Which songs cause you to flashback to your childhood?
Are they fond or not so fond memories? What songs remind you of school, playing outside, taking a trip, hanging with friends, being with family, or other early memories?


Once You Get Started - Rufus & Chaka Khan
Time - Culture Club (flashback to graduating from 5th grade)
Funkytown - Lipps Inc. (church picnic)
It Seems To Hang On - Ashford and Simpson
Cold Blooded - Rick James (hanging out with my mom's friend and her son)
Love Hangover - Diana Ross
That's the Way of the World (album) - Earth Wind & Fire
Too Much Heaven, Night Fever, More Than A Woman - Bee Gees
Whodunit - Tavares (playing parents music collection during the summer)

I'ma try to go back as far as I can, to mabye up until kindergarten- primary school in the 70's

Have You Never Been Mellow- Olivia Newton-John
Until You Come Back to Me- Aretha
Benny and the Jets- Elton John
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue- Crystal Gayle
Giving Him Something He Can Feel- Aretha
Midnight at the Oasis.Maria Maulder
Sarah Smile-Hall & Oates
Hollywood-Rufus & Chaka Khan
Too Much Heaven-The Bee Gees
Lead me On- Maxine Nightengale
Hello Stranger-Yvonne Elliman
Young Love-Teena Marie
Back Down Memory Lane-Minnie Ripperton
Peanut Butter-Lenny White
Superman Lover- Johnnie Guitar Watson
The Woman In The Moon/ I Beleieve In Love-Barbra Streisand
The Main Event- Barbra Streisand
Poetry Man-Phoebe Snow
Night Fever- The Bee Gees
Shadow Dancin- Andy Gibb
You Make Me Feel Like Dancin- Leo Sayer

...and I just went completely blank on all the Gladys Knight and the Pips records from when they were on the Buddha label

The first song I remember liking was The Hues Corporation "Rock The Boat". That was 1974 and I was 2. My mother said I have loved music since I was 6 months old. She said I cried as she walked by the music department in a Kroger department store.

Other songs that bring back fond memories are:

Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

My absolute fave songs as a little one were and give me great memories (and the first two they're much older songs but they were re-released over here)

Nina Simone - My Baby Cares For Me
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
The Bangels - Eternal Flame
Michael Jackson - Bad

All these songs remind me of loving music as a kid.

Great lists by the way,

Has anyone ever seen the video for the Nina Simone song? Had me facinated as a kid. (three years old)

Shortly after seeing this video I started playing the piano myself.

Hi, Amber Dee.

These tracks take me back -- very often to riding around with my dad, or trips across the country -- every single time.

"You Are My Starship" -- Norman Connors
"Sexual Healing" -- Marvin Gaye
"Benny and the Jets" and "Your Song" -- Elton John
"Rise" -- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
"Feels So Good" -- Chuck Mangione
"Baby, Come to Me" -- Patti Austin & James Ingram
"Africa" and "Rosanna" -- Toto
"Puttin' on the Ritz" -- Taco
"Rock Creek Park" -- The Blackbyrds
"Copacabana" -- Barry Manilow
"My Life" -- Billy Joel

Any song covered by the Chipmunks on their "Urban Chipmunk" or "Chipmunk Punk" albums...
Anything by Duran Duran up to their Notorious era

There are a bunch more. So, to be continued...

Prince- Let's Go Crazy

The Jets- Crush on You



Miami Sound Machine- Rhythm is Gonna Get You



George Michael- I Want Your Sex

http://www.youtube.com/wa...x9rtEHtubI


Jody Watley- Looking for a New Love

http://www.youtube.com/wa...9tzhhcQBbs

ThreadBare said:

Hey Righteous C! :hello: Need to come up with a shorter nickname maybe.

Feels So Good, Rise, and You Are My Starship are good ones, definitely can connect those to childhood.

Here's a few more:

Little Red Corvette & Erotic City - Prince (the latter was one of those blatant dirty songs that you would sing outloud knowing that you shouldn't, at least around adults)

You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone (I know it's cheezy, but it meant something back then. I think my grandma made something for me with that title)

Lowdown - Boz Scaggs - reminds me of going around the city with dad

For Ottensen: I've Got to Use My Imagination & Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips (I was only 1 or 2. Mom has the Buddha records, altho I don't know if those singles were on that label. )

I Feel For You - Chaka Khan (puts me in middle school)
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"Tired Of Being Alone" by Al Green
"Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" by Aretha Franklin


Those two songs were played all the time in my household.My mother had those albums.Takes me back to my childhood.


"Livin For The City" by Stevie Wonder spooked me out! The haunting synthesizers scared the hell out of me (lol).I was actually AFRAID of that song.

When I had a radio show, I once did "the Soundtrack of My Life". I played every song that was around during a significant or important time in my life.

The first song on the list, that I ever remember as a kid, was "Candy Man" from Sammy Davis, Jr. But here was the playlist for that show:

Sammy Davis Jr - Candy Man (First Song)
Three Dog Night - Old Fashioned Love Song (Youth)
Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (Soundwaves)
Benny Mardones - Into The Night (Soundwaves. Loved music)
Stephanie Mills - I Never Knew Love Like This Before
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money (Mom remarried Thomas)
Culture Club - I'll Tumble For Ya (Mom Remarried)
Duran Duran - Union of the Snake (High School)
Amy Grant - Find A Way
Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You (Moved to dad's, mom remarried Tom)
Jacksons - Wait (mom moved me to dad's)
Prince - It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Bootcamp)
Club Nouveau - Lean On Me (Bootcamp)
M.A.R.R.S. - Pump Up The Volume (Navy 1988)
Amy Grant - Lead Me On (Home after bootcamp)
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Prince - Batdance (1989)
Janet Jackson - Miss You Much
Madonna - Vogue (Los Angeles 1990)
DeeeLite - Groove Is In The Heart (Tulsa 1991/2)
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole (Tulsa 1991/2)
Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes (Beauty College)
Mariah Carey - Make It Happen (Beauty College)
Madonna - Fever (Beauty College)
Harry Connick Jr - (I Just) Whisper Your Name (Penney's Salon)
Des'ree - You Gotta Be (Regis Hairstylist)
Prince - Courtin' Time (Getting Ready to Move to Mpls)
Alanis Morrisette - You Learn (Getting Ready to Move to Mpls)
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars (Moved to Minneapolis)
God's Property - Stomp! (Remix) (Moved to Albany)
Madonna - Ray Of Light (Albany)
Brandy and Monica - The Boy Is Mine (moved to Albany, met Brian)
ODB - Baby I Got Your Money (Wal-mart days)
Janet Jackson - All For You (Summer of 2001)

Backstreetboys-I Want It That Way

Phill Collins-Just Another Day In Paradise

Michael Jackson-Bad

Nsync-Bye, Bye, Bye

Berlin-Take My Breath Away (I used to actually be afraid of this song when I was younger and would cry whenever it came on lol. Yeah I was a weird kid).

Barrington Levy-Too Experienced

Notorious B.I.G.-Big Poppa

Madonna-Take A Bow

Maxi Priest-Just Wanna Be Close To You

Aaliyah-Back & Forth

Becket-Teaser

Jackson 5-Never Can Say Goodbye

Janet Jackson-Runaway

Musical Youth-Pass The Dutchie

Soundgarden-Black Hole Sun

No Doubt-Don't Speak

Bob Marley-Waiting In Vain

Stephanie Mills-Never Knew Love Like This Before

The Fugees-Ready or Not

Stevie Wonder-Cherie Amour

Aerosmith-Crazy

Seal-Kiss From A Rose

The Rolling Stones-Miss U

Swamp Dogg-Sam Stone

TLC-Creep


-And a whole bunch of other songs but those are the ones that come to mind right now.

TLC- Baby Baby Baby
Shai- If I Ever Fall In Love
En Vogue- Hold On
SWV- Weak
Michael Jackson-.....all of his songs
Immature- Constantly and Please Don't Go
The Boys- Dial My Heart
Bell Biv Devoe- Poison
Another Bad Creation- Iesha
Bobby Brown- Ever Little Step I Take
Aaliyah- Back and Forth
Boyz II Men-End Of The Road

"I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" -- Lynn Anderson

"ABC" -- the Jackson 5

"Farewell My Summer Love" -- Michael Jackson

"Hopelessly Devoted to You" -- Olivia Newton-John



and both versions' (cinematic and theatrical) soundtracks for

ThreadBare said:

I know it came out long before i was born but i always heard "Funkytown" on the radio in mpls whenever in the car with my mom and sister.

love that track

ernestsewell said:

"Another One Bites the Dust" -- Queen


I was at an event tonight and the band kicked into "Another One Bites the Dust" for a few measures to just get loose and warm up. A woman behind me started to sing along and asked the guy beside her if he knew that song. He obviously didn't but tried to play it off by saying,

"Yeah, I know it's by a jazz artist, but I forget who..."

I had to turn around and go .




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ThreadBare said:

please tell me you corrected him.....PLEASE tell me you corrected him

bboy87 said:

I wanted to really, really badly. But I was a guest of a good friend at the event, and I didn't want to act up and embarrass her among her colleagues and potential clients.

I merely said, "I feel so old right now," laughed and turned back around.

This is more like songs from my toddlerhood.











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ThreadBare said:

See now, I would've barged in the convo and said "Actually, it's by QUEEN, a ROCK group....you didn't know that?!"

the music snob in me would've shown out
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The Night Chicago Died- Paper Lace

Ballroom Blitz- Sweet



















i know there is more.
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ThreadBare said:

I remember these goodies, too!

I'm sure there are some more songs out there that haven't been shared.

Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
Love Train - The O'Jays
Games People Play - The Spinners
Then Came You - Dionne Warwick & The Spinners
Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5
Boogie On Raggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
Angel In Your Arms - H.O.T.
Oooh Boy - Rose Royce
Reunited - Peaches & Herb
Be Grateful - Walter Hawkins
Boogie Wonderland - Earth Wind & Fire feat. The Emotions
Whip It - Devo
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Sweet Dreams Are Made of This & Who's That Girl - Eurythmics

funkyslsistah said:

One of my favorite songs. Tramaine RIPPED that song up!!

"Jesus is Love" -- The Commodores

"No Charge" -- Shirley Caesar

"Jesus Dropped the Charges" -- The O'Neil Twins (I misheard this, at first, as "Jesus Got Pajamas," which truly confused a 9-year-old boy, lemme tell ya).

"Happy Birthday" -- Stevie Wonder

And, this gem

Give in to Me- Michael Jackson
Black or White- Michael Jackson
Mariah Carey- Hero, Without You
Janet Jackson-Again
Ace of Base- The Sign
Whitney Houston- I'll always Love You
Madonna- I'll Remember
Madonna- Take a Bow
Alanis Morissette- You Oughta Know
Lisa Loeb- Stay
Backstreet Boys- As Long as You Love Me
Backstreet Boys- I want it that Way
Snap- Rhythm is a Dancer
Janet Jackson- If
Toni Braxton- Breathe Again
Salt N Pepa- Whatta Man
Gangsta's Paradise- Coolio
Des'ree- You Gotta Be
Alanis Morisette-Ironic
Celine Dion- The Power of Love
Donna Lewis- I love you always Forever
C&C Music Factory- Gonna Make You Sweat
TLC- Waterfalls
Mariah Carey- Fantasy
Mariah Carey- Always be My Baby
Boyz II Men- I'll make love to you
All 4 One- I Swear
Real McCoy- Another Night
2 Unlimited- Tribal Dance, No Limits
Madonna- Rain
Madonna- You'll See
The Cardigans- Say that You Love Me
Spice Girls- Wannabe

All I can thank of for now.