something's been lingering in my head...
Artwork by Jules, sometime after 2007 Instagram’s algorithm has been siding with me lately. I came across a reel of a family singing the parents’ old Indonesian hit song: Kidung (see below). I did not know the title of the song, but the melody was familiar. So I went to Spotify and looked it up. And it hit me. Of course, I’ve heard this song before! My mum occasionally sings this song when jam sessions are happening. Listening to Kidung over and over again reminded me of the characteristics of 70s-80s Indonesian songs. You listen to this song and you’re transported back to a specific time and place only you know, a memory that has a special place in your heart. This song made my brain make up a collage of the times I was with my family, gathered, having fun, and singing our brains out because we’re “that” family.
