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Of all the songs I heard as a little kid, this one really stuck with me. My sister and I repeatedly requested of our parents that The White Album be played, along with Sergeant Pepper, CCR's Green River, and The Beach Boys' Endless Summer.
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The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
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I like this video. It's a really well-done fan vid. The editing and graphics are clean, while the imagery remains gritty, reminiscient of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
Music can be pretty powerful. Listening to Nirvana's In Utero while in a downer mood can leave me pining for a good-ol' addiction-based gutter romance. Even upbeat favorites like Beastie Boys, Tom Waits, or Stereolab can trigger a mood, a wistful recollection of fast and exciting times that can never be recaptured.
Bungalow Bill is the perfect example of childhood music as an anti-trigger to smoking (and other addictions). Ever met a child who likes second-hand smoke? I sure didn't. As much an undiluted feeling of joy that I felt while dancing and sliding on the living room hardwood floor, so was my inverse level of disgust for annoyingly wafting cigarette smoke.
The association is as simple as this: if a song, or a film, or a T.V. show is a childhood favorite of mine, chances are excellent that revisiting it nowadays will not cause me to crave a cigarette.
What song (or album, or artist) brings you back to the most joyous, whimsical, nonsensical memories of your childhood? Is the Hokey Pokey really what it's all about? Discuss.
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