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Post by mystoryisgory on Sept 7, 2015 14:19:33 GMT -5
Yesterday I played The Smiths' There Is a Light That Never Goes Out for my sister and it brought her to tears because it reminded her of her ex-boyfriend who loved The Smiths. I told her that she didn't have to associate that song with anyone or any memories, as it was still an amazing song regardless of what experiences anyone has with the song. But then I realized that I hated a number of songs because they reminded me of terrible memories I have, and that I loved some terrible music because it reminded me of great times in my life. Which led me to think about how people keep memorabilia to remind themselves of certain events and people, even if the object itself is ordinary. And then I decided to ask the question: "Should people associate objects with memories?"
This topic also reminds me of this song:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2015 14:33:42 GMT -5
We shouldn't, but we do. I used to love the Manics but unfortunately I was getting into them when my depression was at its worst and there was a lot of shit going down. I can't listen to Your Love Alone Is Not Enough or You Stole The Sun From My Heart anymore cos the feelings come rushing back. Still, I do have the occasional listen of Slash n Burn and It's Not War, it's the fucking Manic Street Preachers after all  |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Sept 7, 2015 14:50:03 GMT -5
Oh yeah I do. When it's an object I want rid of it and with music I just try to avoid certain songs and artists as much as possible. When I do hear the songs I get very sad (sometimes I cry a bit) or very angry inside.
I don't think it's strange to associate memories with objects. It's very normal.
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Post by World71R on Sept 7, 2015 15:05:35 GMT -5
I definitely think so. It's a great way to jog our memory, and without certain objects to do so, I don't think we'd be able to remember our past as well as we do without it. Songs are a great way to remember certain memories, and I have many songs that I associate with great trips & also things where everything was going to hell (I have only two memories of that kind, thankfully).
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Sept 7, 2015 15:22:53 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by carlober on Sept 7, 2015 15:29:15 GMT -5
You know, I'm very good at remembering things, but for me it works in a strange way. I'm hopeless at learning something by heart (songs, poems, mathematical theorems and proofs, etc) but I'm excellent at associating things with moments of my life.
I can tell you precisely where and when I bought something, for example, or when I listened to a certain song for the first time, or what artists/songs I was into during any period of my life. I also tend to remember bad moments with an excruciatingly painful amount of detail.
It may sound cool but it's not: there are some great songs and bands which I can't listen to anymore because they are linked to bad moments... and there's no way I can't forget or overcome the "link" between them. The same with physical things, like any kind of present, books and even clothes.
That's a bit shit actually.
Obviously there are objects linked to wonderful memories too, and I'll never be able to get rid of them, no matter what they are.
Great thread, by the way!
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Sept 7, 2015 15:46:56 GMT -5
Sure, why not? It seems a perfectly natural thing to do. I don't think it's something I can personally do however.
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 7, 2015 19:11:57 GMT -5
I also do, very easily. Usually it is positive. Often, listening to an album is almost like looking at photographs you forgot you had. The best ones grow along with you, keeping the old memories and forming new ones too.
I can also see how easily a song can be "ruined" for a person. I find it hard to listen to Morrissey's "Life is a Pigsty", as a brilliant as it is, because it reminds me of a particularly difficult day. But it doesn't change the song just my feelings as I listen to it.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 7, 2015 20:43:25 GMT -5
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Post by Johnny Rhythm on Sept 7, 2015 21:08:02 GMT -5
yeah definitely, some songs and artists just remind me of certain times and hard times through my life, but thats the power of music, it can be your friend and comfort when no one else is |
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Post by mimmihopps on Sept 8, 2015 1:57:03 GMT -5
I think most people, including myself do.
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Post by morning_rain on Sept 8, 2015 3:16:41 GMT -5
I do it and I find it impossible not to.
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Post by uǝɥʇɐǝɥ on Sept 8, 2015 9:24:33 GMT -5
Somebody with Synesthesia on here?
Did the lightning engineer do a good job?
DLBIA is red.
Supersonic is green.
Champagne Supernove is purple.
Rock and Roll Star is blue.
So much for the live stuff.
But what colours do you asociate with rarely or not played songs?
I'm Just Saying is red?
Some might say is red?
I'm Outta Time is black or deep blue?
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Post by LightsOffInside on Sept 8, 2015 9:44:47 GMT -5
I used to strongly associate certain numbers with colours! Like 1, 2 and 4 would be blue, 3 would be green, 5 would be red etc.....but then it was later pointed out to me that my associations were directly in line with Thomas The Tank Engine Train colours and their relevant numbers....so that was that figured out haha. But yeah I definitely do this, although thankfully none of my favourite songs affect me with nothing but good memories Listen Up reminds me of getting through some shit times so I feel elevated when I listen to it, as I listened to almost nothing else at the time. And I am filled with nothing but sheer nostalgia when I listen the the Gorillaz Debut, great great great memories of childhood with this one. When this album first came out I bought it and was obsessed, with the music and the story. Without that I wouldn't be into half the incredible bands I'm into now. |
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Post by eva on Sept 8, 2015 10:15:13 GMT -5
You know, I'm very good at remembering things, but for me it works in a strange way. I'm hopeless at learning something by heart (songs, poems, mathematical theorems and proofs, etc) but I'm excellent at associating things with moments of my life. I can tell you precisely where and when I bought something, for example, or when I listened to a certain song for the first time, or what artists/songs I was into during any period of my life. I also tend to remember bad moments with an excruciatingly painful amount of detail. I'm exactly the same, except the math thing, I always enjoyed it to be honest. |
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Post by carlober on Sept 8, 2015 11:31:27 GMT -5
You know, I'm very good at remembering things, but for me it works in a strange way. I'm hopeless at learning something by heart (songs, poems, mathematical theorems and proofs, etc) but I'm excellent at associating things with moments of my life. I can tell you precisely where and when I bought something, for example, or when I listened to a certain song for the first time, or what artists/songs I was into during any period of my life. I also tend to remember bad moments with an excruciatingly painful amount of detail. I'm exactly the same, except the math thing, I always enjoyed it to be honest. Oh, I do like math, it's a big part of my life (what I do every day - when I'm not lazy - is strongly related to advanced mathematics, physics and calculus). But I'm a bit shit at remembering math stuff by heart, I always have to find something else which helps me to remember the procedure, like word games, bizarre connections between sounds, stupid things like that. Yeah, my mind works in a strange way  |
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Post by mystoryisgory on Sept 8, 2015 21:39:07 GMT -5
Something I realized: though I'll never step foot in the house I spent nearly my entire childhood in ever again (parents moved since), I would be able to look at nearly any random pattern of plaster on the wall and remember exactly what I was thinking while looking at that certain part of the wall.
It's strange, to say the very least.
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Post by mimmihopps on Sept 9, 2015 1:47:04 GMT -5
Songs, photos, people, even food, all those things are living things which bring us happy, but also sad memories back. Of course you can't keep stick to your old memories, otherwise you can't step forward, but without any memory, life wouldn't be complete.
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Post by yeayeayeah on May 22, 2022 22:04:05 GMT -5
The Doors and Led Zeppelin remind me too much of my teenage years that I can't really enjoy them now. I didn't have a bad time in my teens (for the most part) but sometimes you just want to enjoy music and not take a walk down memory lane.
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