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How often have you heard a piece of music and thought, ‘that reminds me‘. It might be of a certain time, place or person? Which piece would it be and why? Listeners share personal memories

In ‘Private Lives’ in 1930 Noel Coward wrote ‘it’s extraordinary how potent cheap music is’.
It seems that in 2020, all these years later, it’s extraordinary just how right he was, and still is.
Popular music and songs form a soundtrack for most people’s life. Here, people share the story of how one particular piece of music reminds them of a significant time or moment in their life.
For example, everyone will have an earliest memory of a piece of music or it could be something that means a lot to them personally . . school, holidays, meeting their partner, births, engagement, weddings, gap year, graduation, first job, a sporting event, the best concert, their father’s favourite piece, significant moments in their life . . . a happy time, a sad time . . literally anything.
This is people thinking out loud, reminiscing and showing just how wide a variety of music inspires such powerful memories. The series has great music. It ranges from King’s College to Elvis, traditional Irish music to rock or opera, jazz, pop, classical . . the list is endless.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 May 2020 18:30

Broadcast

  • Sun 24 May 2020 18:30