Nostalgia & Music Response

• What is nostalgia?

Nostalgia is a yearning for past memories, experiences, and other things usually associated with good memories. A "better/happier time." Normally the memories are idealized.

• What images come to mind when you hear this music?

A cliche dancing scene from a '60s musical--very Hairspray-esque. Big dresses, huge skirts, flamboyant hair, bright pastels, fast dancing, Then it transitions into slow dancing, like at the end of a dance where only the couples are left. The girl is resting her head on the boy's chest while the chaperones are becoming tiresome and bored. Darker colors than before, with balloons, confetti, and streamers strewn across the gym floor. Later a bonfire or party at a beach with food, dancing, music, and other fun.

• What images pop into your head when you think of your childhood? What smells, sounds, and feelings are associated with these images?

Images that pop into my head are going to school and playing with my friends after school. Feelings are happy and excited. The Cheetah girls, Backstreet Boys, Aaron Carter, Chicago, and Air Supply are the background music of my childhood. Other images that pop into my mind are: the small "woods" directly behind Cassidy, playing "House" and "College", home videos with my friend, my Barbie jeep, playing in the creek by Ecton, the Playground by Henry Clay, the smell of cookies baking in my grandmother's house, Minnie Mouse, and last, but not least, spending recess swinging and playing on the monkey bars.