tears, they might not have any great meaning, they just invoke a wave of emotions. Some are pretty obvious, something like Fight song by Rachel Platten which is so positive but has undertones of loss.

The other day I was listening to a random playlist and Lose yourself by Eminem came on and it just triggered something, it was the same where a video cropped up on Facebook, it was a Ministry of sound concert at the royal Albert hall, they played Toccata & Fugue in D Minor (Bach) that merge in Insomnia (Faithless), it just gave me goosebumps and then I just became overwhelmed.

I'd love to know that you all have the same relationship with music and would be willing to share your experiences.

Or am I just weird?

  • in reply to leveller61

    I think I've used many words to describe my feelings of "otherness", I tried out oddment for a while but I don't really think that's right either and quirky just don't fit as I'm not that whimsical.

    We are all different, just like everyone else.

    I think I'll just try and gain some sort of self acceptance and just be me?

  • in reply to DormouseAtRest_25

    Interesting! I hadn't come across that acronym before,  

    Where I can, I try to reclaim the word from its corrosive use to invalidate or 'other' us. As an antidote, I hold in mind a sense of weird as mysterious, powerful and unconventional.

  • in reply to leveller61

    "W.E.I.R.D." reminds me of the psychology literature demographic acronym:

    • Western,
    • Educated,
    • Industrialized,
    • Rich, 
    • Democratic.

    "..."WEIRD" in psychology literature oversimplifies the global diversity of human behavior."

    "...WEIRD was initially a useful reminder of the bias toward certain demographics in psychological research."

    www.google.com/.../amp

  • Music is really important to me and has been since infancy. It can ground, energise and soothe me.

    I am a dedicated Radiohead fan. I also really like The House of Love, Doves, Ride, Sigur Ros and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, among others.

    My preference is for music which engages me - where there is quite a lot to immerse myself in sonically.

    Back in 1986, I bought my first hi-fi separates system. I still use the same amp and speakers!

    I have been lucky enough to see lots of bands and solo artists live. Somehow, I navigate that type of sensory and social experience better than everyday life.

    As with , music has at times been a lifesaver for me.

    Certain songs anchor me right back to specific moments in my life, and to specific people, and I find that comforting.

    Weird, Hergé? Lots of us are by that measure, and weird is good.

  • Yes, I have music on much of the time. In my case, mostly classical music from a large CD collection (gathered from charity shops over the years). I like to keep my CDs in alphabetical order of composer, and I tend to play then in that order as well (at the moment, I have just started in on a 6CD collection of Mozart piano sonatas). But there are certain pieces that sort of get stuck in the CD player whenever I get to them. Franck's Violin Sonata (in the cello setting played by Jackie Du Pre), a collection of Satie's piano music, and Tavener's Akathist of Thanksgiving are some that come to mind.

  • I've had I Can't Defeat Air Man by Team Nekokan stuck in my head all month

  • So there’s this song, but it’s practically impossible to find because the artist doesn’t like streaming services. I have it because I own his CD. It’s Futari by Tatsuro Yamashita. It’s perfect. Whenever I hear it I fall into a state of blissful calm like no other.

    Bassist playing along to Futari

  • 'Blister in the Sun' by the Violent Femmes cam on in a restaurant I was in yesterday, I had to sing along, under my breath, no choice whatsoever.

  • in reply to Lonehare12

    I can get hung up on songs, when white ladder by David Gray came out i managed to put my wife off him for life Grin, I'm still not allowed to have it on when she's around.

  • I was thinking of posting a music thread this morning but didn’t have the beans to do it, so thank you for filling that space.

    You’re definitely not weird 

    Music has been a constant staple for me and I would go as far as saying it’s been lifesaving on occasions too.

    Spotify is fantastic I like to hit the Enhance button to discover new songs. I have “I don’t wanna wait” by War on Drugs, on repeat at the moment.

    Creep by Radiohead along with a few others of theirs definitely speak my language.

    Music can bring back strong emotions for me good and bad

  • I find some songs remind me of things

    Let it go from Frozen helps to remind me to let all the negativity in my life just go away

    The Happiest Girl by BlackPink makes me feel calm and relaxed in myself "But tonight, I'll be the happiest girl in the world
    You'll see like it doesn't matter
    Tonight, I'll be the happiest girl in the world
    You'll see like it never happened"

    I think there's more but can't remember at the top of my head