Hearing music from your past
@sprite1950 (30453)
Corsham, England
August 12, 2019 1:37am CST
Sometimes I will hear a piece of music that takes me way back into my past and brings back precious memories.
It occurs to me that at the time I may not have particularly liked it but when I hear it many years later it takes on new meaning. It isn't just a record that was about at the time but one that takes you right back into times gone by and can remind you of good or bad experiences.
I guess the very young have yet to experience this feeling of nostalgia but as I grow older I experience it more and more.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 Aug 19
mother found an old songbook and was singing the first lines of song after song after song. then she called her sister to tell her what she's doing and they started going down memory lane and laughing a lot.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
@marlina I was listening to the Beatles today which brought back memories
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
How lovely. The older you are the more memories you have. I suppose that's one advantage to growing older!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
Mine too. I was born in 1950 so my growing up years from childhood to adulthood were in the 60s.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
@LadyDuck 3 months apart as I was born in November 1950!
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
12 Aug 19
@sprite1950 We are close in age, I was born in February 1951.
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@crossbones27 (48435)
• Mojave, California
12 Aug 19
I definitely know that feeling. Appreciate it more also. Nice thought and post.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
Thank you. I think it's something we get to realise when we grow older as we have more memories to fall back on.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Aug 19
That happens to me all the time.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
It's a strange kind of sensation. Takes you back to a time you thought you had forgotten.
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@aureategloom (8344)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
12 Aug 19
two nights ago i was at the concert of an artist i used to like when i was little (even though he's like 20+ years older than me) and when he sang those songs i used to listen to as a child, i was so happy.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
Yes music can be so powerful. It brings back happy times for us
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@cyclopz (251)
• Sydney, Australia
12 Aug 19
I would say it's more it nostalgic. Bring back past memories and feelings as well. For some people a simple song wont have that effect, but to some it triggers back all those memories. I get it quite often, especially those song on the radio from my childhood days.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
Yes I get that a lot now. Sometimes the memories are happy but sometimes sad.
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
Yes I suppose there are some songs that take you back to bad times.
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
Yes it is. It reminds you that you have a past and hopefully the memories are good.
@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
18 Aug 19
@sprite1950
When I first came to live in Israel I would go on the bus and hear old songs sung in English and I thought that was something and really would have wanted to sing a long but I am sure the passengers would give me a dirty look or maybe join in too. It was nice listening to them. I am surprised that the bus drivers would not have Hebrew music on instead.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Aug 19
You should have sung along. They might have clapped you!
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
18 Aug 19
@sprite1950
Or thrown me off the bus because I cannot sing worth a darn. I may have ruined the song by singing along.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
12 Aug 19
Yes...our likings keep changing with time.
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@dgobucks226 (34369)
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13 Aug 19
When I listen to Oldies it registers a good feeling of summers past, high school/college years and concerts I went to. Playing those songs again elevates me into a great mood!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
13 Aug 19
Wouldn't it be a dull world without music. I love the way it takes us back into our past.
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@dgobucks226 (34369)
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14 Aug 19
@sprite1950 Absolutely! There is music for every mood and memory 
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Aug 19
Yes for me too it is occasionally when I hear an old song.
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