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The Nature Of Musical Nostalgia

Nov 19, 2008, 1:12pm

Lately I've been thinking about the nature of musical nostalgia, and it's pretty obvious that even though a whole generation can share fond memories of certain types of music, each of us has specific songs and/or musicians that hit the target. It stands to reason that the same was true for earlier generations, but some guesswork might be needed when it comes to the details. I've often written about the music of my parents because I heard it while growing up, but what about my grandparents? I remember my grandparents well, but not much about their musical tastes. [...]

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