What is nostalgia? What images come to your mind when you hear this music (be specific and paint me a clear picture). What images pop in your head when you think of your childhood? What smells, sounds, and feels are associated with those images?
Nostalgia is something that a certain person remembers, and wants to go back to. When I see a porch I am reminded of when my sister and I fished off our deck in San Diego. When I was around the age of 5, my little sister and I tied a piece of string on to a yard stick and fished for crazy sea animals, like octopi, sharks and whales. I smell the ocean, hear my sister saying what she caught, and feel excitement and joy.
In English Class we listened to songs from American Graffiti. When I heard the first song, “Rock Around the Clock”, I pictured a group of teenagers, either in high school or college, dancing in an upbeat and crazy style. I imagined the group in brightly colored clothing, with crazy hair from the 80s. Then next song, “Sixteen Candles”, came on. The two songs were dramatically different. “Sixteen Candles” had a slower tempo, and caused me to think of a group of people formally dressed at a sweet sixteen party. The teenagers at the party are all awkwardly dancing back and forth while a man on stage singing the song. “Runaway” played next, with a western cowboy rhythm to it. This rhythm caused me to think of a lonely cowboy, who just lost his girlfriend, walking down a busy city street.
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