Music and Memories

Every week we think about what to write on our blog topic and this week is no different. As I thought about different things related to music, my mind led me to music’s ability to remind me of my loved ones that have passed away. In the past, one of my relatives (my cousin) wrote songs that she sang herself. Most of her songs were about relationships and dealing with them. However, one of her songs was dedicated to my grandma, whom I've only gotten to know during my early childhood, so my memory of her is pretty vague. While listening to the song, I reminisced about my time with my grandma and I fell in love with the song. It described the unconditional love my grandma had for her family and how we would never forget her. I love this song because I do not want to forget about the few memories I do have of my grandma; also the fact that the lyrics and the melody are gentle and smooth, contributes to my love of the song.

I have also had other experiences of music and the remembrance of loved ones that have passed away, one that affected me differently. In this particular experience, the song that reminded me of this loved one already existed. The song was very popular during its release and is known as "Please Don't Go" by Tank, an R&B singer. My loved one was a friend of the family and he had the song playing on his MySpace profile, you could tell he loved the song. He also use to sang it a lot. I also loved the song, but after his passing, I couldn't really enjoy the song anymore. Even though it occurred a while ago, till this day that song reminds me of my friend.

Many times music expresses the emotions you feel, which is what these particular songs did for me in sparking my memory of my loved ones. Even in a sad scenario, music makes it a positive outcome because it creates more memories that one can remember along with other memories. So all-in-all, I appreciate all of the things that music brings and that is why I love it.