Is it normal to be emotional over a song
First off Happy Christmas to all of the is it normal folk.
I'm back home in Bulgaria for Christmas and so far it was the first Christmas since 2013, where I didn't drink myself to sleep in a flurry of feelings and misery and actually had fun with my parents and girlfriend. But today, we had to go to the nearby store for a few things. My mom is an expert at making shopping lists and forgetting crucial items on them. I said I'd go and my dad said he'd tag along.
Before we set off, my dad said he'd take a CD for the ride (My E-class doesn't have mp3s and the radio antenna is broken). We drove off and he put in an Asia CD (Asia being a rock band) and my dad chose "Turn it Around", his favorite Asia song.
This song -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYVszZINQFI
As I drove, I remembered back when I was a kid and we drove to various vacation destinations throughout Europe. When my dad was in the groove, he'd play the two Asia CDs he had and would drive fast and I loved it, thought it was very cool (I picked up fast driving from my dad) It was a great time. My parents were younger, full of energy, my grandparents were still alive. It was like a fast forwarded film of all the best memories I had. Every day was a gift. And now here I am, some random asshole living in Germany, 2000km away from his family, visiting occasionally... trying to get rich... Pretending everything is alright. I felt a sense of dread and desperation.
Then all I could do was get all teary eyed. I pulled over and got out of the car, with my dad asking what was wrong. I quickly pulled myself together, wiped my tears away and said "Nothing, thanks dad. For everything you and mom did for me" and gave him a big hug.
Got back in the car and finished the journey. That evening while my dad was smoking a cigarette outside and I was keeping him company. he gave me a look and said "No matter what happens, no matter where we are, we will always love you and you gotta know... life goes on. You just have to make the best of it and enjoy the moment. If you fixate on the consequences and the what ifs, you'll destroy yourself" and then he gave me a few pats on the shoulder.
And now I write this, drinking whiskey, with both my parents asleep and my girlfriend dozing off in front of the tv... In a way I know my dad is talking sense, but I also know this won't last forever. How the hell did a song start a torrent of feelings and nostalgia?!
Anyone else get overly emotional over a song?