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posted Nov. 28, 2007
The British Really Are Coming Watch My Music: The British Beat on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 9 p.m. or Saturday, Dec. 1 at 9:30 p.m. and make your pledge for best-in-house tickets to our upcoming British Invasion concert at the Kent Stage
Why is it that we cannot remember where we left our car keys this morning, but we can remember the lyrics to songs from 30 years ago? My hour-long online search to uncover a little brain biology behind this phenomenon wasn’t fruitful, but there’s fun stuff out there about educators taking advantage of the potent effect of music and lyrics on memory. First, go to Wired Science’s “Pop Goes the Science Song” and then — a must-visit! — head to MASSIVE just to hear songs like “Take Me to the Liver.” The music-memory connection explains some of the magic of the My Music series on PBS. Something wonderful happens to our brains when we hear those old songs. Western ReservePBS will air My Music: The British Beat on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1 at 9:30 p.m. Petula Clark (“Downtown”) hosts the 90-minute music special that features classic hits from the Zombies (“Time of the Season”), the Animals (“The House of the Rising Sun”) and other U.K. hitmakers plus the reunion of Peter and Gordon (“World Without Love”). If you think you can’t remember a single song these people sang, don’t worry — you do, and you know most of the words, too.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch ... The Spencer Davis Group I know — “Gimme Some Lovin’,” “I’m a Man.” Badfinger? I knew the name, but couldn’t remember a single Badfinger song to save my life. So I went to the iTunes store and looked up the band. “Day After Day,” “No Matter What,” “Come and Get It,” “Baby Blue” … of course I know Badfinger! I just didn’t know I know. My brain, however, has permanently stored lyrics to their biggest songs for instant access when properly cued. Creepy how your own brain knows things that you don’t, and that raises a whole other biological and philosophical conundrum.
Meanwhile, back at the blog ... Never been to the the Kent Stage? It's a great venue that offers an intimate concert experience. There is only one bad seat among 640 — we’ll sell that one last — and the acoustics are great. |
Read past blogs This week, take time to stop and smell the dirt — April 19, 2010 It’s Like Shark Week for People Who Like Documentaries on the Subject of Religion — March 27, 2010 This is about Extreme Mega NOVA — Feb. 9, 2010 Pride and Prejudice: A Ridiculously Brief History of the Novel in Film — Jan. 31, 2008 Theeere Was Johnny — Jan. 7, 2008 The Name’s the Thing — Dec. 13, 2007 The British Really Are Coming — Nov. 28, 2007 Eavesdropping Heaven — Nov. 20, 2007 The Theoriousness of Theory — Nov. 12, 2007 Queen and Country — Nov. 7, 2007 Rats — Oct. 29, 2007 I Love Ruff Ruffman — Oct. 22, 2007 Eight-letter word for quirky documentary? — Oct. 15, 2007 Does Nova have a contender? — Oct. 1, 2007 |
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