Music

I know this is going to sound very Peyton Sawyer of me, (shout out to all you OTH fans) but have you ever noticed the power of music?

"People say music doesn't change lives, whatever...have you ever heard a song and it takes you back to a certain moment in your life? Like you can pinpoint exactly where you were and the exact time..."
-Peyton Sawyer

Peyton was one of my favorite characters on One Tree Hill and I'm very disappointed they took her off (VERY!) but I think she was totally on to something when she talked about music...
{hear me out}

Today as I drove myself to work, sunroof open seat warmers on, I played {ok, blared} "Single" by NKOTB. I know, I know...but this song gives me a feeling I can't easily explain every time I hear it. I takes me back to October 2008 to American Airlines Center where I got to see my favorite childhood group preform 20 years later. It was the opening song as they flashed all the old pictures on the screen, exactly how I remembered them. Maybe this makes me weird, I don't know...and quite frankly...I really don't care because it means something to me.

I have a lot of special songs that the second I hear them takes me to a happy place.

My Girl instantly makes me want to call my dad and sing in his ear...
Somewhere Out There makes me want to call my sister Natalie and sing together looking up at the sky...
Seasons of Love make me want to call and sing to Lindsey... {mainly to hear her hit that super high note}
The second I hear I Call It Love I think of Love Bug and I on the Riverwalk in Shreveport...singing together. <---ha!

Music is a great thing. I admit I may not always know the lyrics, to be honest, you'll probably find me making up my own most of the time, but I love it. The beat, the way it allows you to remember your exact existence in time, the way it can capture your thoughts and feelings...and make sense of your world.

Am I crazy...or are there others that share this same feeling?