It struck me as I was making my "Memory Lane Overload - 80s & 90s" playlist on Rhapsody the other day (ahem) just how much of our formative lives is heavily-ridden with musical bookmarks that trigger precise feelings, states of mind, and actual pinpoint moments more than almost any other cue.
I'm a music FaReeeak! And also a bit of a Contemplative Geek at times. This means of course that I can't resist - documenting some of the memories I flash to when hearing certain songs sounds like OH SO MUCH FUN. So, I think I'll do it.
Starting now.
My Musical Flashback: "Walk Like an Egyptian", the Bangles, 1986, age 10
this house full of girls, girls, girls
five sisters and then there is me
diving into the "play makeup" and Aqua Net
your slumber parties were rarely without costumes and acting skills employed
enough blush to be seen from space and now it's time to practice
tease, tease, tease that hair!
cue camera operator!
take 4
dancing from bed to bed, egyptian-walking and lipsynching perfection
music video Stars need their Pringles and pizza
screening event with your parents
Success! once again the audience is impressed
(we put on many acts
mini-movies were made of pure genius HAHAHA
would make phenomenal blackmail today)
scrubbed-up and pajama'd, scary movie time if you dare
your mom brings popcorn sprinkled with something delicious
what was that? to this day i have no idea
crunch crunch hold hands!!! eek gasp
never as scared as i were you and your sisters
but you also told the best ghost stories
you taught me the art
of whispering a dream into a sleeping girl's ear
giggles as she recounted confused pieces of it in the morning
wake up
pancakes and eggs and loud and lovely
p.s. in memory of your mom.
