Songs you always associate with something?

[Bruscoe]

Whether that be from a movie, event, or even an ugly breakup, what are some songs that you almost always associate with something else?

For me, it would have to be songs that were featured on the various Grand Theft Auto soundtracks, specifically from San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV. I played a lot of multiplayer on those games back in the day, and would consistently hear them on repeat when I entered vehicles. I've since associated some of those songs with those games specifically, and they bring back memories of a simpler and more enjoyable time.

 

[cornimer]

There are so many! My brain associates a lot of popular songs with the era when I heard them the most. For example, I associate "Party in the USA" and "Evacuate the Dance Floor" with sixth grade because they were on the radio a lot when I was in sixth grade. If I thought long and hard about it, I could probably name 3-5 songs associated with each year of my life

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

I always associate the song "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls with Resident Evil 4, because I was really obsessed with that song when I was in middle school and I remember listening to it while watching my brother play RE4

 

[Midoriya]

There are a few songs I associate with people that I'm no longer friends with, but because of that they make me uncomfortable and I don't really ever listen to them.

 

[SkyKnight03]

I thought this thread was a fever dream. I was searching all over for it.

But yes. My school bus driver always played country music and I can't hear certain songs without feeling like I'm back on that bus as a child.

I also associate Ed Sheeran with high school. It was always playing his music on the radio on the way home.

 

[Captain Jigglypuff]

I associate Whitney Houston’s So Emotional with this:

 

[Ghost Of Mascevanje]

Too many songs to name, but I'll mention at least one:

I always associate Kenny Wayne Shepherd's "Blue On Black" with summer afternoons in the '90s.

 

[VernalLapin]

I have a ton of them lol

Probably the weirdest one is the fact that I associate the Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie with Antarctica/ the Subantarctic.

It feels like I’m passing by a remote and barren land but in a good way. When he says “and all the millions here” I imagine a huge penguin colony squawking faintly. Like the one on Zavodoski island.

I think it’s because my dad had this app in his phone that I loved playing with as a kid, where you could listen to radio stations from all around the world, including Antarctica. There was this one Antarctic station that played similar music I think. Not sure if they played that same song but it gives me those vibes.

Edit: I just found the station website! I love how they kept their old aesthetic, it’s so nostalgic hehe!

 

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[Seastar]

I always play music in the background when I'm browsing the internet, usually video game music. Sometimes I will accidentally start associating certain songs with whatever I was doing while listening to them.

There's also probably a lot of songs that I associate with road trips since I always had to listen to whatever my parents chose. I still do, but we have a lot less road trips now.

 

[Suguri]

The few metal songs I listen to (ex: Wherever I May Roam) make me think of my dear love because they're crazy into that genre.

Other than that, "Kalimba" by Mr. Scruff takes me back to when I used to play around with this old Windows 7 laptop, and "Love Together" by Nona Reeves makes me think of PaRappa the Rapper even when I'm listening to the original version and not the remix that plays in the anime adaptation. There's more, but those are the best ones I can think of right now.

 

[Kevinnn]

I always associate Meteor Shower by Owl City, with the book Every Day by David Levithan. I think it's because I became obsessed with the song around that time I was reading that book, and made mini music videos in my head of characters in the story

 

[lasagne_of_death]

Left Outside Alone has been ruined for me because I was listening to it on the radio when an online friend sent me a Jack Frost x Easter Bunny spicy fic. The song and my sweet innocence have been ruined.

 

[Ghost Of Mascevanje]

Everlast's "What It's Like" reminds me of a local radio station that I used to religiously listen to from 2001 up until the early 2010s when it started to incorporate Indie Pop into the programming. While that station mainly played Alternative Rock (along with some assorted Metal) during the early years, it also occasionally played a few select Hip Hop songs such as this one. "What It's Like" has an easily recognizable style, sounding something like acoustic/folky Hip Hop (the lyrics are also still very much relevant, even after 26 years).