Music and Memories

I've been writing about my late teens and early 20s, and I've found music that reminds me of that time is really helpful in evoking memories. While I've been listening to the same self-indulgent Morrissey songs I loved when I was a mopey teenager, my current favorite is Kate Nash's album Made of Bricks. It's frightening how well some of the songs capture my college relationship, the first of my relationships that went on too long. Rather than making me remember those wasted years, the songs make me want to revel; I even smile and bop my head around if I'm listening to them while washing the dishes. Perhaps this response is my expression of happiness at our breakup. I think I'll figure it out if I keep listening. Listening is the key.