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Have you ever wondered what is it about the melodies in music which causes us to recall entire events or experiences? What I mean is what causes us to hear a Jackson Five song or Tupac recording and suddenly we are like teenagers or small children again even to the point of remembering what we were wearing, the people we were around, even the smell of the environment we were in. This must be what the Ancient Seers meant by music soothing the savage beast as they realized that music and the sounds they produce actually stimulate the central nervous system of the brain in such a way as to cause the very cells of the body to remember more than just the sounds but also the very emotions which were stored within those sounds. So if you want to feel young again or remember things you may forget in the future go back and listen to the sounds of your youth or make sure you listen to meaningful music now while you are young so you will have the ability to store meaningful experiences for the future when they may be what you will need to rejuvenate yourself.

Just a word of advice from "The Rev." - an old-young man :)

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Comment by msK on January 1, 2009 at 7:42pm
Hey Rev :)
Happy new year ... interesting blog ... yes, that is true - especially we get reminded of the feelings we dealed with at certain ages when we listen the music from our past ... I am also very fascinated how words makes me remember my melodies ... If I write lyrics to my melodies i can recall them again .. if I don't put words with them they disappear more easily ... it's like words nailes the notes to the memory !!!
... putting words on feelings also makes us remember the feelings .. so I guess feelings are music !!!!

xo msK
Comment by Jack Knight on December 31, 2008 at 11:04am
Very well said, I always remember "color me bad's, I wanna sex you up, or Soul to soul when i first learned how to drive, and me and my man Abdu nuwr use to take the brothers 4 runner jeep and practice, those was the good days all days.

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