Monday’s Music Moves Me – SONGS ABOUT REMEMBERING & SONGS ABOUT FORGETTING

Today’s Monday’s Music Moves Me theme is the brainchild of John from The Sound of One Hand Typing. He wants us to focus our playlists on songs about remembering or forgetting. I’ve put a playlist together utilizing songs about both. Some songs have the words Remember or Forget in the title and others are simply about remembering or forgetting.

Music, for me, in addition to simply digging the sound, is about nostalgia. Those who know me know I’m incredibly nostalgic. I love the past. That’s no secret when you walk into my house and see my orange crushed-velvet wingback chair from the 60s, my art deco bar, the funky retro floor lamp, the abstract and modern art on the walls and the far-out table lamps that came from my childhood home in the 70s.

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Sure, I have a ton of regrets and life hasn’t always been all things rosy but for a good chunk of time, my years in the 60s and 70s were fantastic and fun. Music and nostalgia being undeniably intertwined is why Classic Rock is my genre of choice. It’s my time-machine back to those days.

Songwriters are well aware of the link between lyrics and memories and have crafted some wonderful time-travel tunes, tapping into the desires of those who want to remember or those who want to forget.  My playlist for today’s 4M post are full of songs with lyrics that speak to remembering past times. I’ve also included songs that specifically have the target words of “remember” or “forget” in their titles.

Being short on time, I’m simply listing the song titles and their artists or bands. I hope you enjoy. In the Comments section, tell me some of your favorite Remember or Forget songs.

PLAYLIST:

How Soon We Forget by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Summer of ’69 by Bryan Adams

Remember (Walking in the Sand) by Aerosmith

Against the Wind by Bob Seger

Don’t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds

Remember Me by Fleetwood Mac

Fields of Gold by Sting

Tuesday’s Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Those Were the Days by Mary Hopkin

Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen

Kodachrome by Paul Simon

Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison

Do You Remember by Phil Collins

I Don’t Remember by Peter Gabriel

These Are Days by 10,000 Maniacs

I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan

Reminiscing by Little River Band

Don’t You Remember by Adele

Just Remember I Love You by Firefall

Don’t Forget to Dance by The Kinks

Don’t Forget to Remember Me by Carrie Underwood

I Won’t Forget Her by A-ha

Forget Me by Shania Twain

Forget About Us by Tim McGraw

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day

American Pie by Don McLean

Crocodile Rock by Elton John

Honey by Bobby Goldsboro

Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding

My Hometown by Bruce Springsteen

Cat’s in the Cradle by Harry Chapin

All Summer Long by Kid Rock

Nights I Can’t Remember, Friends I’ll Never Forget by Toby Keith

Yesterday by the Beatles

In My Life by the Beatles

My Way by Frank Sinatra

There are tons of songs that can fit into this theme. What are some of your favorite “Forget” or “Remember” songs? Do you prefer “time-traveling” with music or are you more into staying on top of today’s new music? Let’s chat in the Comment section below. 

And remember: Monday’s Music Moves Me (4M) is a blog hop hosted by X-Mas Dolly, and co-hosted by JAmerican Spice, Stacy Uncorked and Curious as a Cathy.  Be sure to stop by the hosts and visit the other participants.

1. XmasDolly

2. John of The Sound of One Hand Typing

3. Callie – JAmerican Spice

4. Stacy – Stacy Uncorked

5. Cathy – Curious as a Cathy!

6. Alana: Ramblin with AM

7. Michelles MusingsandMerriment

8. Mikes Ramblings

9. Jingle Jangle Jungle

10. Mochas, Mysteries and Meows

11. Angels Bark

12. CREATE WITH JOY – LINK UP

13. Catch My Words

14. Scriptor

15. Adventures in Weseland-Music Monday

16. Stunning Keisha