WHAT'S YOUR SONG?

Is there a song from any genre--
Country, Rock, Golden Oldies, or Gospel,
Easy Listening, that the minute you hear
It brings back memories of how you felt?

Not necessarily romantic, though it could
Be.  But the song that instantly brings back the
Time and place you heard it, how old you were,
And what was happening in your life then?

Does it make you happy or sad?  Joyous or
Somewhat melancholy?  How much has your
Life changed, how much have you grown as a
Person since you first heard that song?  Gotten closure?

Were you young and carefree?  Ready to
Take on the world?  Or maybe struggling
With depression and that one song was the
Only bright spot in your dismal being?

Ray Stevens said "music is a universal
Language".   Music can bring people together.
When you can't find the words to tell someone
Something, music will express it, you don't have to utter.

When someone you care about is in the
Hospital and restless, just holding their
Hand and singing some of their favorite songs
(even off key), seems to calm them so they slumber.

It's also been found that music can cheer
Up or calm down patients with Dementia
Or Alzheimer's.  They remember the lyrics
Through the fog in their brain and sing with you.

It's hard to imagine a world without
Music.  That would be like one with
No love or kindness to get us through.
We all need music in our lives--that's no myth.