Musical Memories

Do you ever hear a song and instantly remember something from your past? Like that memory is linked to that specific song and every time you hear it the memory replays itself? I can honestly say that nearly every song in my life is linked to a memory, usually good ones. If I listen to my mom's favourite artist, Bon Jovi, I can generate memory on top of memory and I appreciate this. I can remember the good times I've had with my mom through music that appeals to me. It helps me see why I like my mom and overpowers the reasons I don't. Simple memories are so often taken for granted that I have learned to be grateful for the times I remember my mom dancing around the living room with my siblings and I to Lost Highway (Bon Jovi), or how she would sing me to bed nearly every night with Hey Jude or Til' There Was You by The Beatles. It's a new way for me to cherish my childhood. I have playlists that act as my own photo album or home videos, because with every song comes a new memory from my past. I remember Picture by Kid Rock coming on while I was in Subway with my mom just after the song came out and both of us started singing along to it because it was our favourite song at the time. It's such a simple thing to do, but so special in my own way.