Deeta- Week 15- I LOVE TYLER THE CREATOR OH MY GOD


 MUSIC AND MEMORY

I wanted to talk about the best night of my ENTIRE life for our last blog before I was distracted by other things, but now it is time to circle back. April 1st. I have been a huge Tyler, The Creator fan as long as I can remember. He was actually one of the first artists I got into when I initially started listening to music. Over the years he has easily become my favorite artist for a multitude of reasons beyond his music even, so being at his concert on April 1st was so surreal. I don’t even know how to put it into words guys like you do not understand. But as I was experiencing post-concert depression in the weeks following, I reflected on how much music meant to me. Music has become such an integral part of my life to such a crazy extent, which even you guys may recognize because practically all of my writing/blogs are about music. So as our blogging journey almost comes to a close, I wanted to talk about the tie between music and memory I mentioned early this quarter. I think memory is integral to appreciating music to the fullest extent because being able to tie a memory to a certain song/album takes the already beautiful experience of music and adds a whole other level of meaning to it. Here are a few songs that are coming to mind right now the memories I associate them with:)



Hoe Cakes (MF Doom): driving to bart to get to concert with my friends
NEW MAGIC WAND (Tyler, The Creator): my best friend Vir 

16 (Baby Keem): driving Tesla late at night and singing with my brother when our parents went on vacation shhhhh

21C/Delta (Jack Harlow): flight taking off from New Jersey to go back home (first time traveling alone!!!)

Social Cues (Teezo Touchdown): we were late to get inside concert because of merch line and this was the song that was blaring through the speakers and we could hear it through the doors as we ran to our seats in the stadium oh my god it was so cool

Touch the Sky (Kanye West)- HADIHADIHADI

DNA. (Kendrick Lamar)- asb campaign.

She (Tyler, The Creator)- dude I will never forget the moment this song started playing at the concert absolutely WILD

Fast (Juice Wrld)- arjun!

Flight 99 (Masego)- first time actually dancing again in a studio after ACL tear

ARE WE STILL FRIENDS? (Tyler, The Creator): me and my friend sang this while driving after respective breakups LOL and the sun was setting and it was really therapeutic and remains my only coping mechanism to this day

Hakuna Matata (DDG): driving with Aditya

POWER (Kanye West): I tried to put Siya on music and she said she didn’t like POWER but literally everyone likes POWER so I decided I HATE SIYA that day


I AM OUT OF WORDS BUT PLAYLIST WITH MORE “MEMORY SONGS”: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4YZk8zsGtC2ZDtDnX5h0lj?si=0934604fb6db43a2


Comments

  1. VivanMay 3, 2022 at 6:45 PM

    I dont actually see anything in this blog for some reason. I don't know if this is a bug on my end or if nobody can see anything.

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    1. DeetaMay 4, 2022 at 12:19 AM

      Hey! I'm not sure what happened so I deleted and copy pasted again, lmk if it worked:)

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    2. VivanMay 4, 2022 at 4:31 PM

      I can see it now, thanks.

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  2. Faith QiaoMay 4, 2022 at 9:06 AM

    I already wrote an expansive comment about my experience of the interaction between music and memory under Raymond's blog. So for the sake of turnitin.com and my English grade, I will not repeat the same thing I already said. At the end of the previous blog comment, I said that there's an original soundtrack to every season of the sh*t show of my life. As I am being made to reflect, I'm thinking more along the lines of why I hate silence. There was a point in which I refused to shut down my phone before sleeping because I hated the silent period before falling asleep. In hindsight, there was no silence because before sleeping I would always think about a story. However, when there is no story to think about I can't fall asleep. Maybe that story is like the cliché lullabies that my mom never sang to me as a kid.

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  3. Krish ParikhMay 4, 2022 at 10:52 AM

    Hi Deeta,

    The connection between music and memories is certainly there! I often find myself listening to songs from my childhood to relive those happy days when I'm sad. Bollywood music like "Challa" from Jab Tak Hai Jaan and "Hey Shona" from Ta Ra Rum Pum make up a staple diet. If you ever find yourself wanting to relive a certain experience, I recommend you listen to the music which accompanied it.

    Sincerely,
    Krish

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  4. Anwika PalleMay 4, 2022 at 11:18 AM

    Hi Deeta,
    It's so nice to hear that you had a great time at the Tyler concert. A lot of people I know went, and just from seeing their instagram story posts, it seemed really fun. I have actually never been to a concert, and I'm really craving the concert-experience after hearing so much about different concerts people have been going to. I don't know which concert I would go to, but any is a good option at this point.

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  5. VivanMay 4, 2022 at 5:51 PM

    Hi Deeta,

    I feel like its almost impossible to not have music associated with certain memories, because without the music there is no emotion at all, and memories usually have emotions associated with them. It is usually during a boring test where some random memory comes back out of nowhere with music as well.

    Sincerely,
    Vivan Waghela

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  6. Sierra DellenbaughMay 4, 2022 at 8:42 PM

    Hi Deeta, I have also had some pretty religious experiences at concerts; there's this euphoric vibe and it feels like all your problems just melt away for a night. It's like you've worshiped this person/band for so long, listened to their singles as soon as they dropped, and then they're standing right in front of you; it's such an amazing feeling. I'm feeling inspired by your list of songs and memories, so here are a few of mine: Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers: camping with my family every year, West Coast - Imagine Dragons: my first heartbreak, Glorious - Macklemore: my cousin's wedding. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Yi-Kuan CMay 4, 2022 at 9:49 PM

    Hi Deeta,

    Honestly, when you were talking about Kanye, I felt some sort of push like "I can kinda get behind this music." But for some reason, despite so many people loving tylerthecreator, I feel like all the instagram reels and youtube shorts that I've seen of him make me really hate his personality. Don't get me wrong, I know for a fact that an artist's personality is no reflection of their music quality, but I think it'll still take alot of pushing before I decide to even give his music a try.

    Yi-Kuan C.

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  8. Sophie Minh Thy C NguyenMay 4, 2022 at 9:54 PM

    Hi Deeta,
    I agree that music relates heavily to memory. A lot of the music I listen to is nostalgic in some type of way. I have a playlist of songs on Spotify that are basically made up of my childhood favorites. I can relate most of them to the time of my life or specific event I remember in which I was listening to that song. There are also many songs by artists that are about their past memories and them reflecting back on those memories and learning from them. Those are some the the types of music that I appreciate the most.

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  9. RaymondMay 4, 2022 at 9:54 PM

    Hi Deeta,
    It's interesting how you relate such specific memories to your music. I myself have experienced this effect before, but never to the degree of specificity or broad spread that you have. I have only experienced this effect after a long period of exposure and repetition. It is especially interesting how your friendships are influenced by music. I hope for the best in your friendship with Siya, since I myself did not especially like the song POWER either. I have never heard of Tyler, the Creator before. What songs by him would you recommend?
    Sincerely,
    Raymond Yu

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  10. Sean WangMay 5, 2022 at 5:05 PM

    Hi Deeta,

    The way I see it, Tyler's personality is what makes his musical style so definitive. He's known for being a "f--- what you think" type of guy, and I think that's respectable giving the criticism he faces. That being said, I don't like his music. Maybe it'll take a while to grow on me, but I've tried in the past; it's just not my thing. Don't worry though, everything else you put was valid.

    Sincerely,

    Sean Wang

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