[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

We used to do a presentation to ad agencies about the "Theatre of the Mind" and how music works as a brilliant memory aid

We would play

"I see a little silhouetto of a man"


and then stop the music, pic an exec and say "next" and they would say "Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?" point to another and they would say "Thunderbolt and lightning,Very, very frightening me."

I find it amazing that of say Wuthering Heights comes on the radio i can remember the words and all the melody without much effort

That's just parroting learned text though isn't it? You can learn the words to a song very easily, but can you imagine the video that accompanies the song?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

That's just parroting learned text though isn't it? You can learn the words to a song very easily, but can you imagine the video that accompanies the song?

yes, just like one smell can transport you back to a very specific place and date in your childhood

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yes, just like one smell can transport you back to a very specific place and date in your childhood

But that's the whole point, if you don't have a memory of that time how do you feel? Just inexplicably scared or happy?