The Song Reader... is there such a thing?

I haven't read the book, but the concept makes some sense. People relate to certain songs, because it has some special meaning for them. I would expect that if someone has a particular song that keeps running around in his head, that there is a psychological reason for it. I have never heard of anyone actually analyzing that phenomenon.

It is an interesting concept isn't it? I know that certain songs have stuck in my head at different times, depending on how often I heard it on the radio, and what music I was playing on my stereo-and that certainly changed with whatever was going on in my life. It's a little like memorizing poetry or scripture verses, or even movie dialog. Different passages come to mind to fit various situations. The Song Reader is in my TBR pile, I'm looking forward to reading it!

No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.

-- H L Mencken


To which i would add, nor the credulity thereof.