We each have our favorite music at different times in our lives, and for when we are in different moods. Some of my favorite music is “cleaning music” which gets me bopping around my home tidying and scrubbing. Some of my favorite music is warm and snuggly to wake up to. Some of my favorite music is great to dance to. Some of my favorite music is awesome to play in the car during road trips. So I guess music doesn’t just need to be good or memorable, it needs to fit.
For instance, there’s a used bookstore in Pasadena called Cliff’s. It’s at 630 East Colorado Boulevard, for any readers who are close enough to check it out. They’re open until midnight every night, and they play classical music. The dusty smell of old books and unfinished wood shelving is perfectly complimented by their choice in music. The books aren’t incredible bargains or anything, but you can sometimes find the most obscure sci fi paperback you remember from your childhood there… and the atmosphere is great.
Lately I’ve been listening to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at work. No matter how young I was, or how old I get, it is always wonderful. If you haven’t got a copy on CD, get one.