I had ear surgery a few years back. I had a bad reaction to the anesthetic and wound up unexpectedly spending the night in the hospital.
My awareness of my surroundings was shaky, my sense of time was nonexistent, I felt horribly nauseous, my joints all hurt, and the song “Cold and Broken Alleluia,” which my wife had been playing and singing around the house in the previous few days, WOULD NOT STOP floating through my head.
I’m sure the song is a good one, but every time I hear it I flash back to that miserable, miserable experience.
That was one of the songs on The Wall that I always skipped over, except that one time when I didn’t and now have to listen to if it comes on my iPod. :smack:
Whenever I’m in the car and hear the cool intro to Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion”, the stereo has to go up to 11 and my driver’s seat becomes Power Chord Central.
Anything by Jim Croce but particularly “I Got a Name”. This song hits me on a very deep emotional level. I can’t even explain how it affects me but if you’ve felt it, you’ll understand what I mean. I’ve heard people say the same about artwork, poetry, the sound of their new baby crying - I’ve never felt it for anything but that song.