Tuesday, August 17, 2010

The magic of music


I've never really understood the people who don't like music or are ambivalent to it. To me, it's not just something I mangled on a flute in middle school. It's little portable memories of people, events, places, and relationships. There are songs I can hear years later and they remind me of a person or a day.

Just a few examples:
Calli and Matt on the bus on BISP --Open Your Eyes (and rocking out)
Josh Cleveland -- Be Ok (Carousels) and Closing Time (backpacking)
Dani -- I'm On A Boat --that one time we jammed in the car

Mom --Walkaway Joe --she used to sing it to me when I was little
Callie -- There Goes My Life --from that time you said "I wish I knew how to quit you" to me after our Senior Celebration
Scott and Kirsten --You Belong With Me -- from that time we lost the Intramural Championship game unfairly and had to eat Panda and scream this to feel better.

A song comes on my iPod and I'm right back there. It doesn't seem to really work for negative memories, though "Happy Ending" by Avril Lavigne brings me back to a rough break up in high school. Soundtracks and movies have almost the same power. Sometimes a song will just click with me and it will always mean something to me.

The right music can make me run faster, study harder, and score higher on the LSAT. It's incredible and not quantifiable and I love it.

1 comment:

  1. You are awesome. Those songs remind me of you too, Dr. Rourke!

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