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Your favorite song may be a memory in disguise

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You like to think you have superior, refined musical taste, but you really just have unresolved nostalgia. The songs you love most are rarely chosen for their complex chord progressions; they just happened to be playing in the background during a pivotal life event—like your first kiss or a massive breakup. You aren't listening to the music; you are just emotionally time-traveling.

Your favorite song may be a memory in disguise
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