AUTHOR: Sara TITLE: La Musica DATE: 1/22/2005 04:36:00 PM ----- BODY:

I sometimes think of the impact music has on our lives. My father used to tell me that your brain is wired so that smells, in general, remind of us previous experiences or memories. I think, for me, music is the same way. Even new music, whether there is a line in the song that "hits close to home" or a melody that reminds me of another, certain music holds descriptive images in my head, sometimes so vivid it is like I am living in the past. In the weeks after my last miscarriage, there was a song that completely captivated me. I am sure it is about something really random, but there is something beautiful about the song that sends me back to the way I felt when I knew that I was no longer pregnant. I still enjoy listening to it, although I think I do it because it allows me to remember, if that makes sense. "The Scientist", by Coldplay: the lines, "Nobody said it was easy, It's such a shame for us to part, Nobody said it was easy, No one ever said it would be this hard, Oh take me back to the start." I once heard the song was about the lead singers wife (Gwenyth Paltrow) but to me it is the conversation I never had with my child. I also like the lines: "Questions of science, science and progress, did not speak as loud as my heart." Through thinking about music, I have taken the time to pay careful attention to what songs remind me of. It is interesting, really, how we ignore that part of our brain sometimes. We simply know we love the song or type of music, but we don't consider why. Here are my recent findings: "Higher Love" - (Steve Winwood?) - reminds me of trips through the Colorado mountains with my family. The car smelt like apple juice and dryer sheets and I was obsessed with the weather we watched out the car window. It was a great time. "The Chauffeur" - (Duran Duran) Reminds of driving the Red Rock Mountain Loop here in Nevada with my first boyfriend. We would roll down the windows and let the rain sting our skin and blur our vision while enjoying the amazing shadows the mountains made on the road. "China" - (Tori Amos) A strange time in my life, trying to figure out "things" for myself. It was my first year in college and I was trying everything out or "testing the waters", so to speak. My friend Clover (what happened to Clover?) was my partner in crime. :-) "Satisfaction" - (Rolling Stones) Ah . . my mother. She loved (still loves) the Rolling Stones and although she has no beat whatsoever, she tries to dance to it. It is rather fun to watch. "Cowboys and Angels" - (G. Michael) I worked at a restaurant in high school and Kent used to come in and try to pick me up. He was much older and I liked toying with him some. I remember his shoes bothered me, he had these beat-up boots because he read gas meters for a living. He let me borrow this cd and I never returned it. Sorry, Kent. "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" - (Paul Simon) This song reminds me of my father . . . I don't know what else to say. "Lover Lay Down" - (Dave Matthews) When I met my husband, I kept telling myself that I needed to be single longer and not get tied down to anyone. I remember knowing I was going to have that conversation with him when he picked me up for lunch, but this song was on in the car. Yeah . . we never quite had that conversation. D. Matthews Band does amazing things to me. :-) My brother is in a band that has gone on some larger tours throughout the US and one of his favorite bands to tour with is "Jimmy Eat World". I bought one of the cds a few years ago and there is song that I also cherish. "Hear You Me", the lines: "If you were with me tonight, I'd sing to you just one more time, A song for a heart so big God wouldn't let it live . . " Beautiful . . Ladies, share some of your favorites!

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