A lot of Doors songs do this for me. When I hear this song I always have images of the seedy sites of LA and Hollywood during the night in the late 60's. I also visualize headlights on the crowded the LA freeways. It does help that this is basically what the song was about...lol.
Songs that create visual images in you mind.
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Paco Dennis
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A lot of Tom Waits' songs do this. For example...
officerripley
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Unfortunately, I have aphantasia so don't get visual images in my mind.
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Whenever I hear: "I Will Survive," usually by Gloria Gaynor, my memory of that Dino Fekaris song, is that of Dorona Alberti singing it at the Maastricht concert with André Rieu. The lady sings the opening note, unaccompanied and holds it to the astonishment of the audience, for an unbelievable forty seconds.
Happyflowerlady
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I think that all of Kristofferson’s songs are stories, and I see them in my mind when I listen. This is one of my favorites, and I see it in my mind and feel it in my heart.
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I packed a bag to travel to Indiana to visit an old friend. I was going to fly, but thought no, I am going to drive and take my time. I did just that. If I saw something interesting, I would stop and check it out.
After my visit was over, I got in my car and headed for the Interstate. I knew I had to go south or east, but I went west. I kept wanting to turn around, but at each exit I would tell myself to go one more exit. Soon, I saw the sign “Welcome To Iowa.” I decided to stop at this unknown motel and stay the night. It looked like such a nice little town. My room was beautiful and spotless. Next morning, the song “Ventura Highway” by America came on. It sounded so inviting, I thought let’s see if I have the desire to drive that far.
Long story short, I ended up in California. Actually, I was in San Francisco and drove the PCH to Los Angeles. I did have to stop at Pebble Beach. I took the 17 mile ride. It was really nice. I tried to get a tee time to play the pro course, but you couldn’t play solo at that time.
Now, here comes the “hard to believe he did that part.” I really had no desire to drive back to Florida, so I sold my car and flew home. When I told my best friend what I did, he said “You did what?” I told him I didn’t stutter. I had a couple more vehicles, so I didn’t have to run out and buy another car, truck or whatever.
After my visit was over, I got in my car and headed for the Interstate. I knew I had to go south or east, but I went west. I kept wanting to turn around, but at each exit I would tell myself to go one more exit. Soon, I saw the sign “Welcome To Iowa.” I decided to stop at this unknown motel and stay the night. It looked like such a nice little town. My room was beautiful and spotless. Next morning, the song “Ventura Highway” by America came on. It sounded so inviting, I thought let’s see if I have the desire to drive that far.
Long story short, I ended up in California. Actually, I was in San Francisco and drove the PCH to Los Angeles. I did have to stop at Pebble Beach. I took the 17 mile ride. It was really nice. I tried to get a tee time to play the pro course, but you couldn’t play solo at that time.
Now, here comes the “hard to believe he did that part.” I really had no desire to drive back to Florida, so I sold my car and flew home. When I told my best friend what I did, he said “You did what?” I told him I didn’t stutter. I had a couple more vehicles, so I didn’t have to run out and buy another car, truck or whatever.