I had something sort of strange happen to me today. I was driving along and a song came on the radio that brought back an old childhood memory. It was so absolutely vivid and strange.

The song was "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates. The memory I had was of being with my mom, father and sister in a little pizza place in Monticello, Iowa called Primo Joe's. I remember hearing the song play right as the pizza was brought to the table (1/2 canadian bacon, 1/2 sausage). I swear I could smell the pizza as I was driving along. I also remembered going to the pop machine in the place and getting a can of RC Cola. It was in the mid-70's when they had baseball players on their cans and I remember being all excited because I got a Cubs player (Jose Cardenal).

It was just strange as hell how clearly I remembered it. No idea at all why it came to me but that song triggered it.

Anybody else have any songs that have triggered a forgotten childhood memory?

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Yes...."borderline" by Madonna is that way for me.

My dad was a bartender...and I remember listening to that song on the radio - I could have been 6 or 7 - and dancing across the bar. It wasn't open yet.

I can still smell the stale beer and smoke, see the floors of the bar and remember dancing in the dark while my father was mopping the floors...

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"Orange Blossom Special" and "Tiny Bubbles" They were the first 2 45's I got at the age of 5. My dad was a cook in the T- Bird Bar & Grill and I would stand on a wooden pop crate and shoot pool. When the man came and took them out of the JukeBox he gave me them.

I should still have them in my box container of 45's if they made the move. I'm sure Lizz put them in the van, I think they may be in the porch closet. OMG......that makes them 36 yrs old.

Songs my mother loved like "April Love" and "Tammy".

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Hearing 'La Bamba' reminds me of being driven to school in my Mum's convertible in the summer and being all giggly and singing along and waving to other cars who weren't as gorgeous as ours.

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"Tammy" is one of my all time favorite songs. I LOVE the Tammy movies!


Whenever I hear "Purple Rain" I'm transported to the day the love of my 17 year old life dumped me. I must have listened to that song 50 times while I laid on my bed crying and bemoaning my loveless life.

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ABBA's "Take a Chance". My mom would play the steering wheel of the station wagon like a drum while we all made train 'chuga ch' noises and she made the car dance.

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Oooh, the Cranberries 'No need to Argue' takes me to that exact same place......same age and everything.


Lil, 'Take a Chance on Me' takes me to the first time I ever had to sing alone on stage and how I just about peed myself every night with the fear.

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