This song reminds me of the time I hit you in the face.

"Every Breath You Take" reminds me of orange sunsets in Maine. In 1984, that song was pretty much the most important thing ever written, and every radio station was airing it incessantly.

As my family and I drove around the Maine scenery, we'd listen to whichever radio stations would come in strongly. Traditionally, these stations tend to be Lite Rock and Top 40, which were the bread and butter of The Police during the 80s.

So, we were driving back to my grandparent's house after a trip to a couple beaches and a stop at the Maine Mall (Maine has, like, one mall that's worth speaking of, so they call it "The Maine Mall") where my Dad bought me a handheld game to keep me quiet. I was 8, so I could still be easily bought off.

I recall looking up from my LCD Space Invaders game to notice that the July sun was setting to our left as we drove along the highway. It cast a peculiar, deep orange glow upon everything, but was still quite entrancing. At that moment, "Every Breath You Take" came on the radio and I spent the entirity of the song enjoying the sunset.


Also, "Digital Love", by Daft Punk, reminds me of the time my girlfriend and I got into our first big argument over something rather silly. We'd only been seeing each other for around a month, at the time, and I was thoroughly crushed that she'd lash out at me over what we both knew was an honest mistake.

I'd just bought the new Daft Punk album and had become hooked on "Digital Love" for a little while. I kept listening to it to relax me, but my mind remained focused upon my worries that she'd dump me over such a trivial nuisance.

Later that night, she called me to apologize. She immediately regretted telling me off when she closed down AIM earlier that day. But she had classes to attend and I had to work, so she had to carry around the guilt the whole time. We made up and have only had one other argument since, which was also over something super stupid.

But "Digital Love" will always remind me of that day.

Jam it back in, in the dark.