nostalgia
A topic under Roots & Belonging
Back-then, memory — the past as warmer than the present.
102 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average +10, which is 15 points above the library as a whole, and they run from -81 to +75.
- Contamination4.9% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land1 Ascended12 Elevated83 Decent5 Degraded1 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
The span
Songs on this topic
- +68HoneyBobby GoldsboroGrieving a lost love through memory
- +68Pink HousesJohn Cougar MellencampIronic American-dream vignettes
- +42MeevallersSmaed & HeroekGratitude-reframing resilience manifesto
- +40End of BeginningDjo
- +39The Kids Aren't AlrightThe OffspringNeighborhood-decay elegy
- +38HelloAdeleLong-distance apology call
- +34Al Final Del DíaGrupo FirmePeaceful breakup released with gratitude
- +30I'll RememberMadonnaGrateful standing-alone farewell
- +28marjorieTaylor SwiftDead grandmother's wisdom carried forward
- +25American PieDon McLeanElegy for American culture
- +25Mrs. RobinsonSimon & GarfunkelWry lament for lost ideals
- +25To Sir, With LoveLuluGrateful coming-of-age tribute
- +25To Sir, With LoveLuluGrateful coming-of-age tribute
- +24Crocodile RockElton JohnNostalgic rock-and-roll romp
- +24Hot Fun in the SummertimeSly and the Family StoneCarefree summertime celebration
- +227 YearsLukas GrahamAge-marker life retrospective
- +22Remember WhenAlan JacksonWhole marriage in the rear view
- +22Roses Are Red (My Love)Bobby VintonWell-wishing old-flame farewell
- +22SeptemberEarth, Wind & FireEuphoric remembered-love nostalgia
- +22To Build a Home (feat. Patrick Watson)The Cinematic OrchestraElegy for a built home lost and released to dust
- +20MassachusettsJensen McRaeInventory of an ex kept with goodwill
- +20MemoriesMaroon 5Bittersweet remembrance toast
- +20Stressed OutTwenty One PilotsAdulthood stress, childhood missed
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