I heard the Lynyrd Skynyrd song on my way to work yesterday and it reminded me of the bittersweet end to every high school dance I can remember. Will he ask me? Will I ask him? And what happens after the music ends?
These songs also remind me of high school:
- "That's What I Like About You" by The Romantics
- Any song by The Commodores
- Any song by The Police
- Any song by Wham!
- "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
- "The Greatest Love Of All" by Whitney Houston
- "Centerfold" by the J. Geils Band
I must be the oldster in this crowd! I graduated in '77 from a high school in small-town NC. As I've noted in one of my blog entries, beach music was big in my area. And I listened to a lot of soul music; Al Green, the Spinners, etc. And Chicago-our marching band's signature song was "Make Me Smile," and I think every dance had to have "Color my World."
And the Doobie Brothers, and all the Southern rock bands, and there was not a single party senior year that didn't have Boz Skaggs album Silk Degrees....
I think I need to stop now, or take it to my own blog!
Posted by: terrilynn | May 05, 2004 at 01:34 PM
"Jenny Jenny(8675309)" I don't know who sang that though although my husband claims it was Tommy Tutone. "Angel Is a Centerfold" by J.Geils.
I have to say that in Jr High I loved, "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band. I innocently thought that song was about the 4th of July but in reality it's all about sex!!!!! Who knew??
Posted by: Robin | May 04, 2004 at 07:30 PM
Anything by the Clash, the Ramones, Adam and the Ants, Blondie, the Cars, Joe Jackson, the English Beat, X, Duran Duran...basically anything from that whole '80s punk/new wave scene. I graduated in 1982 in Southern California and my group of friends were all musicians or dating musicians. Everyone was in bands and wanted to be the next Clash. Then we all went New Romantic and got into Duran Duran when before all the teeny boppers did.
I think what you listened to was dictated by where in the world you grew up. I attended my freshman year on the New Jersey Shore, so obviously Bruce Springsteen was GOD to us, and my friends and I were heavily influenced by the New York City punk scene, too.
Remember when you used to sit around all day watching MTV, and there were no commercials and actual music videos. Aaaah, those days....
Posted by: Anne-Marie | May 04, 2004 at 07:22 PM
Sheesh! A song I can't bear to listen to today:
Led Zep's Stairway to Heaven. The slow dance that ended every school dance. Blech!
Oh, but a good one was Clapton's Layla.
Posted by: Terry | May 04, 2004 at 03:10 PM
High school, huh? Those were my harder-core days. Let's see...Cheap Trick (I Want You to Want Me). Blue Oyster Cult (Don't Fear the Reaper). Jethro Tull (Aqualung). Rush (Tom Sawyer)...but, yeah, Freebird. Always, Freebird.
How old are you, anyway? (In the interest of fair play, I turned 40 this year; it just seems like your music is close to mine, but a few years back...I'm thinking you're around 37 like my sister. Am I right?)
Posted by: Tiny Coconut | May 04, 2004 at 02:50 PM
Oh... and Rocky Horror Picture show too! :)
Posted by: Helene | May 04, 2004 at 01:09 PM
For me it's not the songs that bring back the memories, it's the albums; Greatest Hits-Queen, Beauty & the Beat- Go-Go's, Bat out of Hell- Meatloaf & the FAME soundtrack.
Posted by: Helene | May 04, 2004 at 01:08 PM
"I Feel For You" by Chaka Khan
"Back in Black" AC/DC
"Let's Go Crazy" (I Think that's it) and anything else by Prince
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" Culture Club
Anything by those hair metal bands like Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Ratt, etc.
Posted by: Lisa B | May 04, 2004 at 10:39 AM