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Julz Mithen's avatar

I will be forever in AWE with how you do this. Every single word of the above weaved it’s way through my musical soul and now I’m a puddle of feeling, beautiful mess on the floor. Incredible.

Music is the elixir ♥️

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Brooke Solis's avatar

JULZ. My whole heart is also puddling on the floor, right next to you. My god it is. It is such an otherworldly thing I often wonder how it’s here on earth.

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Gwen Yi 🌻's avatar

Brooke, you'll never believe it. I was just thinking "we haven't heard from Brooke in a while.." and bam, here you are. My heart is inextricably connected to yours 🖤

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Brooke Solis's avatar

Gwen. You. Oh this pumps my heart full of citrus yellow and all things joy. 😭🌼

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Ivonne's avatar

I am exactly the same way. I cannot work, art, drive, work out without it.

But inquiring minds want to know... do you get down with the Kokomo?

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Brooke Solis's avatar

I feel this so deeply it hits marrow. Music is an unofficial but should be official religion and we’re definitely in its cultish grip. And absolutely I get down hard to Kokomo. My mind just starts screaming ARUBA JAMAICA

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Julz Mithen's avatar

COME ON PRETTY MAMA

Hahaha this comment has lit me up!! I love this song 😂🤌🏼

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Ivonne's avatar

Givin me that tropical contact high bb

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Violet Farraday's avatar

Music is absolutely my lifeblood. I can tell you my life story, who I am, through the songs that I love.

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Susy's avatar

Wow wow WOW. “Preserved memories within songs”. I can think back on so many moment in my youth, boys, experiences, friendships . . And I may not remember them to the detail, but I remember the specific songs that would capture every moment. My favorite? Showing lovers my favorite songs and ‘til this day, I know that every time they hear that song, they think of me. I wish there was a word that could describe that feeling. But this piece of writing sums it up very well 😍

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Josephine Okujeni's avatar

I’m not sure how I found you but I am ever so grateful I did. Your words feel my heart with the bliss of sweet memories and wonders of timeless music...also not sure why but I found myself thinking of the movie ‘Almost Famous’.

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Tia's avatar

This article brought so many musical memories to mind. Screaming in the crowd at a violent femmes concert at 12, sending songs to high school crushes in hopes they’d understand a glimpse, singing country songs to my dad driving with the windows down... what a rush

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Holly Tuxworth's avatar

I adore the visions and feelings you conjure with your words. You are magic.

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Erin Naifeh's avatar

Oh wow, this story is incredible. Really feeling it 🥹❤️. Thank you for sharing your musical story, it means a lot.

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