I'm sorry. But I think everyone has that one song that they know they are going to love forever and they can't stop obsessing about. While this song to me isn't quite to the point of obsession, I've loved it since I first heard it and I find it to be one of the most beautiful songs I've heard.
A friend once brought up an interesting concept to me while we were driving to Hudson one day. She asked me if I think that I'll like the music I like now when I'm older. And for some reason lately I've been thinking about that question. I think I will. I don't think I'll ever turn out to be my parents who practically never listen to music and tell me to turn it off whenever it's loud enough for them to just barely hear it. But I think regardless of that, I don't think I could ever dislike the music I like now. Especially some of the music that is so strongly linked to memories for me.
I want to know about people reading this. Do you think you'll ever not like the music you like now, when you are much older than you are now, I mean?
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That is a question that I think about a lot too. Sort of a weird thing to ponder but I can't help it. As a kid I always had the notion that music taste changes with age. Since my grandparents listened to country, I figured that all old people listen to country and always will. I now know that not all old people do like country music, and more than just old people listen to it. But I can't help but think that some people who are into things like punk, hardcore, death metal etc. won't be into it so much when they're older. I could be wrong.
Enough of my pointless meandering. I think that I will like a lot of the same music when I'm older. I tend to overdo listening and burn myself out, but I always come back. And you're right. It's the memories that make me do it. There are just those certain songs that are engrained in my mind, making me experience some life event all over again.
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great track... i think its good to use music to help you remember a time in your life and if a song meant something to u in the past it probably will in the future...
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Good question. Short answer for me is: yes.
But the next question: Is the song the same as it was after much time has passed?No. Are you the same person after much time has passed? No. Is a Twinkie the same after much time has passed? Yes. Am I a Twinkie? Not yet.
So, I still like what I listened to many years ago, however, I don't want to listen to it anymore. In my mind, feelings get attached to songs. Things fade with time though. Feelings regarding past events diminish, sometimes fade away altogether, and the song will one day fail to conjur the emotion and, instead, bring up only the memory of that emotion. At that point, there is little loyalty left and I simply skip to the next song. The old song can still be enjoyed, but the kick is gone. The good news, I suppose, is that the process continues as the years pass. New memories and emotions get attached to new songs.
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That particular Death CAb record is one I could play on repeat for days and not get sick of it. It's actually happened at work. It just plays and plays and I never think to change it. Every song just fits into my brain receptors perfectly, like little opiate molecules.
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I used to love Nirvana when I was in middle school and high school, they were definitely my favorite band ever. I never thought that they would ever not be my favorite band ever. Fast forward many years, they're not my favorite band ever anymore and they're certainly not even in my top 50 list of favorite bands.
That said, their music still has a nostalgic touch to it, which makes me like it for that reason.
Lots of stuff that I overplay I get tired of, but then a few years later I'll dig it again.
Guess it all depends on a lot of factors.....
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I think i'll still like the same music when i'm older but who knows
a couple of years ago I was into that screamo stuff a lot now I find myself deleting most of those bands off my mp3 player to make room for new music
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I am now older--older than I ever thought I'd be and I think the answer to your question is yes, I will always love the music I love now--not the catchy one-hit wonders that interest me for a while but the songs that speak to me like it sounds I'll Follow You into the Dark does to you. There are songs I loved 20 years ago that I still love now. The challenge is to keep listening to new music and don't let people tell you you're too old to listen to what you want to. I had a woman tell me the other day I'd be less tired at work if I stopped going to "silly" concerts all the time. SILLY CONCERTS! If I stopped going to concerts, I'd stop being who I am and since I kinda like who I am, I will not stop going to silly concerts. THAT is what you have to look out for as you get older. Peer pressure of the middle aged is just as ugly as in high school. Lesson over, now go turn up your stereo and listen to something new, ok?
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I probably will. My parents still love Nirvana after worshipping them since teenagers. I think the genre of music you like kinda stays with you until your seniorish age. I love all kinds of music though, from the beatles to nirvana to panic! at the disco. Death cab pwns them all though. My dad makes me switch from 107.7the end to teh shitty stuff he listens to tho.