I was in the car the other
day and Stairway to Heaven came on
the radio. I overcame the (mild) reflex
to groan, then settled in to listen.
Before long waves of memories and feelings began to wash over me. I was grateful I had resisted the impulse to
change the station.
Then I got to thinking: that’s what we dig about a great
song. The memories, the feelings, the
associations – and not just in songs we’ve heard a zillion times.
A really good song will
reach out and grab parts of the world around you. It will latch on to little bits of you and
make itself real. It does so right away,
and then only grows from there. It
attaches itself to you, and sticks with you forever. It is everything you experience.
In essence, the song is
about you. So next time you hear a
classic and think you might be bored, watch it; you’re kinda thinking about
life.
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