More Songs and Memory #MusicMovesMe

It's Monday and we all know what time it is - time for MUSIC!

 

Who are the members of Music Moves Me?  We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday.
So let's get started.  There's a linky below if you want to join up. If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join!  Just remember our simple rule:  you must include at least one You Tube or Vimeo video or your post may be subject to removal or labeling "NO MUSIC". You are welcome to write about music. too but we need that video!

Each month, we have a guest co-host and for August it's Stacy from Stacy Uncorked, 

 
Her theme for today is "You Pick" 

For myself I am continuing my theme "Songs that remind me of something in my life". It's been interesting thinking back on music I associate with certain events in my life.  One thing I learned is that I don't seem to associate music with events as much now as I did when I was younger.

I wonder why that is.

My first selection is from a time of great sadness for me.  When I was 12, my Mom died suddenly. That, along with becoming a teenager, messed up my sleep.  I would stay up long after my Dad (I was an only child and ended up being raised by my Dad) had fallen asleep.  Many nights, I would write poetry when I couldn't sleep (especially haiku) or listen to music on my transistor radio.

I've Got You, Babe by Sonny and Cher (1966) was one of the songs I remember the most about those late night insomnia sessions.

Younger Girl by the Lovin' Spoonful is another song from that era (1965).

1976's Year of the Cat - Al Stewart brings back memories of spouse and I driving to Iowa to visit my late Aunt in 1977.  It was almost an eight hour drive and we would visit over a three day weekend.  My 60-something self marvels at that.

Although the song came out in 1976, my memories of hearing it are more into early 1977.

 

Speaking of 1976, my spouse was in the Air Force and we were stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas. We arrived in June and it was such a hot summer.  This song is seared into my memory.

 

Blue Oyster Cult and "(Don't Fear the Reaper)" brings me right back to a large car with no air conditioning.  The car did have an 8 track player, though we melted our share of 8 track tapes in that too-hot car.

 

In November of 1975 my spouse and I were both unemployed and we decided to drive from our apartment in Tampa, Florida to our former homes in downstate New York to visit family.  As we crossed one of the bridges in New York City, this song came on - Miracles by Jefferson Starship.  This song has become one of the songs people used to get through our lockdown - how it passed the censors of 1975 I have no idea but, in fact, the song had to be cut almost in half to be able to be played as a single.  This is the full album version.

I really did try to come up with a more recent song for us to groove to and one finally came to me.  This song reminds me of the years of water aerobics and then water Zumba I took.  

 

Remember the good old days of "the before"?  This is the song I can't believe I've never had on my blog and I want this to be the song that plays when ol' Ms. Corona finally leaves us be.

My memory of when we could just be ourselves without fear - 2011's LMFAO and "Party Rock Album".  We'll be dancing in the streets for sure when Ms. Corona shuffles off.  (If only it was that simple.)

 

 Now to shuffle off until next Monday, same time, same place.  Enjoy your week, be sure to social distance and wear your mask when appropriate, and STAY SAFE.