Old songs that have a strange effect on you

[AKM47]

Don't know if there is a thread already up for this, if not I will start one

Every time I hear Layla - Derek & The Dominos on the radio I get a strong smell car exhaust
I can remember first hearing the song on the way to watch a thrill show & destruction derby at the Astrodome when I was young
Ever sense then whenever I hear the song, I smell exhaust

 

[FireInTheWire]

We took a road trip to California when I was a kid. 8 maybe. Dad had early 80's Dodge cozy craft van. We listened to one tape the whole way. One side was The Spinners, the other side was Kenny Rogers. Anytime I hear any of those songs I'm instantly on the back bench seat of that van looking out the big windows cruising across I40 in wonder. I remember it perfectly, the sights, smells and sounds.

 

[baboon]

I listen to Pandora Radio a lot., Often when my back hurtsI'll lay down in bed & play it the the TV. I'm surprised just how much music I can name the song & band in the opening seconds that's its being played.

There are lots to many to list songs that when they start my brain stats play the into on
Most Pink Floyd pre The Wall
Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs
Deep Purple Highway Star
Most Frank Zappa
Most Ten Years After
Most Led Zeppelin
Most Cream

 

[crystalphoto]

Kenny Rogers & the First Impression... What Condition My Condition Is In.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Bob Seger gives me weird vibes but I like the music.

 

[Wudidiz]

Whenever I hear Paint it Black, I hear inbound Hueys.
Barber's Adagio for Strings makes me sad.

 

[General Zod]

Whenever I hear Paint it Black, I hear inbound Hueys.

Those first drumbeats in Paint It Black always remind me of the mortar shells going off in the intro to "Tour of Duty" that were synchronized to the beat.

"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" and "This Is The Last Cowboy Song" always remind me of my dad. Not because he was any kind of cowboy, but those two songs always seemed to be playing on KVET in his old black GMC truck when I was a kid. They're pretty much pure nostalgia for me.

And I get goosebumps when I hear bagpipes playing a march or a reel.

 

[dsgrey]

I relate many songs to people I've known from 30, 40 or more years ago. It's probably because they over-played those songs so much. One example is a girl (not girlfriend) that constantly played Journey so any Journey song reminds me of her. She married my friend that played Def Leppard constantly so he comes to mind with those songs. Johnny Cash reminds me of being of being in my dad's stale smoke filled pickup with speakers mounted on the ceiling by your ears and he would only barely crack the vent window. Nothing against Johnny but that's the only thing he played.

 

[Gordo]

The Indian Love Song makes my head feel like it is about to burst...

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

Kenny Rogers & the First Impression... What Condition My Condition Is In.

The First Edition. Mac Davis wrote that song.

 

[crystalphoto]

Correct, that goes to show my condition...

 

[General Zod]

The Indian Love Song makes my head feel like it is about to burst...

 

[Moonpie]

This one makes me want to kick puppies.

 

[robertc1024]

Not the only one, but Christopher Cross Ride Like the Wind. He was in my neighborhood in Austin when I was growing up. Drove by his house frequently. I think he was a two hit wonder. Anything by St. Elmo's Fire - saw them at Armadillo World Headquarters a long time ago.

 

[Hoji]

Anything by Johnny Horton

 

[Texasjack]

Hold Your Head Up by Argent - I was in a bad place and a very tough situation. I drove down the road trying to get my head straight and for some reason the radio played this and Queen's We Are the Champions and it changed my whole day.

Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Night & the Pips - Something about a woman having that deep of a love for a man who was down to his last dime warms my heart.

Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs was mentioned earlier. It's just deep.

Point of No Return by Kansas - Something about that struggle to find meaning in the world, what makes a man try so hard.

When A Man Loves A Woman by Percy Sledge - I think it's the ultimate blues song.

Fortunate Son by CCR - This is the one where I hear Hueys. CCR had so many great songs: Put A Candle In the Window, Who'll Stop the Rain, Little Travelin' Band, Run Through The Jungle

Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker - Others have done the song, but his version is best. When he sings, "..And if I die in Raleigh, at least I will die free..", that's how I feel about Texas.

 

[General Zod]

Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Night & the Pips - Something about a woman having that deep of a love for a man who was down to his last dime warms my heart.

Fun and surprising fact...the genesis of the song was when the songwriter had a phone conversation with a friend of his who told him she was taking a midnight flight back home to Texas because she and her boyfriend had been arguing. "Midnight Plane To Houston" gradually became "Midnight Train To Georgia" as he mulled the phrase around in his mind and came up with lyrics and a tune.

The friend, by the was, was Farrah Fawcett. Her boyfriend she was arguing with was Lee Majors, early in their relationship. The story is confirmed by the songwriter Jim Weatherley, who even released a version called "Midnight Plane To Houston".

And now you know...the rest of the story. I'm not Paul Harvey. Good day!

 

[Axxe55]

CERTAIN SONGS CAN BRING BACK O LDMEMORIES

 

[Texasjack]

Fun and surprising fact...the genesis of the song was when the songwriter had a phone conversation with a friend of his who told him she was taking a midnight flight back home to Texas because she and her boyfriend had been arguing. "Midnight Plane To Houston" gradually became "Midnight Train To Georgia" as he mulled the phrase around in his mind and came up with lyrics and a tune.

The friend, by the was, was Farrah Fawcett. Her boyfriend she was arguing with was Lee Majors, early in their relationship. The story is confirmed by the songwriter Jim Weatherley, who even released a version called "Midnight Plane To Houston".

And now you know...the rest of the story. I'm not Paul Harvey. Good day!

Legend has it that Gladys Knight told the songwriter that black people don't take airplanes (at that time), and that's how it became a train.

 

[george b]

Kenny Rogers & the First Impression... What Condition My Condition Is In.

That's a great memory, except that they were The First Edition, not The First Impression...