When You Hear A Song You Haven&#39;t Heard In Years...

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

17 Sep 18

It is incredibly powerful.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

16 Sep 18

It is indeed. It can be uplifting when you are down.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

16 Sep 18

@HazySue Yes, music can take you to a different level.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (40515)

• United States

14 Sep 18

There must be something about our brains that helps us remember words set to music better than just written words. I guess that's why so many commercials on TV have musical jingles to make us remember the product.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (40515)

• United States

16 Sep 18

@HazySue I memorized the books of the Bible from a little song years ago.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

16 Sep 18

I learned in 8th grade how to follow a drop of blood from the heat, around the body and back again. How? My teacher taught us a song about it. It certainly came in handy when I went to college and took Anatomy and Physiology.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

17 Sep 18

@1creekgirl I remember doing that in Sunday School

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458008)

• Switzerland

14 Sep 18

This is true and this is the reason why some songs make me very sad, they remind bad moments of my life.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458008)

• Switzerland

16 Sep 18

@HazySue Unfortunately it is impossible to block out the bad.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

16 Sep 18

Some songs remind me of sad times in my life even if the songs themselves are not sad.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

16 Sep 18

They can reminder you of bad and good. I remember the good times and try to block out the bad.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (79708)

• United States

13 Sep 18

Yes it certainly does and it makes me wonder how I can remember the words from songs so old yet can't remember where I put my keys

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

16 Sep 18

Funny isn't it? If everything was set in music they would be no memory gaps for me.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (79708)

• United States

16 Sep 18

@HazySue you are so right!! I wouldn't forget anything either

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

17 Sep 18

I tend to lose things like scissors, nail clippers, screwdrivers, and favorite pens.I have something like six pairs of scissors here, but the gremlins hoard them.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306113)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

15 Sep 18

I had a kids song run through my mind a couple days ago and I remembered every word and hadn't sung it since I was a kid. It always amazes me when I can do that. I think it helps keep the brain alive and active.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

16 Sep 18

I do the same thing. I try to strengthen the memory by listening to old songs. It is amazing how much you can remember.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

17 Sep 18

That happens to me too. Or I'll find myself singing something random like Time of the Season by the Zombies (from my late childhood) and be able to remember almost all of the words..."what's you're name/who's your daddy?/is he rich?/is he rich like me?"

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306113)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

18 Sep 18

@TheHorse I was going to say I hadn't heard that song or the group, but the words are a different story. I have heard those words before.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Sep 18

Yes, I can remember all the words to some songs. I don't always visualise people and places associated with them though.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

17 Sep 18

Often I do visualize a time and a place...and an emotional state...

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

17 Sep 18

@HazySue Me too.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

16 Sep 18

I visualize feelings and happenings more often than not.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Sep 18

It does. I can even remember what emotional conflicts I was going through at the time.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

16 Sep 18

@HazySue I think so too. It helps in other areas as well. When I was working with a 'troubled" 13-year-old client, I was able to accurately describe how he/I felt when "the girl you like best is walking toward you and you try to look cool but you actually feel a bit weak in the knees." He said, "How did you know???" It opened up a discussion about how to treat girls.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

17 Sep 18

@TheHorse That is wonderful. I think many times we can make a connection with them using music lyrics.

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