I've noticed over the years that sometimes liking a song completely transcends the song itself. Sometimes when I hear a song I instantly associate it with a past life event, sweet or bitter (or bittersweet). Some of my personal associations
"Pepper-Butthole Surfers" During a senior year road trip to Vegas, we inexplicably played this song over and over. I still don't remember why, but now whenever I hear it, I think about driving through north Texas in the middle of the night
Memory factor: Sweet
"Wild Horses-Rolling Stones" A girl I dated a few years back was just beginning to get into classic rock. She asked me what my favorite Stones song was and responded with this, which she had never heard and ended up falling in love with also. We broke up 3 years ago and sporadically keep in touch, but stil everytime I hear this song, it makes me think of her.
Memory factor: Bittersweet
"I Never Wanna F'in See You Again-Rich Hardesty" This stems from a tiff I had with a female friend/fraternity brother's girlfriend several years ago. My roommate joined in with the argument so anytime she was around we just blared this song on repeat. Ironically, she's one of my closer friends now.
Memory factor: Bitter, although now just funny
"Ride With Me-Nelly" As a rule, I generally dislike rap songs, but senior year a group of friends and I all designated our own personal drinking song. I don't even remember what mine was anymore, but one of my roommates chose this and also came up with one of the stupidest looking white boy dances ever to go along with it.
Memory factor: Sweet
"No Rain-Blind Melon" A fraternity brother of mine had almost a polar oppsoite musical taste of me despite liking the same genre. He made me hate DMB even more, made me dislike Cake and even Pearl Jam by constantly overplaying everything. I love Pearl Jam, but it took me a few years after college to be ok to listen to them again. I associate this song with him because he was a huge Blind Melon fan, but absolutely hated this song even though it's the only song by them people know and really about the only semi-decent Blind Melon song.
Memory factor: Bitter
"Piano Man-Billy Joel" At a close friend's wedding reception several years back the Guinness was flowing freely. The night ended with everyone in a big circle on the dance floor swaying and singing along. Afterwards while climbing into our DD's van my friend was still singing with completely innaccurate lyrics. I kept punching him saying "Sing...the....right....words". This tradition had been carried on in a few other wedding receptions throughout the years, although usually without the punching.
Memory factor: Sweet
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We played "Pepper" because out of the 4 of us that and Chili Peppers were the only thing we could all agree on. The simplest way to solve the music dilemma was play that song, or wait until one of us fell asleep and ease the music restrictions.
I thought the drinking songs were from Junior year. Mine was either "Rollin" or "My Way or the Highway" it's starting to all blur together. It was also the only way to get you to listen to any Limp Bizkit. I can't remember what yours was either right now...
I would have sung the right words if I had known the right words. Your punching did nothing but ease your frustration with my singing.
We also agreed on the Beatles/Elvis cd. Picking out music was much easier once Spontak fell asleep.
And now I remember. Your song was My Way or the Highway because it was the only Limp Bizkit song that didn't make me want to jam an ice pick into your ear.
You know a band sucks when high praise for one of their songs is not becoming homicidal.
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