no.55 130624 Thank you for the old songs from my childhood

The 'top ten' CDs in my room.

I was in the mood for some 'old' songs. I'm referring to the songs in the 90s. The songs that I listened to when I was growing up in Korea. In the 90s, there were two popular boy bands, just like in America. One group was called 'H.O.T.' (similar to the Backstreet Boys),  and the other was called 'SechsKies', somewhat similar to 'N Sync in America. They competed against eachother all the time, and the fans were crazy. If you were a fan of H.O.T., you were not allowed to like SechsKies, and vice versa. Anyways, the song that was on repeat on my boom box is called 'Ye-gam' (meaning hunch or intuition) by SechsKies. It's a love song of a couple, and the guy is hoping and imagining for a future with his girlfriend as a married couple. It's a really cute -one of my favourite Korean songs.

Unless I listen to the radio, I usually listen to music on my ipod or my computer. I do have an old boom box that my parents bought me more than 10 years ago. I used to listen to my favourite CDs on the nights I couldn't fall asleep. That was back when I was in high school, when there was no such thing as youtube. I purchased CDs of the bands and singers that I really liked. Although I only listen to them once in a while, I do keep some of my favourite CDs in my room (there are about 10). The rest that I rarely listen to, or the ones my parents bought are somewhere in the living room... SechsKies was one of them. Because I only like a few song in the album I bought, it didn't meet my expectation and therefore it wasn't lucky enough to be selected as my top ten. Last night, I had a sudden urge to look through my old CDs. After a long search (maybe 5-10 minutes), I brought SechsKies and five more CDs to my room. I got a chance to listen to all of them today.

I realized that I have forgotten some songs I used to like back in the days. On the other hand, some songs I enjoy listening like 'Ye-gam' are on my ipod and on my phone. I'm just curious on why I kept some songs whereas  I forgot about the other ones. I wonder if there's anything to do with the memory embedded in the song? What memory though?

I'm thankful for the old songs which sometimes remind me of childhood, or a specific event. I like these 'oldies' better than the latest songs that are repeatedly played on the radio. I know a lot of musicians are trying to make their song 'catchy'. Yeah, I admit that they are catchy, but that's not what music is about. Most of the time the lyrics don't make any sense, and the repeated beat brainwashes me to think I like the song when I actually hate it. Well, that's my opinion.

Let me share 'Ye-gam' with you. It's in Korean but I hope you like it!