Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Bringing back the Old Songs

January 10, 2013

In case you all don’t know – I am OLD. I look back to my childhood now and wonder how I got from there to here. Has all that time really gone by? I think back to school dances and music a lot – music has been with me for a long, long time and I decided it was high time to start my collection of really old oldies. So, I went to Amazon and finally began to choose some songs from the 70’s (and a few from the 60’s) to begin my collection of oldies. Because really, the 80’s weren’t that long ago that they can be considered oldies you know. Here’s what I’ve bought so far:

1. Nights in White Satin – Moody Blues

2. Little Willy – Sweet

3. Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T Rex

4. Let’s Hang On – Barry Manilow (I never thought I’d go back to any of his music, but this one is a standout in my book. It’s an old Four Seasons song but he kept to the original flavor with a slight disco beat that I really love. Yes, I also watched American Bandstand religiously back in the day)

5. Rag Doll – Four Seasons (This is a post for another day but suffice it to say it’s a wonderful song the likes of we never hear anymore – what a pity)

6. American Pie – DonMcLean

7. Daydream Believer – The Monkees

I am probably going to add Killer Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen in there soon. I remember the first time I ever saw the video for Bohemian Rhapsody – I thought it was awesome and still do. I could not believe when it came back as a result of Wayne’s World – it almost felt surreal to hear it again and see that video again. It always feels that way when bits from my past show up.

There are many good 70’s groups like America and Bread and it would be hard to choose any one song from them for I like several. So for now I’ll do a pick and choose of those songs from my teen years that have the most meaning and the strongest emotional attachment. Many moons ago I had a running list of all my favorite songs as I went from 7th through 12th grades. I wish I still had it. Wekkm I’m off to make a new cd mix of 70’s music to enjoy and relive some good times. Have a nice day :-).

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On January 12, 2013 at 2:53 AM, dxprog said:

I'm surprised you actually bought a Barry Manilow song. Might this be a slide back into old habits? ;)
Honestly, though. He has a couple of okay songs.

On January 12, 2013 at 3:30 PM, java_queen said:

NO! No backsliding there. Trust me. However, there are a couple of ABBA songs I still don't have in my collection. :-)

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January 10, 2013

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