Trisha Yearwood - The Song Remembers When

Moving along on our Early/Mid-Afternoon Music Interlude, I selected a song by featured female artist, Trisha Yearwood with a song titled "The Song Remembers When" from the year 1993...

"The Song Remembers When" is a slow ballad written by Hugh Prestwood. It was originally recorded by Kathy Mattea but was dropped from her album in the final stages of production. It was then picked up by Trisha Yearwood, who recorded it as the title track of her third studio album.

The song is a testament to the way that music can instantly trigger a memory that was seemingly forgotten. The woman in the song is waiting for change at a counter when she hears a familiar song. Out of nowhere, she is suddenly reminded of a time when she and a former lover sang along to the song on the radio as they drove through the Rocky Mountains. She recalls that she tried many ways to rid herself of the memories of that failed romance, only to have them come rushing back in an instant when she hears a song attached to a moment in their time together:

After driving out the memory of the way things might have been
After I'd forgotten all about us
The song remembers when

As the song progresses, the woman reveals that, although she can't remember why the relationship failed, the song can. In the end, it becomes a powerful statement that any forgotten memory can be brought back to life for anyone in the world through the power of music.

Still, I guess some things we bury are just bound to rise again
For even if the whole world has forgotten" WIkipedia
The song remembers when