for me it’s you’re beautiful by james blunt.
i have the sweetest memory associated with it. my dad used to play this song on repeat in the car whenever we’d go on long drives at night to get ice cream. i think we had a CD of james blunt’s hits but this song along with goodbye my lover were the only ones we’d enjoy listening to. if i recall correctly, i couldn’t have been older than four back then.
this masterpiece has stuck with me through all these years. i could go years and years without listening to it but the chords and lyrics will always feel familiar. will always feel like home. i’ve never been able to hear you’re beautiful without thinking of one of my happiest memories with my dad and of my life in general. it’s the kind of song that just transports you to another place makes you relive a bittersweet memory over and over again but in a good way.
my dad is still cool and the best but we do have some differences that get to me sometimes. not to mention, life isn’t as simple as pretending to doze off in the backseat just so your dad could carry you. still, it’s nice having such a pleasant early memory with my dad and james blunt’s incredible vocals in the back just amplify the whole experience tbh
