This afternoon, Green Park's "The Bug" came up during an iTunes shuffle mode session. I reread the review of it I wrote last year. As I listened, I thought, "Why does this backing track appeal to me so much? There's something so familiar and laid-back about it."
Then, I realized, "Well, of course. A section of it is basically Chicago's 'Colour My World.' How did I not think of that when I wrote about it last year?"
Sometimes, a familiar melody is so ingrained, it washes over you in a different context.