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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Harrison

HISTORICAL FACTS: The science of how we still remember every lyric to avril lavigne s complicated | History Defined

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Perusing the Glastonbury lineup this year, I was struck by two things. First, the sheer number of nostalgia acts, from Avril Lavigne and Keane to Sugababes and Corinne Bailey Rae. Second, the fact that I can sing, off by heart, every lyric to each of their greatest hits – despite not having listened to any of them in years.

Here I should say that I have a terrible grasp of pitch – and a rubbish memory. My recollection of whole holidays, books I’ve read, and even breakup conversations have slipped through the sieve of my brain, into a bottomless sink of forgetfulness, never to be found again.

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