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Family Forum / Marriage / Divorce / August 2006Songs and smells
I don't know if anyone else experiences this, but songs and smells can really take me back, more than photographs, etc. I just heard a David Gray song and now I am full of emotions about a boyfriend from 3 years ago, and I can't get him out of my head. Stairway to Heaven still takes me back to the dances in junior high school... The smell of Coppertone takes me right back to family vacations in Myrtle Beach and I feel that excitement of seeing the ocean when I smell it. The smell of Brut cologne still reminds me of my first boyfriend and I feel sentimental when I smell it. Do songs and smells bring you back? Elisa > I don't know if anyone else experiences this, but songs and smells can > really take me back, more than photographs, etc. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Elisa Yes. Totally. I think this is primeval. Its clear that hearing is more closely connected with mind, brain, autowotsit nervous thingy and emotions than sight. For example consider that at night you close your eyes but your ears continue to work and you use an audible alarm to wake up not someone waving a flag. I reckon smells are similar. Betcha a smell can wake a dog up. bogey > Yes. Totally. I think this is primeval. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > bogey I've read that smell elicits memory better than any other sense. Elisa 'I don't know if anyone else experiences this, but songs and smells can really take me back, more than photographs, etc. I just heard a David Gray song and now I am full of emotions about a boyfriend from 3 years ago, and I can't get him out of my head. Stairway to Heaven still takes me back to the dances in junior high school... The smell of Coppertone takes me right back to family vacations in Myrtle Beach and I feel that excitement of seeing the ocean when I smell it. The smell of Brut cologne still reminds me of my first boyfriend and I feel sentimental when I smell it. Do songs and smells bring you back? Elisa' REPLY: Yes, quite so. Whenever i hear the song : 'Hey Baby Theyre Playin' Our Song' by The Buckinghams...i immediately look for something to grab and start singing into it . When i hear 'Smoke on The Water' by Deep Purple, i usually buy a 6 pack of Sharps Beer at once. And, if i hear "Hit Me With Your Best Shot' by whats-her-name , i start playing Air Guitar regardless of where im at. If i smell a certain perfume on a woman (sorry, cant recall the name of it right now)...then ill take my jacket off and let her walk on it. And, if i > hear "Hit Me With Your Best Shot' by whats-her-name , i start playing > Air Guitar regardless of where im at. Pat Benetar If i smell a certain perfume on a > woman (sorry, cant recall the name of it right now)...then ill take my > jacket off and let her walk on it. Did you remember the name of the perfume? Elisa > If i smell a certain perfume on a woman (sorry, cant recall the name > of it right now)...then ill take my jacket off and let her walk on it. This song by the Smothers Brothers reminds me of my favorite odor -- Tom: I fell into a vat of chocolate. I fell into a vat of chocolate... Dick: What'd you do when you fell in the chocolate? Both: La dee doo dum la dee doo dum day... Tom: I yelled 'fire' when I fell into the chocolate... Dick: Why'd you yell 'fire' when you fell into the chocolate? Tom: I yelled 'fire' cause no one would help me if I yelled 'Chocolate!' 'Did you remember the name of the perfume? Elisa' REPLY: Not yet. But, a woman who wears it OWNS ME ! > 'Did you remember the name of the perfume? > Elisa' > > REPLY: Not yet. But, a woman who wears it OWNS ME ! Oh, I HAVE to find this perfume..;-) >> Dave in Lake Villa wrote: >>> 'Did you remember the name of the perfume? >>> Elisa' >>> >>> REPLY: Not yet. But, a woman who wears it OWNS ME ! Eau de Ewe? >> Oh, I HAVE to find this perfume..;-) I really think the sheep will start getting jealous.  Signature"Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions." 1981 > When i hear 'Smoke on The Water' by Deep Purple I think of Beavis and Butthead... >I don't know if anyone else experiences this, but songs and smells can really take me back, more >than photographs, etc. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Do songs and smells bring you back? Hell yes. I'm not going to elaborate though 'cause I just don't want to go there. elisa@myhome.com says... >Do songs and smells bring you back? Oh, yeah. "Cat's in the Cradle" reminds me quite a bit of my Dad. There's "Wild Child" that was the favorite of an old girlfriend and "Radar Love" that was my X's. In my collection of songs, there is a "mysongs" and a "hersongs" folders. fasten your seatbelts, its going to be a rough ride. wrote: >elisa@myhome.com says... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Child" that was the favorite of an old girlfriend and "Radar Love" that was my >X's. In my collection of songs, there is a "mysongs" and a "hersongs" folders. Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison) reminds me of when i met my ex. I was 21, and when that song came on we danced on barstools. Wild World (Cat Stevens) makes me think of when we split up becuz he said that was how he felt about it, even tho it was an old song at the time.. Kind of sad. "Now that I've lost everything to you You say that you want to start something new And it's breaking my heart, you're leaving Baby, I'm grieving If you want to leave, take good care Hope you find a lot of nice things to wear Then a lot of nice things turn bad out there You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do And it's breaking my heart in two Cause I never wanna see you sad, girl Don't be a bad girl Now if you wanna leave, take good care Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there Just remember there's a lot, I'd beware Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world It's hard to get by, just upon a smile Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world I'll always remember you Like a child, girl.." iam@mLnospammmm.com says... >Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison) reminds me of when i met my ex. I was 21, and >when that song came on we danced on barstools. There's a gauntlet of songs that remind me of my X. They start out with "Magnet and Steel" and slide into "S.O.S.," "Angie," and finally ends with "What Do I Have To Do." When I started dating Linda, I gave her two albums. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and "Songs of Faith and Devotion." (she has gotten a few more than that since, but they've been my little compilations). > Do songs and smells bring you back? Yessss...every time I hear the Rolling Stones.. I remember when we'd be travelling with our children in the back and Bo Diddley's song, "Who Do You Love" would be blaring out from the car cassette.......... And the chorus (below) would repeat, over and over...."Who do you love?" And our son, 4, would be yelling out, every time it was asked, "LISA"!!! (his little neighbour!) We always thought they'd end up married or something - he was smitten! Temily Who Do You Love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? I walked 47 miles on barb wire, Use a cobra-snake for a necktie. Got a brand new house on the roadside, Made from rattlesnake hide. I got a brand new chimney on top, Made from a human skulls. Now come on baby, let's take a little walk And tell me, who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? I got a Tombstone head and a graveyard mind, I lived long enough, and I ain't scared of dying Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? The sky was black and the sky was blue, Down the alley an ice wagon flew. Somebody bumped and somebody screamed, You should've heard just what I seen. Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Arlene took me by the hand She said: "Oo - ee, Daddy, I understand" Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? I think we all have songs and smells that take us back in time . The songs "Let's stay togeather" (Al Green ) and "Could this be the magic"(Barry Manilow) still reminds me of my ex . The same goes with the song "Lets get drunk and screw" ( Jimmy Buffet) . Now that one is a real tear jerker for me LOL : ) >I don't know if anyone else experiences this, but songs and smells can >really take me back, more than photographs, etc. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Elisa |
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