I stopped listening to it because I made the “mistake” of dedicating it to my then girlfriend. I had always wanted to dedicate the song to someone, it never crossed my mind that things would not end well. When we broke up I deleted the song from my playlist and regretfully stopped listening to it, the memories it was associated with were too painful.
Recently I am trying to reconnect with the song. The memories are still there, but now they are warm and bearable, melancholic but sweet.
I wouldn’t say I loved the weekend but I can’t listen to any of his music anymore because it’s all associated with my worst ex in my head. I bought her his first album. We went to a concert of his together.
Hard to vibe with music when all it does is bring up memories of verbal, physical and psychological abuse. She hit me with her car once because I was begging her not to drive off drunk and angry. She started physically assaulting me and when I pinned her down and called the cops they threw ME in handcuffs the moment they got there (thankfully my landlord at the time backed me up that she was the aggressor). She falsely accused me of rape and would have ruined my entire life had her friend not sent me the evidence that she was just making it all up to get back at me.
Sarah I hope you’re sober now and doing better, but fuck you for everything you put me through.
Shit dude, too bad you went through all that, luckily it’s in the past. I hope you are in a better situation now and maybe you have found or will find someone who really treats you as you deserve.
Eh. Not really. I haven’t been able to trust anyone since. I’ve been in and out of FWB situations, but I make it clear with the women that I am not able to give them anything more from the start and eventually they all start falling for me and I have to end things. Just happened again for the umpteenth time a few weeks ago.
I’ve done therapy and meditation and drugs and whatever else you can think of. I already had very limited trust with people before her, but after that relationship I just cannot give anyone the emotional depth and/or trust they deserve in a loving relationship so I’ve just kinda accepted that I’m gonna die alone. I’ll probably get a dog or three one day when I live somewhere that allows them. It is what it is.
This was written back in the days that Trump was used as a synonym for “rich” without further context.
It, uh… it hits a little different now.
R.I.P. Mac, I’m glad you didn’t have to defend this later in life.
The kind of song that age like milk under the afternoon sun 😬
Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers Band.
It’s a fantastic song, the first time. Then I kept hearing it on Spotify and got sick of it. It has a repeating riff that’s just too much too often. I tried listening to it again just now, and, no not ready yet.
The funny thing is the same thing happened with The Staunton Lick - Lemon Jelly a few years ago, in the same way. And it has a similar but distinct repetitive riff.
More similar to you, there are a few songs I associate with old girlfriends, even if I liked them before bringing them into the relationship, they’re not the same any more.
But on the other hand, my favorite songs from high school or college aren’t my favorite songs anymore either. Everything eventually changes.
I have one friend who only listened to his favorite album a few times, because he never wanted to experience listening to it and not liking it any more. In some ways, I have to respect that. It’s kind of romantic and also very low stakes. But that’s not my style. Songs come and go. Music is still my favorite.
Song; Hunger Strike by Temple Of The Dog
Bands: Linkin Park and Soundgarden
Kurt Cobain was the first death that really freaking hit me as a teenager, but I am not bothered by Nirvana.
When Dime got killed it took me a while to be able to listen to Pantera again. That was a damn gut punch.
Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington still haunt me to this day because I felt like I was seen when I listened to their music — especially Chester. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety my whole life and have attempted 3 times (along with being an alcoholic). Those two bands just remind me of the dark times and I never want to go back.
Hunger Strike just because Cornell was part of that band and I loved the hell out of that song.
Bonus song: Bother by Stone Sour
Take everything I said above and multiply it by 100 with this song. Every word feels like a mirror on my soul and things get ugly
I once set the hook to “Freddie the freeloader” as the ringtone on my flip-phone. Big mistake; for years I associate that amazing song with the annoyance of answering the phone.
The main one that comes to mind isn’t a song but a band. I LOVED In Flames. Now it just reminds me of a really shitty time in my life involving heartbreak and the end of my first band.
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