Can music unlock the mystery of who we are and how we think? How has music shaped humanity across cultures and throughout history? New York Times best-selling author Daniel Levitin explores these questions in his latest book "The World in Six Songs." Professor Levitin also shares his most powerful music journals on JamsBio. Which songs define your experiences and why? Join the JamsBio community to rediscover and share the experiences of your life through music.

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Daniel Levitin's Journals of Music

Daniel Levitin
Prof. McGill University
Montreal, Canada

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Journal from 1969

Stop the War

The Viet Nam war was in the front of everyone's minds that summer, like the invasion of Iraq has been for the last few summers now. As the war escalated...

Journal from 1985

Stevie Wonder in the Middle East

In 1985, while travelling in the Middle East, I decided to visit Jericho, reputed to be the oldest continuously populated city in the world. We drove...

Journal from 2003

The New Rodney Crowell Album!

Rodney Crowell has been one of my favorite songwriters for 30 years. His songwriting and singing just keep getting better and better. I pre-ordered this...

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Living this song

I got high in back seats of cars to this song.
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wavdav

Mission, KS

journal from 1985

Discovering Kayleigh

I'd heard the song "Kayleigh" on KYYS, my local rock station, and liked it. I knew nothing about the band Marillion, but kept picking up the tape (ah, way back when) whenever I'd cruise...
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carolynn7

Reno, NV

journal from 1991

Sixth grade

I was a 6th Grade cheerleader. We picked this song to make up a dance to and perform for the school. It was our second performance. The first one was MC Hammer. Lol
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Fridahoneypie

Valencia

journal from 1998

Back in Valencia by the Pool

This song - and the entire album - are very dear to my family and me. The album - a soundtrack from the movie - played for many nights over several years in my parents house in Valencia. We loved...
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conrad salvador

Houston, TX

journal from 2004

Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes

2004 saw the release of one of my favorite films of this decade, but it particularly reminds me of a certain place and a particular girl. Although that relationship has long since been dissolved,...
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PeachCans

Canada

journal from 2007

It Was My Dance After All

I fell in love with a girl in the year before this dance, and she was amazing at the time. Never failed to make me smile, she was smart and uniquely beautiful. Soft-spoken but terribly hilarious....
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Catty221

Red Hook, NY

journal from 2006

I am the man who loves you...

It was like a scene froma movie: the soft lighting, the sound of voices coming from the kitchen, the dog shuffling around nearby, and this song playing lightly in the background. Our whispers...
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whoadangjamie

San Antonio, TX

journal from 1999

It's A Family Thing

There are probably millions of memories about "Bohemian Rhapsody". In fact, everyone has some form of memory attached to a Queen song. How can anyone pass up the amazing vocals of...
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susanstackpole

Orlando, FL

journal from 2007

music heals (-:

Growing up, my father, Alex, loved Billy Joel. Dad was an accomplished pianist and was always playing Billy's music on the piano. We commuted back and forth on weekends while my father finished...
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