There are some songs that INSTANTLY take me back to a particular place and time . . .

Freshman year, spring dance, we LITERALLY did the Da Butt til it made us sore. Our teachers and chaperones were mortified at this dance. But we did it to every song cuz it was an excuse to have a guy grindin' on our booties. Dang, we were fass

Zapp I Wanna Be Your Man . . . I can't hear this without remembering Malfred Duncan, captain of the football team, singing this to me between 2nd and 3rd period one day. He had a jambox, flowers, and a teddy bear with his name embroidered on it (I still have it too). This was a big deal cuz he was BMOC and I was a nerdy freshman. Damn, that nucca was FOINE!



Butt Naked Booty Bless encapsulates my college experience and all the parties I went to. Anytime this song came on me and the girls got our stroll ON and since I was the tail I had to show out extra hard. This was MY song!

Reminds me of gettin ready to go out on the weekend in the summer with my girlfriends to parties to "scope' guys as we used to say! And I always wanted to have sex to this song

I remember being about 8 yrs old at some BBQ and my mom making me sing this song to entertain guests. WTF???



This was our Senior song Class of '91 in da house!



Then I wore this song out all summer dippin' in my mom's Honda civic, leanin' to the side, blowin' her speakers out


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tinaz said:

I did get to goto a concert of his which was AMAZING...
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tinaz said:

so brilliant! i didn't think Adam fared too well in America...

whistle said:

Oh yea! He was no duran duran but those of us into the new romantic thing LOVED him! If I remember right the concert near sold out... In fact, I was on the floor middle area right up near the stage, the romantics played first and they were ok but when adam started coming out the crowd pushed forward in a frenzy knocking me off my feet and I couldnt regain my balance cuz they wouldnt stop pushing! As im falling and screaming I feel 2 hands pulling me up and over the gate thing in front of the stage... it was 2 security guards who LITERALLY saved my life!! then I had to go sit up in the balcony

Off the top of my head....



my mom came home from church and kicked all my friends out the house cuz I wasnt suppose to have company and she hated this song





Some little fast ass boy in my class sung this song to me one time
Everytime I hear it I think of him



I was thee biggest lil kim fan and I looooove Angie Mar. I played this song damn near everday. Me and my cousin was driving to the mall and we saw angie sittin in her jeep while the song was coming on. She rapped her whole verse for us and pulled off.

I STILL love Ladies Night. Too cool that Angie did that for ya'll. I love anything wit Lil Kim and MJB. In fact, I have that same swim suit MJB is wearing in that video.

This was my SHIT right here. I almost bought that snake skin leather outfit MJB is rockin'. Thank God I stopped myself, but it was too cute on tho.

Who you lovin' who you wanna be huggin???


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reminds me of an ex girlfriend...the most painful break up I've ever experienced...





reminds me of my aprtment on the coast and the countless parties there...this song was a mainstay...

Although I watched my share of MTV in the early years, I'm glad I grew up before music videos.

All the songs of my youth have specific memories attached to them, rather than images of someone else's interpretation of the song.

RodeoSchro said:

You ain't gotta post a video. Give me a song and a memory dammit!

SCNDLS said:

That swim suit is fierceeeee !!!!!

DanceWme said:

I rarely go swimming but it's still my favorite and I can still get in dat bitch.

"Muskrat Love" by Capt'n & Tennile (sp?)

Reminds me of the year my parents were divorcing. My mother, older sister and I moved to Florida to live with my mother's parents for awhile.

This was playing as my daughter was born

SCNDLS said:

What about songs that make you cringe? Like...even though you loved the song...the song was baaad...when you hear it you think of a terrible time or an idiot you were with and think, "Why lawd, why????" And you have to turn it off


Example: When I hear MJB, I Can Love You...I think of my ex listening to it when he was drinking and I hate the song.



Also this one...because he would get drunk and act the ass...





Now this reminds me of the summer of 2000 in Chicago when I'd just bought my new Blazer. I was riding around with the windows down blasting this...

I was so happy that year... I got rid of the boyfriend.

SCNDLS said:

OK!

"Walk This Way" by Aerosmith. I had just moved to a new town, went cruising, and picked up the hottest babe in town.

RodeoSchro said:

noimageatall said:

Now see, I love me some I can love you. Damn, your ex for the negative association.

But, the Thong Song is unacceptable under ANY circumstances

SCNDLS said:

I know. I hate him for making that song trigger such bad memories. But I must be forgiven for Thong Song. I was so happy that summer and I loved Chicago and I loved my life. I remember driving down North Ave toward the lake and everyone as playing that song. When I got to the lake it's all I heard.

Also this one...Jet Li

noimageatall said:

Uh huhhh . . .

Anytime I see this video or More Than a Woman I remember Aaliyah and one of my BFFs who died with her on the plane.
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SCNDLS said:

Oh no...I'm sorry.

noimageatall said:

That's okay, mama I'm more concerned about your love of the Thong Song

SCNDLS said:

Hey...everyone has at least one song they love that is totally ridiculous. At least I didn't list "Disco Duck" or "Single Ladies."

noimageatall said:

SCNDLS said:

See???

Driving just for the fun of it as a teenager. Nowhere in particular to go.

Now this song brings back some memories that still make me have to go into the bathroom...



The only boyfriend I had who actually loved to slow dance at home. I remember we had a "date" at home and sent the kids to the sitter. He put this on and asked me to dance. I even remember how he smelled and what he was wearing.

What a night..and the other song that brings specific memories is...



The same boyfriend and I got caught by my best friend on her living room floor. It was 3am...how did I know she'd come downstairs for a glass of milk. Bitch...

CarrieMpls said:

this song makes me think of my kids...they dance like wildmen whenever I play it...my daughter always turns it up full blast...