About – Girl on Rewind

 

About – Girl on Rewind

cover image from Look Now Junme 1974


Every so often, a song comes on the radio and time folds in on itself. I’m 16 again, or 20, or 25 - back in a college bar, on a bus with my Walkman, standing under a streetlight after a night out.

Girl on Rewind is about those moments when the past taps you on the shoulder. It’s not just nostalgia; it’s re-evaluation - looking back at the girl I was, the choices I made, the songs that shaped them. And sharing memories by other girls like me, too. 

Some posts are Segments - triggered by a song and built around a memory. Others are quiet reflections: about friendships, love, college days, jobs, nights out, and the strange mix of innocence and courage that comes with youth.

It’s all a way of rewinding and listening again - not to get stuck in the past, but to understand it better.

Location: Yorkshire, UK

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