"Signs" - songs that play at appropriate moments in our lives

Inspired by Shirley's experience she posted in the Obituary thread about the little dog she bought and then heard the Michael Jackson song playing the lyrics "This girl is for me".

I have noticed in life that when you are very often trying to make a decision - sometimes life changing - often you suddenly hear a song in the background which on hearing it helps you decide or brings you comfort. For example for weeks before we put the house up for sale nearly every time I put the radio on I heard "We've gotta get out of this place" by the Animals. The day it went on sale I heard "Ain't No Stoppin Us Now" by McFadden and Whitehead. I had never listened to the lyrics of that song before but every word suddenly seemed like it was being sung to me and made so much sense. I took it as a sign that I was making the right decision.

Anyone else experienced this or even can remember a song that forever reminds them of a special moment?

Oh I could write a book on this sort of thing!! I've had to resus people with 'don't fear the reaper' BOC playing in the backround!!

Had to tell people their relative is dead, when some wierd happy tune is blasting out from the TV!!! makes you cringe!!

Oh i had to treat somebody in a cinema, while SAW!! played on the screen!!!

oh i could go on, but i forget all the songs etc... but god we've laughed about it after!!

I know what you mean Sue, as you know Elvis Presely and my dad had the same grandmother (Gibbs/Gibson) generations back, I sent his uncle her picture when the Tenneesee Genealogy Lbrary remebered the names I had given them, they are Lawson kin, they got us in touch with each other. Elvis use to sing an song that was very remeinscent of my sister and I. Because she was "slow" from an birth defect, of being an "blue baby" mother protected her sexuality like an Hawk and put her into an invisable chasity belt, not so for me. she grew up a bit vain in some ways because of it...sometimes also just terribly"shy".  Then Elvis came along with this song "Little sister".... "don't do what your big sister done".... It was much like our lives were back in that era of Elvis.

I have always felt much about the United States as Andy Williams singing the song "Exodus" in years past also for some reason... "this land is mine, God gave this land to me... this ancient, sacred land to me,..When you are by my side... I know I can...survive...so take my hand..and walk this land with me......with "God".. I know... We can be strong!"  Something to that effect.

You know music was so much an part of my life growing up, with my mother playing by ear, and most generally every night. Either guitar, accordian, but particularly her organ/piano. She always like happy songs to play, religous songs also. As she got more into ill health she use to play an lot of "Amazing Grace" nightly. It truly was an sort of "Gift from God" with her.

..another one of Elvis's songs from his Tv special of three religous songs that I always liked..."Up above my head, there is music in the air.. up above my head, there is music in the air,... and I beleive . Yes, I .really do believe,... there' s an heaven some where!.  He died no to long after that and his "Aloha from Hawaii". I was reading how so unfair Col. Tom Parker was to Elvis in some ways, many say now he pushed him into his death. But they said that because Parker couldn't get an passport from not having an birth certificate, or some such.. he literally kept Elvis's career from never crossing the oceans. Had it not been for the army, Elvis would of never made it to Europe. It's been as hushed up in ways as this birth certificate thing with Obama also.

After my son passed away, I couldn't stand to listen to music.  I only listened to talk radio and Christian station for monts after he died.  But one horrid day, about 2 or 3 weeks after his funeral, I heard song that had lyrics that pretty much spoke to what I needed to hear.  The song was "Where You Goin' Now" by Damn Yankees.  I don't even like Damn Yankees, or the song in particular, but it was the lyrics that got thru to me that day, rather than the music.  The reason I believe it was a sign is that it came in on the radio in my bedroom from a Flagstaff station.  Flagstaff is 125 miles from here and I never, before that day, or since, have been able to receive a Flagstaff station on any of my radios.

That truly was a sign Ruth. I read the lyrics on the web - so poignant.

When my Mom had her heart attack back in 1987 I remember driving to the hospital and Boy George was singing "Everything I Own" originally by David Gates (Bread). I couldn't believe how much those lyrics related to my thoughts of my mother at that moment. Luckily she lived through that heart attack and now 22 years later she is in her 76th year of life.

A sort of amusing one now. At my 1st disastrous wedding to my ex (again back in 1987 - a big year for me!) - his father left his mother 5 days before the wedding and then turned up at the church sobbing loudly all the way through the ceremony. His wonderful mother was so restrained and I admire her so much for her composure! He didn't come to the reception but I remember cringing when the DJ played "My Old Man's a Dustman" - his father was a refuse collector or dustman as we used to call them here in the UK!