Traffic by Stereophonics

Find a song you used to love, but forgot about. Tell us what made that song special during that period of your life. How odd. My wife and I were discussing another song from this album just yesterday. It got me reminiscing about this track, the first time I’d heard the Stereophonics as it featured on a compilation album that was on heavy repeat when my ex-wife and I moved to England. It was a big adventure, we were 22 and living away from all our friends and family. I’d gotten a job in Aylesbury which paid well, covered all the expenses of the move and the first 6 months of our rent so we were feeling particularly flush. We had a great time exploring the local area, eating out in nice restaurants, and generally living life above the level we’d been able to before then. Looking back it set the tone for my love of the nicer things in life and I even if money is tight I still find a way to enjoy a nice meal out now and then. The song itself is catchy enough, but as we were driving around…