Caps Lock notwithstanding, this is a good question. I notice I tend to associate certain songs with very specific times in the past rather than a general mood. Even mundane days are immediately brought back when I hear some song again. Certain smells can have a similar effect, but not quite to the same degree for me. Although I'm no neurologist, it would seem that music recalling memories is a more evolved form of learning not to stick one's hand in a fire.
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