As I was coming into work today, I heard a song on the radio that really seemed to fit my mood and a situation I am in in my life. It was strange because I hadn't heard the song in quite a while.

For me, music always often has an emotional attachment and there will be a song that makes me think of a specific incident or a specific person, or provokes a mood or a feeling. I remember trying to explain this to a friend who, while he is an avid music fan (he sends me mixed discs all the time with the latest stuff he's been listening to), could never get into music the same way.

We have a mutual friend who feels the same way I do about music. In fact, this latter friend and I have a Sarah Harmer song that we often listen to together (sometimes in the dark). Though it makes it sound like we're dating (we're not, at least not each other), this is honestly our song and when I hear it I can't help but think of her.

I want my former friend to be able to experience music in the same way, but I'm not sure how to get through to him about it. I think maybe if I just find the right song or there is a song on at the right moment, it may click.

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Laurie Perini