A song is a powerful creation of words and music. But it goes beyond simply being a product of creation. Any one song can transport me back in time to a specific place filled with certain people I love to remember. When I listen to a song, especially one attached to a memory deeply implanted in my mind, I am instantly in that moment and emotions are stirred within me.
As soon as I hear “O love that will not let me go”, I am in college again, surrounded by those friends and the community I made my own for 4 years. I learned this song as a part of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and I remember the joys of fellowshipping with my new friends for the first time as a college student.
“I just wanna fly” by Sugar Ray takes me all the way back to 8th grade. I spent a whole afternoon listening to the radio and waiting for the DJ to dedicate the song to “Laura”. And he finally did. Later in the school year, I danced my way through the entire song as my classmates and the boy who was my date cheered me on. Yep, that was the excitement of an eighth grader.
It’s funny how songs become attached to memories. The favorite songs of family and friends also make us think of them. And we are left smiling.
What songs leave you smiling with a memory?
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I thought I would reminisce about other songs and other memories, but 5 minutes is a short amount of time. These are the thoughts that came out as I typed a Five Minute Friday post. You can also follow #FiveMinuteFriday on Twitter.
Oh my goodness… I remember that song! Flashbacks!!
Thanks for sharing!
🙂 Your Five Minute Friend,
Cortney
greaterplanblog.com
It was a fun song, wasn’t it? 🙂 Thanks for the comment, Cortney!
For some reason today the song that has been going through my head is Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae singing “People will say we’re in love” from Oklahoma!
I don’t know that song, but it’s fun when songs are running through our minds! I still need to see Oklahoma too.
Great five minutes of writing Laura, i agree songs can bring some powerful memories back to life. One for me is Louie Armstrong’s Wonderful world, it reminds me of my life as a young working woman living in the inner city of Sydney I had a thing for old Jazz musicians and anything by Louie. yet every time I hear that song now it still leaves me feeling Good about the world and all the goodness in it.
What a great song and memory, Kath. I’ve always wanted to learn more about the history of Jazz music, but I like what I’ve heard. One day!
Sweet post.
Thank you, Denise!
I love music, and so many songs have meaning for me. I love “Oh that I were an angel” and “Oh divine redeemer”. Both those songs transport me to different times when my daughters sang them. Music makes me feel. It releases my heart. It brings me peace.
Those are sweet memories of your daughters, Patricia. And I agree – music releases all kinds of feelings. It’s also so easy to remember songs for years.
Oh boy, I can’t pick just one, Laura…so many songs speak to me and take me places! I love it!!
I know what you mean! These songs were the first to come out as I wrote, but I thought of many more. Music is great!