I love the Smell of memory in the morning

People say that the sense of smell is most closely linked to memory.

I'd like to nominate the sense of SONG.

Today, while working one of the rare Saturdays my job requires, I heard the
Smashing Pumkins version of "Lansslide". Immediately I was transported
back about 5 years ago to one New Years Day. I was lying in bed and turned
on the radio to hear the same song. it started just as I regained
consciousness and really set the tone for the rest of my day. I don't
think I had thought of that morning in a while, but, I clearly remember the
post New-years eve daze. We ushered out the old Millenium the night
before. I didn't celebrate as my Uncle had passed away only 3 days before.
He was more than an uncle to me, but, a second Father. I wouldn't be the
person I am today if not for my Uncle Rocky. I awoke in a melancholy daze.
The sublte guitar and Corgan's mellow whine easing me into the day. It
began to feel like a new era, even though I was one of the people who
complained that the new Millenium didn't really begin until 2001. I spent
the rest of the day playing PC games. I had just bought Half-life and a
new Modem with some Xmas money.

Anyway, I think that songs have the ability to transport you back in time.
Emotions, visions, memories all come back. No matter where else I hear
that song, I think that it will take me right back into that New Years
Morning. It still makes me sad, yet more than a bit hopeful.