Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Isabel Street
Isabel Street- Robert DeLong
I don't think about winter a lot beyond the holidays and, after that, hating it, but this makes me think of winter. Not in a sleepy way- for my Transcendentalism project last year, I had to go out to places I'd never been before all by myself. It was long before I got my license, and I suppose because it was my first encounter with freedom, I always feel light when I listen to this. The lines "It's like a part is here with you/but my heart is on Isabel street" take me back to early december when I experienced what it was to be alone and enjoy getting to know me, and my favorite place was "Main Street" of Somewhere, MA, and I got a sandwich and cream soda in a deli and I did my best to keep the bottle from stiffening my fingers in the snow. I always see myself in that town I've since forgotten the name of, and the streets are lined with trees, and the trees are lined with twinkle lights, and everything is light.
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I really liked your post because I feel like a lot of people, including myself can relate to this feeling. Everyone has that song that can send them back to a time in there life whether it has good memories or bad ones. I thinks its so cool that this song reminds you of the time that you first really experienced freedom which is such a special thing and an important part of growing up. I truly think you will never forget this memory especially now that you have this song to take you there.
ReplyDeleteWhen I listen to a song this unique for the first time, I usually don't like or dislike it, i just think "whoa". This one I really did enjoy the first time though. It's really interesting you thought about your experiences with independence when you listened to this song, because it doesn't really make me think of that...I doesn't really make me think of anything much though, such a weird song. Anyway, interesting post.
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