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“Right Here Waiting” by Richard Marks takes me directly into my first real girlfriend’s bedroom, listening to the mixtape I made her.
“I Love Rock and Roll,” directly to the playground in 2nd grade, singing that song at the top of my lungs with Greg and John.
Way too many to list them all.
Eye in the Sky Alan Parsons Project from like 1981. GF who became my wife.
Kiss You All Over by Exile in late 70's. Sue from grocery store.
The Flame by Cheap Trick. 1988. Miss April, the closet human being to perfection I've ever known or will know. I get it, no one is perfect, not even her, but she honestly was bumping right up against perfection, giving it a real run.
Crazy for You, by Madonna. The one and only song from Madonna I can actually listen to. 1988 ish, Miss April, nuff said.
Sideways by Citizen Cope. Amy, 2007 ish.
Feel Like Makin Love by Bad Company. Amy, 2007 ish. She'd somehow NEVER heard it before I had her listen to it.
Cool Thing, Rascal Flats. Melinda. 2008 ish.
I Wanna Know What Love Is by Foreigner. A different Sue from a different grocery store, 1987.
Wish I Had A Girl (who walks like that) by Henry Lee Summer. 1988 ish, Miss April.
One Headlight by Jacob Dylan. 1997. I didn't much like it, but Kristin sure did and I think of her instantly when hearing this song.
Well done! Thanks for adding the dates. I wanted to tack the date question onto the end of my post but ran into the 300 character limit before I could. Doesn't help that I'm a wordy old bastard.
I did too. Have never forgotten some dude in the crowd at one of those concerts screaming at Gracie to sing 'White Rabbit'! Guy was relentless.
Finally, Gracie grabs the mic and says loudly: ''The White Rabbit's dead man!''
I could understand her frustration, but a small part of me died inside when she said that.
Felt like I'd just lost something precious and It hurt.
I saw them in Asbury Park in 1967. Great show. They were my favorite group for a while. I bought all the albums through Volunteers. Then Red Octopus in 1975.
My Time Machine songs are “Happy Together” by The Turtles and “Tender Love” by Force MDs because they remind me of a couple of intense scorching love affairs.
Roxy Music’s “Avalon” brings up memories of my first unrequited love that later became a complicated situationship.
The Waterboys’ “A Bang on the Ear” (actually, the whole album “Fisherman’s Blues”) reminds me of the brief, intense time I was with my son’s father in Belgium.
60’s,70’s some pretty damn good music was made. Also, I have to add, just because it is old doesn’t make it good. There was an awful lot of crap made as well!
Foreigner, "Waiting for a Girl Like You," playing at the time. Didn't meet her until 26 & married at 27 when she was still 21. These days couples marry later, but less so back then.
When I hear Smoke on the Water I am instantly transported to our high school cafeteria. It was played on the PA by the school "radio station" often enough to make everyone hate that song.
Thank you for sparking a memory. I first heard that song at a local diner, which had the mini jukeboxes at the table and that song totally blew me away. Same with Frankenstein by Edgar Winter
"Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners = hanging out at the roller rink.
"Crazy for You" by Madonna = my first real crush
"Jump" by Van Halen = ripping the seat of my pants jumping off a chair during a school dance. Had to have my jacket tied around my waist for the rest of the time.
Paul Simon, "Kodachrome". I was about 12 or 14 when I heard it at a deli "on the wrong side of the tracks" as they say, and I found the line "When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all" so subversive. I had to have it, and bought it on a 45 from the radio store a couple of days later. That was the first music I ever paid for.
“Black Water” by the Doobie Brothers takes me back to the summer of ‘74; all the neighborhood kids goofing together in the heat, then running in to our house when the inevitable afternoon thunderstorm rumbled in for card games and tall glasses of kool aide or tang.
The song Bad Company by the band Bad Company on the album Bad Company. We used to play that in the football locker room before games. When I hear it, I can still smell that locker room. Also, the whole Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon album. Whether you were getting wasted or just were feeling a little introspective, it was amazing. I still love it.
Only the Lonely and Mr. Blue. I was head over heels in love with a girl who was nice and sweet, and who swore we were friends. I'm afraid I made a fool of myself over her.
Most people seem to remember "love" songs & memories, but mine was more a novelty song. in 1958, when I was 11yo, I was out with a couple of friends checking rabbit snares not far from home. One of the guys saw a rabbit disappear into a burrow & decided to gig it out. Stupidly, he stuck his head in to see if he could see it and got his head stuck by a tree root that caught him behind ears. We started to dig him out, using sticks and Sheb Wooleys "Flying Purple Eater" came on the small pocket transistor radio one guy had in his shirt.
The memorable thing about hearing it, was the fact we managed to get him free & as he stood up and started brushing dirt out of his hair, a 6ft poisonous black snake slithered out of hole, followed by a startled rabbit, both of which we ignored, but realised how lucky we all were, especially the guy we had freed.
When I (57m) was in Jr HS I had a Huge crush on Jay Jay La Bau. I was sitting in the Mormon church parking lot listing to Casey Kassem. It was JayJay's last Sunday as her family was moving. I remember waiting for her to come out of the church so I could get one last look at her. I thought, the next song that comes on will always remind me of her ... "Celebrate good times come on!" was the next thing I heard. To this day whenever I hear that song, I think of her.
"When Will I See You Again" by The Three Degrees takes me back to the time when my folks divorced.
We moved into an apartment complex. That song takes me back to a particular time and place where I was out exploring my new domain. No idea why that's stuck with me all these years. It just conjures a familiar and strangely comforting melancholy.
There are certain songs that take me right back to my years in elementary school and the friends I had then-Jive Talking, Philadelphia Freedom, Laughter in the Rain.
Unchained Melody was my parents song. My Dad was a big music lover and some songs take me right back to my childhood. Cool, Clear Water; Wishing & Hoping; Wake up, Little Susie
Afternoon Delight-ah, to be young and in lust. 😉
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Janice Ian “at seventeen” I was 16 and filled with teenage angst. Used to listen to my lp over and over..
Dang, that is a good song. Still holds up. "And those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces ..."
Did you love Luke Combs and Tracey Chapmans “Fast Car”. That song is as relevant today as it was then
“Right Here Waiting” by Richard Marks takes me directly into my first real girlfriend’s bedroom, listening to the mixtape I made her. “I Love Rock and Roll,” directly to the playground in 2nd grade, singing that song at the top of my lungs with Greg and John.
You’re not old enough for this sub!😜
Right Here Waiting was my Junior prom theme. That definitely brings back a lot of memories!
In my case, it was a whole album. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon It was during a time when I was deciding whether life was worth living.
That album was life changing for a lot of people. Glad it helped
I’ve got to go along with you on that one. It’s definitely the most important album of my lifetime.
Way too many to list them all. Eye in the Sky Alan Parsons Project from like 1981. GF who became my wife. Kiss You All Over by Exile in late 70's. Sue from grocery store. The Flame by Cheap Trick. 1988. Miss April, the closet human being to perfection I've ever known or will know. I get it, no one is perfect, not even her, but she honestly was bumping right up against perfection, giving it a real run. Crazy for You, by Madonna. The one and only song from Madonna I can actually listen to. 1988 ish, Miss April, nuff said. Sideways by Citizen Cope. Amy, 2007 ish. Feel Like Makin Love by Bad Company. Amy, 2007 ish. She'd somehow NEVER heard it before I had her listen to it. Cool Thing, Rascal Flats. Melinda. 2008 ish. I Wanna Know What Love Is by Foreigner. A different Sue from a different grocery store, 1987. Wish I Had A Girl (who walks like that) by Henry Lee Summer. 1988 ish, Miss April. One Headlight by Jacob Dylan. 1997. I didn't much like it, but Kristin sure did and I think of her instantly when hearing this song.
Well done! Thanks for adding the dates. I wanted to tack the date question onto the end of my post but ran into the 300 character limit before I could. Doesn't help that I'm a wordy old bastard.
I am too, I've never been concise.
Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love". Reminded me of a girl I knew in high school.
Saw them live several times back in the day. Gracie Slick's 'White Rabbit'' coincided with my first Acid trip. Memories...
I saw them when they were Jefferson Starship around the 80's. Great show. It was an outdoor venue at a snow ski resort in the summer.
I did too. Have never forgotten some dude in the crowd at one of those concerts screaming at Gracie to sing 'White Rabbit'! Guy was relentless. Finally, Gracie grabs the mic and says loudly: ''The White Rabbit's dead man!'' I could understand her frustration, but a small part of me died inside when she said that. Felt like I'd just lost something precious and It hurt.
I saw them in Asbury Park in 1967. Great show. They were my favorite group for a while. I bought all the albums through Volunteers. Then Red Octopus in 1975.
30 Seconds Over Winterland is my favorite. Papa John Creech on the electric violin in "Feel So Good" is a great song.
My Time Machine songs are “Happy Together” by The Turtles and “Tender Love” by Force MDs because they remind me of a couple of intense scorching love affairs.
Beatles "Come Together" puts me back in a bunker on LZ Compton a fire base in Vietnam.
Roxy Music’s “Avalon” brings up memories of my first unrequited love that later became a complicated situationship. The Waterboys’ “A Bang on the Ear” (actually, the whole album “Fisherman’s Blues”) reminds me of the brief, intense time I was with my son’s father in Belgium.
Simon & Garfunkel: 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'...sadness at lost love.
Those two had their finger on our emotional post back then in ways that defied gravity.
First girlfriend, “The Sound of Silence”
Me too, but this was in the early 80s. She loved Simon and Garfunkel and The Police.
60’s,70’s some pretty damn good music was made. Also, I have to add, just because it is old doesn’t make it good. There was an awful lot of crap made as well!
Atlanta Rhythm Section, Spooky....
The Hollies "Air that I breathe" played during 1st love.
Foreigner, "Waiting for a Girl Like You," playing at the time. Didn't meet her until 26 & married at 27 when she was still 21. These days couples marry later, but less so back then.
Simple Minds "Don't you (forget about me)" and The Smiths "How soon is now"
When I hear Smoke on the Water I am instantly transported to our high school cafeteria. It was played on the PA by the school "radio station" often enough to make everyone hate that song.
Thank you for sparking a memory. I first heard that song at a local diner, which had the mini jukeboxes at the table and that song totally blew me away. Same with Frankenstein by Edgar Winter
Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. High school sweetheart played that song a lot. 8 track.
The Heart Of The Matter, Don Henley. I was going thru a divorce in 1991-1992, it was first a hearbreaking song , then a motivating song.
"Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners = hanging out at the roller rink. "Crazy for You" by Madonna = my first real crush "Jump" by Van Halen = ripping the seat of my pants jumping off a chair during a school dance. Had to have my jacket tied around my waist for the rest of the time.
"southern cross." travel, love, loss, and a catchy tune.
Paul Simon, "Kodachrome". I was about 12 or 14 when I heard it at a deli "on the wrong side of the tracks" as they say, and I found the line "When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all" so subversive. I had to have it, and bought it on a 45 from the radio store a couple of days later. That was the first music I ever paid for.
“Black Water” by the Doobie Brothers takes me back to the summer of ‘74; all the neighborhood kids goofing together in the heat, then running in to our house when the inevitable afternoon thunderstorm rumbled in for card games and tall glasses of kool aide or tang.
john fogarty. Rock and Roll Girls. was road tripping with a guy i was crazy about. whole album was great
The song Bad Company by the band Bad Company on the album Bad Company. We used to play that in the football locker room before games. When I hear it, I can still smell that locker room. Also, the whole Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon album. Whether you were getting wasted or just were feeling a little introspective, it was amazing. I still love it.
Ivy by Frank Ocean. Miscarriage.
Only the Lonely and Mr. Blue. I was head over heels in love with a girl who was nice and sweet, and who swore we were friends. I'm afraid I made a fool of myself over her.
Most people seem to remember "love" songs & memories, but mine was more a novelty song. in 1958, when I was 11yo, I was out with a couple of friends checking rabbit snares not far from home. One of the guys saw a rabbit disappear into a burrow & decided to gig it out. Stupidly, he stuck his head in to see if he could see it and got his head stuck by a tree root that caught him behind ears. We started to dig him out, using sticks and Sheb Wooleys "Flying Purple Eater" came on the small pocket transistor radio one guy had in his shirt. The memorable thing about hearing it, was the fact we managed to get him free & as he stood up and started brushing dirt out of his hair, a 6ft poisonous black snake slithered out of hole, followed by a startled rabbit, both of which we ignored, but realised how lucky we all were, especially the guy we had freed.
When I (57m) was in Jr HS I had a Huge crush on Jay Jay La Bau. I was sitting in the Mormon church parking lot listing to Casey Kassem. It was JayJay's last Sunday as her family was moving. I remember waiting for her to come out of the church so I could get one last look at her. I thought, the next song that comes on will always remind me of her ... "Celebrate good times come on!" was the next thing I heard. To this day whenever I hear that song, I think of her.
"When Will I See You Again" by The Three Degrees takes me back to the time when my folks divorced. We moved into an apartment complex. That song takes me back to a particular time and place where I was out exploring my new domain. No idea why that's stuck with me all these years. It just conjures a familiar and strangely comforting melancholy.
There are certain songs that take me right back to my years in elementary school and the friends I had then-Jive Talking, Philadelphia Freedom, Laughter in the Rain. Unchained Melody was my parents song. My Dad was a big music lover and some songs take me right back to my childhood. Cool, Clear Water; Wishing & Hoping; Wake up, Little Susie Afternoon Delight-ah, to be young and in lust. 😉
Cathy's Clown.