a song from the past

From 1963 to 1970 I was girlfriend, then fiancee, then wife to a drummer in a 'beat group'. They were never famous and as they all had good daytime jobs, never sought to become full time musicians. However, they played all over Scotland and sometimes in the North of England as support band to loads of the famous groups mentioned above. Until 1970 (when our 1st baby was born) I was usually able to go with them as a Groupie and Roadie, so I met and danced to many of the big names. Wasn't I the lucky one?

With the arrival of our Babies and the same situation for the others in the band, they converted to a resident hotel band, but there again they backed lots of 'names' on the cabaret circuit. Sadly I did not meet many of them as I was by then a 'band widow' stuck at home while he went 'out to play'.

Rod Stewart's "Maggie Mae" conjures up the heady summer when we had finished A levels and just spent afternoons and evenings at each others' houses, partying.

I find the songs of the 60s by people like the Tremeloes, Herman's Hermits and so on, quite embarrassing nowadays, particularly as I can still sing all the words! They were so corny! However, these type of songs are incredibly popular in Germany and tribute bands are always touring and enjoying large audiences.

A girl in my class claimed that Andy Fairweather Lowe was her cousin. I'm not sure to this day if it's true.

I know the one!
Occasionally I've heard something similar,,that I probably haven't heard since my early teens. And I do find it amazing that something could be buried in my memory for so many decades, and yet once it's back I can remember every word and every note.

I love 'All You Need is Love' by the Beatles. It takes me back to around the age of 9 or 10. A fairy happy childhood with the usual ups and downs and so innocent.

I sing in a ‘singing fir fun group’ every Monday morning at our local library and we sing all those sorts of songs, amazing how many slightly older folk start to sing along as they come into the building. The wee kids love to hear us ‘oldies’ singing along, we follow their ‘two little ducks’ nursey rhyme session for mother’s and toddlers and yesterday I saw a mother dancing with a young lad, he would have been about eight, such a joy.

Fantastic thread - brought back so many memories. Waited outside a hotel in Belfast for hours for Amen Corner to come out - they didn’t!

Thanks Chewy how thoughtful of you!
Now I will be able to have the whole thing playing in my head ( grrrrrr)

My daughters are so jealous that we were at the right age in the sixties. DH and I lived in the U.S. for 2 or 3 years and went to Haight Ashbury. I used to play lots of my favourite songs at home when they were young and they grew up loving the Beatles and Stones, and many more. Music is so evocative and brings back many happy memories.

Just for you lemon! Your very own ear worm?

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Going past Winchester today I found myself hearing ‘Winchester Cathedral, you’re bringing me down’ playing in my head, in that funny voice that sounded like it was being sung through a loo roll.This happens every time I pass the Winchester turn off. Help!

Don't often comment but I love this thread.

I consider my 'time' to be the 70s - Van McCoy 'The Hustle' is quite possibly my most played song on YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj23_nDFSfE

The summer of 1975 was beautiful, I was 18 years old and had just started going to a local club with a friend and it was played endlessly. When I hear it, I can be 18 again, just for those few minutes.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYTNsS_m2w

This song always reminds me of the early days when my girlfriend and I used to go out to a dance at the local public hall. (We just celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary)

So many happy memories, but this was one of the soundtracks to our lives back in 1967.

Don't often comment on these things, but this one like many others in the 60s is just so memorable.

I had an admirer who I didn’t fancy, so eventually he transferred his desires to my friend and bought her Matt Monroe singing “Portrait of my Love”. I never liked the song so was glad she got it and not me.

The Beatles “Penny Lane” - 1967.
I had just become engaged and life seemed unbelievably wonderful.
It’s funny - every time I hear this song I smell the verbena soap of which I was very fond at the time.
Memories are so strange. I’m loving this thread !

Gene Pitney: 24 hours from Tulsa

Apart from the Beatles (I was a fan) one of my favourite songs is Cliff Richard and The day I met Marie' - still sends tingles down my spine at the start.

Loved the 60s especially the Beatles and Stones era.
I was greatly amused to hear recently that a well known boy band (all in their early 20s) had disbanded because they were " burned out and exhausted".
Well excuse me, Mick J. is 75 and the rest of the band all over 70 are still touring and performing 2 hour gigs without a break. Paul.M. 76, has just written and released a new C.D aged 76.

What I have found by browsing through You Tube are famous songs re-recorded by other "stars". e.g. Much prefer the Cliff Richard version of " Come Prima" (don 't know the name of the original Italian singer) and Brenda Lee singing "If you loved me, really loved me" originally sung by Edith Piaf.
Sorry I'm not technical and can't post these threads myself for you to listen to. When you think that both Brenda Lee and Helen Shapiro had such strong voices at a young age....
Another song that is never aired is the Elvis song "Young and Beautiful " from Jailhouse Rock". That is my favourite Elvis song.

Brian Jones was lead guitarist not drummer Travelsafar but yes I agree how these songs take you right back. I think the sadness we feel when we hear them is because we're mourning our lost youth. I'm feeling it especially at the moment as I've very recently lost my beautiful younger sister and some of her favourites were played at her funeral, Moody Blues Go Now and Nights in White Satin will forever have me in tears as we were always playing the records together back then.

I hated Love Grows and still do to this day, my first boyfriend dumped me to go with an 'older' girl who was called Rosemary. Lol. I have got Amazon music on my ipod and any time I hear a song I loved back b then it's right on to it.

So many happy memories of times and places when you hear these songs. Always seemed the best songs were in summer but maybe not. Thinking about where I first heard them at around 15/16/17 years old. My first clubbing days in Manchester, Rowntrees, Portland Lodge, once, unknown to my mum, even went to the infamous Twisted Wheel. Thought I was really cool but still had to be home by midnight!!

Lemongrove, forgot all about Whiter Shade of Pale, loved it and reminded me of my hitch hiking days around Europe. We went into a club in Amsterdam because it was playing just to stand and listen before being chucked out because we were wearing sandals. True carefree days.

Glad to say that I was right with the year being 1966!

I was one of the first female judo teachers in Liverpool, and taught a class at our local youth club. We shared the hall, with various other activities going on at the same time. Cliff Richards had just released his first hit record, and it was played constantly. Whenever I hear "Move It!" it is accompanied, in my mind's ear, by the sound of bodies crashing down on the mat!

I am listening to my local radio station at the moment, and every afternoon they play music and news-clips from a particular year, the aim being to guess the year. I am in seventh heaven at the moment as today's year is 1966 - I was 21 and it was my last carefree year/summer as a student, such memories; the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, Mamas and Papas. That heady summer when we all yearned to be in San Francisco! (with flowers in our hair...) Ooh, they are just playing one of late DH'S favourite songs - Nancy Sinatra 'Boots'. Happy days.....( Hope I'm right with the year!)