Music Has the Power To…

I’m driving in my car, listening to the radio and Supertramp’s Take the Long Way Home comes on. I am instantly transported back to 1979, sitting on the console next to my boyfriend Wes in his brown and gold Camaro. And I am instantly filled with that burning, explosive feeling of first true love.

I’m sure you can relate. Music is so powerful. It has the power to transport us to different times and places in our past, whether they be good or bad times. Amazed by Lonestar is another song that, from the very first note, reminds me of a love that wasn’t meant to be. Sometimes I can listen to it, but most of the time I can’t. Most of the time the feelings that song invokes are too much to relive.

I wrote the previous two sentences yesterday morning, after posting on a thread GGmadeit posted, talking about how music takes her back to “people, places and things.” I instantly thought of those two songs when I read her post. Well, then things got real interesting.

I got in my car to go for my massage and had the intention to listen to Supertramp’s Take the Long Way Home, but the Universe had another plan. Typically when I plug my iPhone into the jack in my car to listen to iTunes, the last song I listened to will continue playing. Not yesterday morning. This is what started playing:

WTHF??? At this point I am FREAKING OUT!!! At first, I almost hit the “play next song” button, but then I realized there must be a reason why I needed to listen to that song - at that moment. So I did. And something magical happened. Once past the first few notes, the good feelings, the feelings of deep love for that man started pouring in. I started singing the song. I was covered in goosebumps. For a moment, I relived being in love. It was pure magic. And then something else AMAZING happened - the song was playing on a loop!!! It didn’t go to the next song on The Greatest Hits album, or the next song on a random search - no! It played over and over again because I let it. I sang my little heart out, covered in goosebumps, experiencing those strong, visceral feelings for about a half an hour, until I got to my appointment.

For some reason the Universe wanted me to have that experience yesterday. And something opened up. Maybe I’m ready to let love back in. We’ll see. I do know that I’ll be listening to more music and paying more attention to the feelings and memories it invokes.