The Power of Nostalgic Music

why are memories and music linked? A man with no brain tells you.
/ nathanzed
all music used is down below:
Shoutout to Benu for the Elmo voice: / benuye
MOVIES USED:
City of God
Her
Begin Again
Music and Memory: The iPod project
Soul
Some life footage from this great video “The sense that time keeps going faster”: • Zenosyne: The Sense Th...
MUSIC:
Calvin Harris - Slide
Tyler the Creator - Boredom
50 Cent - In Da Club
Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
Nelly - Dilemma ft. Kelly Rowland
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Estelle - American Boy
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
Spongebob dramatic music cue
A boy is a gun remix by Matthew McClelland: • Don't Shoot Me [A BOY ...
Gotye - Somebody that I used to know
Ellie Goulding - Lights
Wii Sports Theme
Fun. - We are Young
Frank Ocean - Lost
Justin Bieber - Yummy
Gunna - sun came out instrumental • Gunna - SUN CAME OUT (...
Pachelbel - Canon in D
George Benson - Give me the Night
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Dvil
The Weeknd - Too Late
Train - Hey Soul Sister
Bill Nye the Science Guy music
Brockhampton - HEAT
Drake - Controlla
THBDLOST - IN THE NIGHT - • Lost in the Night - TH...
that one Spongebob song when they were dancing
Green Day - American Idiot
Kesha - Tik tok
Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA
Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
Euripides, Stasimon Chorus from Orestes (408 B.C.E.)
Rihanna - Work
The Weeknd - Call Out My Name
Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
Kanye West - Saint Pablo instrumental: • Kanye West-Saint Pablo...
Kanye West - Father Stretch My Hands
Stevie Wonder - For Once in My Life
Pierre Bourne - Poof
Klyne - Water Flow
Hardy Caprio - Best Life ft. One Acen
Kanye West - Flashing Lights
Mii Channel music
VunDrulo - Growing Up
Kid Cudi - Day n Nite
Drake - God’s Plan
Drake - Look What You’ve Done
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Arcade Fire - Song on the Beach
A boy is a gun remix by Matthew McClelland: • Don't Shoot Me [A BOY ...

[@AppleTrack]

This video was incredible can't wait to watch it again in 10 years

[@rambutan7874]

Yea, if you can even survive this year

[@itsjiala]

😂😂😂

[@Phoenix-jd5gy]

Gave me a chuckle

[@achudude]

I am leaving a comment so that if I ever look at my old KZbin comments I will be reminded to watch this video again

[@samsfog3591]

Facts😂😂

[@whit4135]

"Your new shit aint as good as your old shit until your new shit is your old shit" - Logic

[@bella.3015]

I wear this 24 solid gold rolly as an heirloom...

[@sofusdelamotte9541]

That is gold - and the funny thing is that logic's album, has become a deep memory about last summer for me!

[@theboys5659]

Bella. 301 i wear this 24 karat gold Rolly as an heirloom, not for looking dope as a rhyme, but as a visual representation to give your family your time

[@northernbarbarianxyz]

Shit!

[@herostreamsstanevil3587]

sounds *logical*

[@YoungDonAnimations]

that wii sports song hits different now forsure

[@htownheat193]

Let’s gooooo!!! My boy young donnn!!! Bro imma have nostalgia for up next in the future

[@bleknutty7717]

YOUNG DON

[@Dhead-io4om]

Fr but idk Carmella girl hits a little harder ngl

[@WayvoCrawford]

YOOOO DON

[@cakeytheshakey2663]

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

[@thechosen111.]

I’d let him have full control over my playlist.

[@gtothedmuthafucka1657]

Same. Andovermybodytoo omg what- did I just say that? Well yess, i did

[@thechosen111.]

@@gtothedmuthafucka1657 LMFAOAOAOAAO

[@Rrpelz77888]

No

[@Wellwtfallthenamesaretooken]

Girl shut up, he’s my man. 🤰🏿

[@lightning_shid4931]

yea

[@yodaonketamine1583]

Kanye’s Flashing Lights makes me nostalgic about stuff I’ve never even lived

[@danny570]

For real, that’s why I love Kanye

[@angelinaoliver5587]

Facts 💯

[@cheesepizza4807]

That song is so good

[@doubtfy]

Bro I have the same feeling with silver soul by beach house

[@manoskok1810]

Bro that came out when I was born and it makes me feel nostalgic for some weird reason

[@racheleleanor5060]

Nostalgia is going to make me genuinely enjoy closer by the chainsmokers one day... I’m scared

[@atticusrumi]

i already am... sadly (;

[@racheleleanor5060]

@@atticusrumi it’s ok you’re just built different

[@paigieodo]

this happened to me yesterday

[@thegeecyproject]

The year I graduated from college, that song played at every party. It’s not a perfect song but I’d be lying if I said it didn’t mentally send me back to 2016 every time.

[@fionaengelson]

Oh nooooooo

[@kf8449]

Nostalgic music is the closest thing we have to time travel

[@rks5457]

U can also watch videos that were taken of events in your past life. Or do dmt.

[@ow_su]

I think videos are closer since nostalgia is different for each person

[@bh28v2]

Nah, it's black holes. But yeah, true.

[@henrythompson3709]

and scented candles

[@lemn52]

nah man, sleeping is, just for your consciousness tho

[@papiwest9210]

Starboy just fits, I can’t explain it, whether it’s the cover, the start the end the middle it just comes together

[@Jesteban-fu8qy]

I have listened to it so much it's not nostalgic to me anymore

[@SW-et4zb]

The question of life is “Will Nathan Zed ever miss?” Philosophers have been riled up about this question for years now.

[@parrotplays7]

No.

[@mlggangstercat1484]

never

[@ethanalexandernunez2192]

He literally cannot.

[@gia1155]

never has never will

[@Brigister]

Philosophers have not been wondering because they already know that the answer is "No."

[@katehill7462]

My friend tweeted once, "If art is how we decorate space, then music is how we decorate time"

[@travislloyd6761]

i wouldn't call art and music a filler, art is a creative outlet that represents the artist and the people that decorate themselves with it, we are the empty spaces and art is what makes us complete

[@lotusluv]

@@travislloyd6761 that why they said decorate and not fill, still agree with what u said too

[@lizzyrank5405]

Beautiful

[@alexwelch9058]

woahhh

[@zoem1051]

This...This is probably the best thing I've read all day.

[@andreird]

The Call Out my Name part has hit on a spiritual level

[@Yumyum-yo6op]

@Micael Dias same question

[@Darkgunzman]

@@Yumyum-yo6op It's Electric Zoo from the Spongebob Squarepants Album

[@Yumyum-yo6op]

@@Darkgunzman nice thanks

[@Howitgoes799]

“Graduation” is one of the most nostalgic albums for me. Even though I’m still in high school.

[@tmztag2001]

Me too, literally one of my favourite albums of all time

[@jul7871]

My favorite album

[@lightning_shid4931]

@@jul7871 same

[@_IsrealPerez]

This man really put “work work work” over the first song ever made 😭😭

[@noahprentice751]

oh my god that alzheimer's patient has me actually in tears

[@dailyadri1060]

Same😭

[@stevenlomon]

Most wholesome thing I've seen in a long long while :')

[@ecb3828]

I’ve been crying ever since. So precious.

[@danilaonline8929]

Bro you literally expressed everything I had in my mind about nostalgic music

[@pedrogomez2532]

Facts

[@navebushes5717]

On January 27th my mum passed away because of Covid 19. I never really understood what music meant to me until now. Just listening to songs from the 2010s can just bring me to tears and I know this will sound cringy but I feel as though I understand the songs I listen to on a different level.

[@extranosense9553]

@@irainercosmic7326 Jesus stfu

[@extranosense9553]

Damn i'm sorry about your loss... Rest in Peace

[@nathonso_edits]

Damn, sorry for your loss, and dw that's not cringe, music is so powerful don't feel bad about letting it make you feel something. Best of luck in the future, make her proud 👊🏻

[@Soso-ce4op]

Sorry for your loss

[@alicecostelloe7401]

So sorry for your loss, I hope you’re doing okay ❤️

[@rafipuff]

it's a classic bois

[@kbizzle29]

TWELVE TRACKS

[@nicksilva3920]

Only two seconds in and it's a classic.

[@IVUSER]

HE'S GIVING US A CLASSIC, DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WATCH IT TO KNOW IT

[@jxcobaniki6709]

When you realize your favourite KZbinrs are real people and also watch THEIR favourite KZbinrs 👁

[@avelooksatstuff1523]

that one tumblr post that said "if art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time"

[@hannahrose7918]

I love this

[@lamentedlola1212]

Tumblr has the most meaningful posts tbh

[@rohangelic]

OMGGGGG

[@arhamhaq7324]

It’s a quote by Jean Michel Basquiat

[@arseniipopov5366]

Same thing was said by Frank zappa: "you have a piece of time, and you can decorate it anyhow. Same as our lifes"

[@araki585]

When you said that line about "making new memories with new music" it kinda hit me. Few years ago i stopped searching actively for new music, and about that time period i was depressed: i didnt wanted to experience nothing new, everything was "pale" and "lifeless" compared to my memories of "good times at school/early university" years, i've been spending my days at my room, sleeping, barely eating, and dreaming about how my life could've been better. I vividly remember how before that period, i was actively searching for music in magazines/stores, discussing it with friends and classmates (even if discussion was just "that shit good"), every track rom that time has that specifit little memory ingrained. "Homecoming" from Kanye West reminds me of last time i was sitting at Dads car while we were driving to store. "Crazy in Love" reminds me of time when i had no shame dancing in my own room imagining im pop-star diva. "Feel Good inc." reminds me of all of my classmates who were trying to impress girls with their "cool musical taste". So many memories are attached to music from that time, but when i became depressed, i stopped making new memories, and i actually can barely remember any music i discovered for myself at that time. I actually started feeling better recently but just couldnt get what wrong with my presception of everything. Lately i can barely consume any kind of content, not just music, and i think the lack of good memories is the main reason. Im not sure why im actually writing this as i hope noones gonna read that embarassing wall of text, I just wanted to thank you for making those amazing videos. At least i can say for myself, this video made one life a bit better :D P.S.: apologizing if i made grammar mistakes, English is not my first language.

[@mattregan366]

Thanks for writing this I feel like I am in a similar situation. I wanna say covid is the reason but honestly I wasn't making many new memories and discovering music before it either soooo ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Being on the internet too much is partly the reason I stopped I guess. Seeing people talk about music online is such a toxic shitshow. Why is everyone so mad and defensiveeeee

[@dariofkxv6829]

this really hits

[@siddheshmedane698]

I have never related to a comment so much before

[@-Teague-]

Hey, I know I'm a year late to this, but I just wanna say: it's not too late! I know it sucks looking back on a "better time" but if you live your life comparing every moment to the one before it you won't enjoy any of them! I know this is a lot harder than it sounds (especially with the pandemic and all lol) but try and go out and do things that you enjoy and that positively contribute to you or others and memories and stuff will come naturally without you thinking about it. The important thing is not to give up and I really hope you don't. God bless, hope you find a better place!

[@estevanmramirez]

I so glad you said this cause i’ve felt the same way. I sort of find myself in these cycles where i just feel stuck and every time i break out of it it’s always associated with new music. Idk if it’s the music causing this change in attitude that makes me feel better or if i just happen to be willing to listen to new music during those times but i find it so fascinating that there’s even a connection

[@Kevin-sk9np]

The entire views album makes me insanely nostalgic. No friends, didn’t do anything all day in the summer but hoop and play video games. Somehow I long for those days again, not because they were enjoyable, but because they were simple.

[@joseescobar8315]

Damn what kind of world that we live in where you’d rather live life simple then live life enjoyable? Like why do we long for that time again?

[@alejandroserrano7755]

I feel you. For a lot of people summer 16 was just different man.

[@carak__]

Clean bandit - rather be. I’m like 99.7% sure everyone has one memory with this song

[@lylivictor]

You're right and u should say it

[@trafishscott5250]

Idk but music from 2013-2014 is v nostalgic 😭

[@sloanekella6385]

Yes.

[@tinakupa5167]

man I almost cried that song holds so many memories for me

[@csenge5298]

Wow that song.. it was our song with my first boyfriend, damn

[@SteezyKane]

Killed this video

[@TheThirdPew]

thank you bro!

[@WayvoCrawford]

YOOOO

[@xovictor6820]

Steezyyy

[@citizensoftheworld2807]

Flawless

[@isfhage8707]

Mmmmm steezy

[@erikchoice6759]

Flower Boy is already an extremely nostalgic album for me

[@elisehummel344]

why did this video genuinely make me emotional like i was part laughing part feeling things in my tummy this channel is unmatched

[@sadiaislam932]

slide is honestly the most nostalgic song and it’s not even 4 years old already

[@Kemoclout]

all i think of when i hear Slide is the time i was in the passenger seat of my friends car on the way to the restaurant before prom 🥺

[@harry012197]

It’s a banger for sure

[@user-zj6ie5gc2t]

puts me in a summer mood

[@yasmines.9625]

WHY IS THAT SO TRUE

[@EPMTUNES]

From Mario 64?

[@liamhelm7027]

My grandma has dimentia she doesn’t remember a lot of people and she can barely talk but when we play music she loves she can still sings along to them

[@SuperSara924]

That’s how my grandpa was before he passed away. He loved Frank Sinatra and as soon as you played it for him he’d perk up and become more alert

[@jimavlo]

same dude

[@MrElectromagnetism]

this made me tear up bruh

[@stop9359]

that is so beautiful ❤️

[@shanthegamer4149]

For me this is the college dropout, this album made me feel nostalgic towards to me having a 9-5 job being in college when i am still in middle school😂. Also first hip-hop album i listened to.

[@jai.joylove]

Blonde for me is one of the most powerfully nostalgic albums of my life

[@ChazSmith]

Your video essays be on point and the editing always slaps. 10/10

[@ChazSmith]

This comment was a massive understatement.

[@mohammedjanneh4626]

Fr

[@bubeudeh]

^^^ i love him

[@Caro.vroomvroom]

“Or like 7th grade depression” *plays Christina Perri* LMAO WHY WAS THAT SO ACCURATE

[@hannahrose7918]

FOR REALLLL

[@fayz-dayz]

That took me back to my middle school when one girl sang it for our talent show. Good times😌

[@jakkay1306]

@@fayz-dayz omg I remember that the one who couldn’t even sing 😂😂😂😂

[@rachelkimpanga8043]

"Rather be" by Clean Bandit. One sunny morning sometime in the spring of 2014, I had woken up taken a bath, made my lunch, done all the things I needed to get done for school. As I was sitting in the living room eating my breakfast and watching MTV's morning music program, there it was. The song. I heard about 3 seconds of it before my eyes were glued to the TV to see where that sound came from, where that sound was going. When the music video was over, I shortly after had to go, cause I was already running a little late. I took my helmet, rode my bike to school, while meeting my friend halfway there so we could ride together to school like we always did. Some weeks or even days after, the song became really popular and I remember that one time where one of the girls in our class was playing the song and singing along. All sudden more and more started singing along to it, and I looked around and every single girl in our class was singing along. We didn't always agree on things, and often there would be drama between some of us, like there is in any 7th grade class. But singing together, was something we were quite good at. "Rather be" reminds me of that.

[@mezaventuras3559]

Haha I love that song, it was actually my alarm sound for a year in middle school, that really takes me back

[@jovankandola]

I definitely understand what you mean when you say that music can make you nostalgic for times we here you weren’t even born. I was born in 2006 and whenever I hear early 2000’s pop or rock music I instantly get hit with a blast of nostalgia even though I either wasn’t born or was just really young when those songs came out, but that might also be because of my older siblings who were all teenagers in the 2000’s and introduced me to that type of music when I was really young

[@mikehall3976]

All the Right Reasons by Nickelback.

[@hundredbucks1322]

I’m a 6 foot 3 220 pound black man that loves “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus cause it reminds me of scoring touchdowns in high school, because they would play it ever time we would score.

[@citizensoftheworld2807]

Reading that gave me the chills because I pictured it

[@sarakunb621]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@benjaminbannister2587]

I remember back in 2016, my cousin showed me Ps & Qs by Lil Uzi Vert. I thought the song was terrible, I absolutely hated the instrumental. But then, I had gone over to my cousin's house in 2020. It had been a really long time since I'd seen him, and he started playing Ps & Qs again. And then it was like it was a completely different song. Listening to the song was like euphoria; everything about 2016 just seemed so good compared to 2020.

[@blakeripley9329]

I’m a 6’4 310 pound lineman in high school that loves party rock anthem because it reminds me of going to Buffalo Wild Wings after stomping another team of 8 year olds even though I was too heavy to touch the ball lol

[@citizensoftheworld2807]

@@blakeripley9329 you’re such a liar. Why would u lie about something so useless?

[@kevski6216]

people really walk around saying "i wish time travel was a thing" when music exists

[@dorissilva6353]

When youtube exist

[@sarim3284]

You acting like Drakes gonna help me kill Christopher Columbus

[@kevski6216]

@@sarim3284 babe columbus is already dead, the damage has been done, there are enough crusty wanksock chewers alive Right Now that you can take out instead. why try to rewrite history if you can make new one 💗 kiss kiss stay hydrated

[@matheusperelmutter]

Music really transports you in time, but nothing compares to smells, they take me whole-bodily back

[@letsparchmentitupyo7566]

its power is insane

[@kelleymcmorris7430]

As an elder millenial, it's genuinely interesting to hear what music younger people feel nostalgic for

[@ciegosanchez5289]

The thing I love/hate about nostalgia in music is you don’t know when your making memories. You just enjoy the music. Sooo many albums I remember listening to years ago that when I revisit them now I’m like “wow this is a classic” and so many memories flood in

[@TheMambaAtlas]

Classics on Classics bro

[@mattiadefranchis7908]

i gotta feeling by black eyed peas is the most nostalgic song ever now change my mind

[@spicycherrymilk9058]

My summer camp would play that and dynamite at the end of every summer so I won’t even try

[@LightBluly]

I Gotta Feeling is my first favourite song back in 2009 so listening again feels the nostalgia so hard!

[@ala0284]

I would like to raise Pompeii by Bastille

[@ericramos1916]

I’m on top of the world is for me, Fifa 13 was my life and it was the main song

[@dontyoudaredoth]

I say In The End, The Real Slim Shady and Without Me

[@hashtagcassie]

Kid Cudi's Man On the Moon will always hold so many memories from summer nights in high school

[@burakkose481]

2014 Forest Hills Drive always brings me back in time to the good old days no matter how many times I listen

[@darrellfreeman2707]

Sza’s Ctrl has so many memories attached to it

[@DIORBAG]

literally the first time love galore came out i already knew i was in for a trip

[@thebussquad]

lmao i was j gonna coment this

[@nateseger4977]

never thought i’d be interrogated into singing the ABCs

[@lizzyrank5405]

I know I tried so hard not too but I just couldn't help but sing it 😆😆

[@younclenastyn843]

I'll never forget the feeling I had when Hold On Were Going Home first came out 😭😭

[@Peacht4n]

Lady gaga's album, Chromatica, is so so weird. It came out in the MIDDLE of the pandemic, when everyone was forced to stay inside and there was a curfew...I remember listening to it while in bed, waiting for it to come out. I just listened to the entire album and closed my eyes and thought about how if this came out before corona (or if corona never happened) we'd probably listen to it in some nice club. No matter how hard i try when i listen to that album, it really takes me back to that "lonely" time of pandemic lockdown wishing to live life again. Crazy

[@Lwazi.S]

Frank ocean’s discography is deadass the epitome of nostalgia for me

[@kayo5011]

It’s Kanye for me

[@MRAAng-on2jg]

KaYo same! lol. I still remember hearing through the wire in my dad’s car during 2004 when we were at a gas station😩

[@listentome5583]

More like nostalgia...... ultra

[@gelinguzman9743]

Samess

[@yaninrivera7987]

Kanye and frank

[@Katherout]

ZED NYE THE SCIENCE GUY

[@ecb3828]

ZED ZED ZED ZED ZED ZED

[@septemberbabii16]

The most nostalgic song for me is Down by Jay Sean. Brings me right back to my 8th grade field trip to Six Flags when we were singing it on the way up Nitro before the drop. I can still rap Lil Wayne's verse word for word 😭

[@willmoser655]

I remember being 4 years old singing that song outside with my sister on a summer day

[@mikehall3976]

That and the other obvious track from the time, Replay are great ways of remembering the days I just simply hung out with the older boys not really knowing how to act but just following along

[@jorisboerboom4187]

3:58 YOO ELMO CALM DOWN CALM DOWN!!!!

[@daniellemorrisson7400]

“American Boy” hits for sure

[@chipeater143]

Kanye's whole discography is like a checkpoint for every part of my life. Each album has a different vibe and can instantly change your mood for the better or the worse.

[@_IsrealPerez]

100%

[@NobelB24]

Graduation being my favourite time 07 😭😭😭

[@danienglish9336]

Some other artists give me this too, but I feel like a lot of rappers nail certain periods of time so perfectly in my memory. First song that comes to mind is ‘Forever’ and how crazy about it I was for that one period of time

[@naimaismail4356]

Same, probably why I love his music so much literally grew up with it.

[@aubrey_reignz5484]

Especially graduation. Graduation might have the most nostalgic quality of any album I’ve ever listened to.

[@jhupp8707]

Birds in the Trap by Travis is one of the ultimate nostalgia albums for me. It’s not his best but went to some of the best house parties in college when that album dropped. Pick Up The Phone and The Ends instantly transfer me back to those nights.

[@GNo03]

Bro... this video inspired me to make some new memories instead of just sitting at home listening to old music from happier times

[@mattmiller1472]

Cap, don’t tell me “gods plan” isn’t already nostalgic. Didn’t care for it that much when it dropped, but if I were at a show and the opening dj threw on gods plan. It’d hit.

[@MischieviousJirachi]

Facts

[@idkanymore2183]

Ongg

[@thomasalbrecht35]

I don’t even remember the memory I have attached to that song, but I still get nostalgia when I hear it

[@georgewbush7021]

I remember when I was screaming with my friends “she say do you love I tell her only partly i only my bed and my mama I’m sorry” man the times

[@kittymarie397]

the last year my childhood summer camp was open we had a running joke about the song so yeah its supes nostalgic for me

[@TheMostUnruly]

Within the first 30 seconds of this video, I can tell you put your soul into this shit.

[@sambitchakraborty8733]

Oh my god you're my favourite analysis channel bruh. Love your videos, especially the Kanye ones.

[@soulless1438]

It's a CLASSIC.

[@GautamMenon]

@@sambitchakraborty8733 I hope he does ‘the making of Donda’

[@jaredaldridge9310]

God nostalgia is dangerous sometimes I have a playlist from a girl who broke up with me I literally can’t listen to them without crying. But songs like November by tyler remind me of summer 2017 same with all of Uzis old stuff. Everytime I hear Power by Kanye I think of when I was a little kids playing saints row 3 for the first time.

[@maybethisthis8280]

This is why "baby" by joeboy is a favourite song for me now. Not because of the lyrics or the dance all vibe it gives but because the first time heard the song was a really calm place for me in my life. I didn't even know it then. But listening to that song now no matter where I am takes me back to that year and makes me smile.

[@mukhlisamakhmadustova8631]

SZA’s ctrl is the album that makes me feel tingly

[@gravy8830]

the soundtrack to 2017

[@deesenuts8730]

MJ's OTW and Thriller for me

[@mjfedup6853]

@@deesenuts8730 same. I’m a big MJ fan so

[@esml373]

@@mjfedup6853 MJ was still my 2nd most listened to artist on Spotify this year. Never gets old

[@vminajj1267]

@@deesenuts8730 omfg yes. I’m literally 17 and I feel nostalgia for mj when I wasn’t even alive when he was in his prime. I’ve heard his music all through my life and I was born in 2002 yet I feel nostalgia when I hear “I’ll be there “ “human nature” Billie Jean “ etc. his music is that timeless

[@lucymoon]

UGH this video made me feel ALL THE THINGS

[@Banjir0]

The whole flower boy album just puts me in a whole new universe ✨

[@johngerygooz3251]

Well, based on your profile picture...

[@philperson9896]

Tyler’s Hot Wind Blows was my fav song off the album when it came out, right when I was home in Seattle during the 110 degree heat wave. Perfect

[@theMadMarsz]

the WAVE of nostalgia when he started playing the songs back to back .. idk if i appreciate it or if I'm actually crying myself to sleep today. I-

[@ayanomar1408]

everything hit in the same

[@GabrielleMasterpiece]

I’m in the both ways, crying while appreciating

[@Freaksoftheinternet]

The section about the Alzheimer's patients nearly made me cry, bruh.

[@ashleyberkowitz8772]

The song that drowns me in a wave of pure nostalgia is Hey Brother by Avicii. I associate it with general time when I was young and especially the morning that I learned about his suicide.

[@Adrian_1114]

God I disassociated when I learned that at a fucking school quiz. like a part of my childhood died

[@comedyfix568]

This is such a great video and it’s so true. Like Scorpion by drake is just an ok album for most people but I love it so much because it came out when I was at the beach with all my friends and we listened to it the entire time

[@arieon]

“ you want a sip or that whites only water fountain” I am hollering

[@RyanStorey1231]

To be fair, the Whites Only fountain was cherry-flavored.

EU GRITEI COM ISSO

[@justinberg9903]

Let's appreciate the hella time that must have gone into this editing

[@monte2422]

I thinks it's safe to say this video's a masterpiece

[@maxresdefault_]

Summer of '69 makes me imagine living in the 80s... Being Nostalgic for the 60s. And I didn't live through either of those decades!

[@sonotanerd]

I wonder if anybody will say “Man I hate 2055, I wish I was around in 2020” .... ma’am

[@jadaabbygale4002]

Like...sir???🌝🌚

[@alex0589]

I hope the kids today are working out so they stay strong to be able to SLAP that sentence right out that person's mouth.

[@purpleegypt15]

that would be a great movie lol

[@harmonysummers]

People will probably look back at 2020 like we look back at the bubonic plague. Morbidly curious, but wouldn't choose to time travel there.

[@MidnightEkaki]

Well, its a question of whether the world will be better or worse in 2055...

[@Keira-ve6re]

this man could talk about music for 7 straight years and i would simply sit and listen

[@letsparchmentitupyo7566]

i cant get enough of them

[@papawembasorensen2014]

I love that he uses HEAT in every video

[@marcus.alejandro_]

“hold on, we’re going home” - drake makes me feel the most nostalgic. 5 y/o me would hear this in my moms car in the summer uhhh good times

[@mikehall3976]

I remember my gym teacher put it on one time in like 2017, after the end of our cardio workout thing.

[@Antonio-rz3pb]

Blonde literally dropped the day I moved out of my parents place and into my college dorm freshman year. Could not have come at a more perfect time and i get flashbacks from listening to it

[@AdamAdam-ni1lu]

What song / album was it?

[@kevinglazier8950]

Blonde, by Frank Ocean. That dropped just shortly before my dad passed while I was a sophomore in high school. In the depths of my depression I listend to that. It comforted me then, and hearing it now makes me realize how far I've come, which comforts me.

[@RoyaleExtreme]

I still remember taking a slow drag from a cigarette in the alley by my apartment on a warm summer night while the bass waves washed over me as I was serenaded by Nikes.

[@kevinglazier8950]

@@RoyaleExtreme that gave me the chills

[@carlagrainger4117]

its a classic, all ive done is read the title and its a classic

[@dhan07404]

There is one anime I've recently been watching called kids on the slope by the man behind cowboy bebop The whole premise is that it's a slice of life show that centres around a group of kids who all love Jazz. It does such a wonderful job at creating a fun nostalgic atmosphere through its animation and characters but my god the jam sessions they charceters have are beautiful and remind you of the fun times you had when you were younger I've never watched a show that has envoked that feeling through utilising music so well. Give it a shot it's on crunchyroll

[@gtothedmuthafucka1657]

Is it called Kids On The Slope? I'm really interested in watching it, now that you've described it

[@dhan07404]

@@gtothedmuthafucka1657 yes it's called kids on the slope as it's English title if you search that on crunchyroll it should come up

[@gtothedmuthafucka1657]

@@dhan07404 okay thanks a lot. Will watch it and then let you know:)

[@Sleeplessmonke]

the experiences of music and with music do help alot but sometimes the song itself gives you that feeling but it can make u just cry or continue to wish u were back i cant explain how music changes everything

[@PalmTree26]

The most accurate thing was this video: "Everybody talks about 'x year' like it was the best year. But when we were in that year everybody was saying it was the worst year". Man , that happens too much with me.

[@MW-dd8vk]

Apart from 2020 we don’t talk about that

[@remyhavoc4463]

@@MW-dd8vk let's just not jinx 2021

[@benjaminbannister2587]

This was 2016 for me

[@conormeehan.]

@@MW-dd8vk people might miss early pandemic soon

[@stantonclark]

VERY VALID POINT but last year was an exception. In 2030 no one is going to be talking about how much they miss 2020. If any it will only be the introvert minorities saying they miss it with their only argument being the opportunities they had during lockdown

[@soggycipscomedy665]

I can't feel my face is 6 years old and I still feel nostalgic

[@zeffery101]

I read this to the tune of the song lmao

[@soggycipscomedy665]

@@zeffery101 wow to my comment thats something new

[@mahiahmed574]

And Starboy is 4 years old.

[@shshshsjsj7980]

the weekend was ahead of his time because ICFMF & Starboy sound like they were made yesteday

[@lordbongsesh3439]

Yeah that sound at the start hits different

[@nicholasinzunza8887]

In my senior year of high school, I used to listen to a lot of 70s-80s Japanese Fusion albums. When I listen to those albums now, I can literally feel those days. Music truly does have some kind of grip on our memories that I can't explain. It's like smelling a perfume or deodorant that reminds you or someone else used to wear and you can imagine what they looked like back then or how it felt to be alive back then. You get transported and unlock memories which you barely think about anymore or even thought were gone. It's incredible.

[@ala0284]

You have a way of being super clever and also really funny but also really knowledgable yet also relatable. This channel is a gem

[@walalang1297]

When i heard the intro of Slide at the beginning, i immediately got flashbacks

[@idarau3101]

When I had a stay in a psych ward 5 years ago, I listened to "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" on repeat for the whole month I was there. I had to play it through my shitty iPhone 4 speakers because my headphones were taken away from me. That album got me through the worst time of my life. And now when I listen to it, there's this kinda bittersweet feeling - I am transported back to that sad time and those feelings come rising up again but I also smile to myself and feel a sense of pride as I reflect on how far I've come in my recovery

[@-Teague-]

I'm glad u r better :)

[@sadia9061]

That’s incredible. I absolutely love that album.

[@tension-]

did you say a fucking psych ward?!

[@-Teague-]

@@tension- yeah, for therapy and rehabilitation. I get the strong reaction, it might seem surprising, but it's something a lot of people need sadly.

[@dabarc02]

Great comment 🙏

[@theweekndxo7438]

That line “music is only as good as the memories attached to it” is so incredibly facts. 2016-2017 music was a huge part of my middle high school life, yet that time in my life i don’t really remember being myself or the person i am today, i was transitioning and going through the motions. Which is honestly why i don’t look back at music from that era which are objectively good, in the same great light anymore. it’s tainted in a way, because the memories don’t feel great, the music doesn’t feel great. but 2018-2020, everything in my playlist i still love and look back to.

[@OgLiamm]

Makes me feel less weird about being a nerd about music a lot of the ways he explains how he remembers music is exactly my thought process glad i found this channel

[@SunlightBlade]

You're on a different level 🔥

[@he.smile_]

Imagine in 20 years when we hear the Nathan Zed outro again.

[@jordanvaughan5647]

your videos genuinely make me so happy, i few music and cinema the exact same way and it’s SO hard to find people as serious about it as i am. i appreciate your work

[@codenamecoop]

What you said about setting expectations for new art and comparing them to art we have memories attached to is so important. The way I listened to new albums seriously changed after realizing that

[@kyoshi8441]

Nathan is the best at putting a concept so relatable into words and explaining it in a (funny) video format.

[@colllten]

Okay but when that old lady started talking about how music soothes her nerves... that speaks to everyone on a deeper level whether you know it or not. Words from the wise

[@lorenzograndi8861]

Bro i have just compliments for you, such an incredible video

[@royfablooo2810]

They say listen to alot of songs now before you turned 20, because Once you get older they hit more different.

[@pinkmazohyst]

I love listening to songs that immediately transport me to a certain time or place upon hearing them. Like we all talk about how certain pieces of media are “dated,” but it’s not necessarily a bad thing

[@dm9489]

I feel the same!

[@ManeYousuf447]

2021 is starting off with a Classic! We love to see it!

[@Fl4meFlow]

You put so much passion in these videos. Your videos make up the low percentage of youtubers that can actually make you watch the entire thing entertained. Great vocabulary, transcripts, used music, music transitions, silence, visuals, editing skills, humor, knowledge, inserted knowledge, relatable shit and as the most important aspect... Its completed.

[@africanacity6139]

I think I found my ALL TIME FAVOURITE Chanel 💛 I thought I knew all there is to know about music till now.. MAD RESPECT!

[@jess82384]

Beyonce's XO already has that nostalgia for me

[@RomanZolanski123]

I do remember it making me feel sad when it came out but yeah now it defs has a nostalgic feel.

[@brynnawill7475]

i really get this, especially because the way i usually listen to music is "obsessively listen to 1 song exclusively for weeks at a time," so then when i listen to it later it makes me think of the time of the year i listened to it most and what i was doing at the time

[@user-hy5jy7sf9j]

I could never do that id get bored haha i mean i tried but ended up ruining the song for myself

[@utipessien6231]

Right.. I remember listening to the 1975 for months on end and now whenever I think of that particular time in my life, a 1975 song pops up in my head.

[@cmooreHD]

This. Is ME too a tee!!

[@mickey1090]

This quote right here “Music from the past can make you feel nostalgic for times you weren’t even alive for yet” like YES. 1000% YES. And that’s why music is so mf beautiful. No matter the time period.

[@riverz7862]

Nathan!!! i remember being a tiny kid watching nash grier's videos where he mocks girls with his friends and feeling my smile slowly fade away, but then i found your video and you were his age at the time too except you posted that video where you critiqued him and showed so much respect and really made me feel better ! it's amazing to watch you grow and see the beautiful creative content you keep making ! thank you