http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5485&msg_id=5488 My redneck is showing, but Dixie Chicks, "Wide Open Spaces" because it came out as I went to college in Arizona (wide open spaces in the west) and the description of the parents in that song pretty much encapsulated my parents reactions to me going to college. The "Saras" have gotten me through basically every breakup ever. (Sara Evans, Sara Bareilles, Sarah McLachlan). I have strong associations with stupid dance songs. I learned the macarena from the older "cooler" kids on a church trip and I always think about it and that trip. "Hey Mickey" reminds me of my friend Tiffany who knew all the moves to the dance to that song and would lead us all in it during middle school dances. Learned "Mambo Number 5" on an exchange trip to Germany in high school (six months before it became big in the US my hipster wanted me to tell you) and there was a bar dance to that song too but it never made it over to the US. lizinthelibrary@idkfa.com (lizinthelibrary) Cognitive Surplus Thu, 03 Oct 2013 14:55:16 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5485&msg_id=5488 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5485&msg_id=5486 The Atari's cover of "Boys of Summer" is a triple threat: It was a hit the summer after my senior year of high school. It's about nostalgia and not being able to return to the past. It's a cover that was modified from the original to be more relevant to our generation, and already the modifications are losing relevance. Additionally, The Format has an album or two that I listened to on repeat (quite literally, as I had a 45 minute commute) while I was living in Arizona. Curiously, a lot of the songs are about living in Arizona. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:54:26 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5485&msg_id=5486 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5485&msg_id=5485 Listening to a DJ Shadow album I haven't listened to in a while - now recalling vivid memories of CounterStrike benders while listening to this in the background. Oh, college. Anyone else have music just bring up vivid associated memories, even weird ones like this one? kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Cognitive Surplus Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:59:29 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5485&msg_id=5485