Answer to Question #122679 in English for Everlyn

Question

What's the science behind why your brain will not allow you to forget a strong musical memory even when we grow old? Why the song "I'm not racist" by Joyner Lucas will trigger the event that it it related to.

Answer 1

Music always plays a critical role in human remembrance because it is accompanied by rhythm and rhyme and in other songs or genres followed by alliteration. These has seen to help unlock the information being relayed with cues. It is the structure of the song that helps us to remember it, as well as the melody and the images the words provoke. Moreover, the message being conveyed also plays a huge role. As seen and heard in Joyner's song the message is not to condemn white supremacist but to rally a call of love, peace and unity, that all lives, all races do matter in our society. The song is to be trigger and help in the fight against racism since it comes relevant to a time when the world is in fight for justice for blacks and in condemnation of racism. In this case, the music is to mark a strong musical memory for the message and depth of genuineness in his lyrics.