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The song that takes you back to your youth.

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lemondrizzle Wed 19-Oct-16 16:16:30

Following on from the recent "sad song" thread can we share which song instantly takes you back to "your era" and give the approximate year.
For me it's 1968 and there are many (great music in the late 60s)....Everlasting Love by Love affair, Young girl by Gary Pucket and the Union Gap, The Mighty Quinn by Manfred Mann to name a few.

Rosina Thu 20-Oct-16 13:22:56

Eight days a week - such a happy and joyous song!

KnittyNannie Thu 20-Oct-16 12:49:53

December 1963 (Oh, what a night) by The Four Seasons.

Craftycat Thu 20-Oct-16 12:34:31

Anything by Otis Redding. I cried all night when he died.

maturefloosy Thu 20-Oct-16 11:38:38

First time ever I saw your face too - - Roberta Flack - great song!

maturefloosy Thu 20-Oct-16 11:38:00

Go away little girl - - Bobby Vee 1962 - I was in the last year at school and fell in love with a 6th form student - used to go home and tune into Radio Luxembourg and dream of him grin

TizzMee Thu 20-Oct-16 11:27:24

Oh wow! Reading all the titles above takes me back, but I think my favourites were the all the Beatles songs and Mommas and Poppas California Dreaming. Bring back flower power.

Pigglywiggly Thu 20-Oct-16 11:18:55

Bridge Over Troubled Water. I remember where I was the first time I heard it.
God Only Knows by the Beach Boys which reminds me of my first real love.

Ailurophile Thu 20-Oct-16 11:13:05

Sad songs I love:-
Reason To Believe by Rod Stewart
Isn't It A Pity by George Harrison
to name but a few.

KatyK Thu 20-Oct-16 10:50:48

Songs not sons!

KatyK Thu 20-Oct-16 10:49:40

After The Beatles, I think the Hollies were my favourites. I loved Tony Hicks smile and their great sons - Jennifer Eccles, Bus Stop, He ain't heavy, Stop, stop, stop all the dancing.

ggmarion Thu 20-Oct-16 10:45:48

David Whitfield...I can still remember all the words to 'I remember my September Love'. Funny how words to songs from so long ago are still in the memory banks. Lonny Donegan Cumberland Gap, also Mountain Greenery Home (most silly words) Out of Town. They were all late 50s.

annifrance Thu 20-Oct-16 10:40:02

Yes lemondrizzle - all of those. and Whiter Shad of Pale which wonderful Annie Lennox has done. Amen Corner If Paradise is Half as Nice. and of course ALL Beatles. What a great era the 60s was.

KatyK Thu 20-Oct-16 10:25:59

Such memories! We had almost the same radiogram as that ga

EEJit Thu 20-Oct-16 10:22:30

Anything Motown.

kittylester Thu 20-Oct-16 10:20:27

I've heard of David Whitfield!! I didn't enjoy jus records though. I

missdeke Thu 20-Oct-16 10:14:34

So many of these mentioned take me back but my own extra special is The Byrds, Mr Tambourine Man, on the back of my boyfriend's motorbike, long blonde hair flowing in the wind (pre compulsory crash helmet days) ...... aaahhhhh :-)

inishowen Thu 20-Oct-16 09:59:51

Pamela Pamela by Wayne Fontayne. The boys used to sing it to me at school as it was my name. Also anything by The Monkees. We skated to their songs at the ice rink when I was around fifteen.

Diggingdoris Thu 20-Oct-16 09:47:24

Yes I used to record the top 20 on the radio each week, on a reel to reel tape recorder in the 60's. Then I'd play them back all week till I learned all the words. Do you remember The Singing Nun? I can still sing those words!

Marthajolly1 Thu 20-Oct-16 09:31:02

House of The Rising Sun, The Animals about 1963.
And Green Onions, Booker T and the MGs.

Kim19 Thu 20-Oct-16 09:21:49

Here's the test............. anybody heard of David Whitfield? My heart turner around 1954. Dearie me.......?

carerof123 Thu 20-Oct-16 09:20:01

The song which brings tears to my eyes is Jessamine by The Casuals, someone i went out with as a young girl always played this on the jukebox and said it was our song. Sooo many years ago!!!!!

Humbertbear Thu 20-Oct-16 09:08:40

At the Hop - Danny and the Juniors

Daisygirl Thu 20-Oct-16 09:02:30

I want to be Bobby's girl, by I think Susan Maughn. And Reader, I married him (or Robert as he prefers!)

Christinefrance Thu 20-Oct-16 08:55:45

Yes Whiter Shade of Pale resonates with me as well. Also remember my daughter when she was very young singing ' Ruby don't take your gloves to town ' we didn't correct her or explain .

rosesarered Thu 20-Oct-16 08:35:07

Yes, grannyA the radiogram, prized possession, usually for parents playing the LP of South Pacific on.grin