A few…couldn’t pick one…..
Tiny Dancer by Elton John (sentimental reasons)
In My Life by Beatles (ditto)
And when I was thinking about what songs to answer this…a song came on the television that I had not heard in years….and it absolutely took me back and evoked this deep melancholia and remembrance…quite surprised by my reaction. It was a song that I used to listen to when I was in school: For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her by Simon and Garfunkel.
They have another song that I also find haunting….simple and with few lyrics the song Bookends:
Time it was, and what a time it was, it was
A time of innocence, a time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
Preserve your memories, they’re all that’s left you
It is amazing how a song can capture a memory, a moment in time….they can be like musical time capsules.