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What song causes you to just zone out?
I am very prone to certain songs. They affect me in profound ways. Many songs instill a kind of "blast-from-the-past" by conjuring up certain memories that can only recall when hearing that particular song which quickly dissipates when the song is over. The song actually enhances the memory in a way.
The '60s British Rock band the Moody Blues had many songs that were that way. (Then again, that was their trademark). Songs like Lovely to See You, Question and Isn't Life Strange were some of the most mesmerizing tunes I had ever heard.
But the ultimate was a song called Tuesday Afternoon which was probably their most popular hit after Nights in White Satin. I heard this song way back in 1978 when I was first starting to get into rock 'n roll.
When I started hearing the song a lot in the early '80s, it reminded me of those happier days in 1978. However, they only played the first part of the song. It was supposed to be played with a follow up song called Evening Time to Get Away but most pop stations usually cut out before playing that second part.
On June 14, 1982, I was driving downtown when I heard both songs played back to back for the first time in years. I was so floored, so affected after hearing that song, that I just walked around in a daze for the rest of the day, unable to get it out of my mind. It brought back some long-forgotten distant memory that had been locked up in my mind for years.
Ironically, nowadays, the song Question brings back memories of 1982, the year I was most into the Moody Blues. If anyone is familiar with that song, it's that change in tempo early in the song that is most affecting, when the lead singer starts to sing "I'm looking for..."
Anyone else ever affected by a song to this great a degree?
I am very prone to certain songs. They affect me in profound ways. Many songs instill a kind of "blast-from-the-past" by conjuring up certain memories that can only recall when hearing that particular song which quickly dissipates when the song is over. The song actually enhances the memory in a way.
The '60s British Rock band the Moody Blues had many songs that were that way. (Then again, that was their trademark). Songs like Lovely to See You, Question and Isn't Life Strange were some of the most mesmerizing tunes I had ever heard.
But the ultimate was a song called Tuesday Afternoon which was probably their most popular hit after Nights in White Satin. I heard this song way back in 1978 when I was first starting to get into rock 'n roll.
When I started hearing the song a lot in the early '80s, it reminded me of those happier days in 1978. However, they only played the first part of the song. It was supposed to be played with a follow up song called Evening Time to Get Away but most pop stations usually cut out before playing that second part.
On June 14, 1982, I was driving downtown when I heard both songs played back to back for the first time in years. I was so floored, so affected after hearing that song, that I just walked around in a daze for the rest of the day, unable to get it out of my mind. It brought back some long-forgotten distant memory that had been locked up in my mind for years.
Ironically, nowadays, the song Question brings back memories of 1982, the year I was most into the Moody Blues. If anyone is familiar with that song, it's that change in tempo early in the song that is most affecting, when the lead singer starts to sing "I'm looking for..."
Anyone else ever affected by a song to this great a degree?