A 1964 chart topping hit song written and performed by Gale Garnett. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w9gb9ZEvMs) I don’t remember if I ever heard this song on the radio. Like on the classic station, or oldies, or 60s station on Sirius XM radio. Maybe the 60s station plays it, but I rarely listen to that one. The time I remember hearing it the most is when I was in 6th grade (1973-74). I played the 45 record on a little cream and red-colored record player that I had in the basement of our home on Belford Ave in Grand Junction, Colorado. Grand Junction We had lived in the same…
Category: Songs of My Life
Song and Memories – 1962
We all have them. The mental or emotional response about an earlier time or event that is triggered when we hear a particular song. I’ve been on a quest to record my memories associated with a host of songs. As I continue to research the time period of the song and events of history during the time of its release, I am finding that songs not only evoke a memory in my life but also serve to connect pieces of my life. 1962 – Introduction I was born in 1962. The President of the United States in 1962 was John F. Kennedy. The European edition…