Creature of habit
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!http://pearlofcivilization.net/images/142.gif (Will drool for bells)!:http://www.londonstimes.us/toons/Diesslin.htmDo you have Pavlovian responses to any particular songs? There are a few that I have listened to so many times, and loved for so long, that the very first note can catch my attention in any situation. I feel like the beginnings of certain tracks could be used as superhero tech to summon me back to headquarters, like a bat signal or spider senses. "You'll have to excuse me, gentlemen. Somewhere, someone is playing my song."The biggest one for me is Deep Waters by Dirty Three. It's epic; I find it physically addictive. One time it actually did summon me across the desert (at Burning Man) before I could get close enough to realize what the sound was. "Oh, it's that song that has been hardwired into my brain. Sorry for the long walk, companions."bq. - "Deep Waters, by Dirty Three":http://party.alohamedia.net/wangerfamilie/rock/outside/dirty3-deepwaters.mp3That's a 16-minute instrumental mp3 link-- not for the faint of heart-- but you could listen to just the first 10 seconds to hear the beacon signal. That first chord puts all my senses on alert until it resolves into the second strum.There are a few other songs that work like that for me, in less extreme ways. The beginning of Trompe Le Monde by The Pixies. Several "Elephant Island":http://alohamedia.net/elephantisland songs, because those are friends of mine. I'm sure everybody has a different selection; it's mostly based on personal experience and not absolute quality.The funniest aspect of these homing signals is that I think they could be used against me. I just realized that part of the reason I'm so inclined to like Chet's album Kau'ai might be that it opens with this:bq. - "Grow Old Gracefully":http://party.alohamedia.net/wangerfamilie/rock/outside/chet-grow-old.mp3, by "Chet":http://myspace.com/chetTry the first 10 seconds of that, and compare it with the first 10 seconds of my one enduring master, that Dirty Three song up there. I think, somewhat objectively, that it's still a great song ("We embrace on the street! Will the cameras on rooftops record us?" Awesome.) But still, they played my bat signal! It wasn't a fair fight!
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