Musical recall
The ability to create a playlist of songs from a very early part of your life reflects on our ability to find music from a long time ago. I do not care about your age whether you were 10 or 50 what you think of as a long time ago is exactly that. From a far distant past. So here’s the test. When you choose a selection of songs from whatever the year do they still bring you pleasure? Not just the beat. Not just the lyrics. When you hear a given tune are you brought back to a different time. Perhaps when life was simpler. Think about it. You can now relive the best times of being a teenager or being deep into your studies in college or playing with a new family. The music does that for you in a way that a book will not. I happened upon an album from when I was still in high school. No need to name the artist. Just take it from me. The songs still work. The musician knew what was going on. And I realized I can come back to this playlist years from now and I will probably find a similar reaction on my part. Music is timeless. There are many things that we can no longer do. A factor of age and location. But the tunes? They hold the same level of importance. So, if you find yourself skipping along take that as the ultimate round of applause for the musician their effort is still working for you. I suppose a great artistic masterpiece can have similar qualities but the tunes are the simplest way to start up your own time machine and head back to earlier. Try not to sing too loudly. Remember that others have their own personal soundtracks and you were probably not part of it then or now. Just a hint.
