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Music of my youth

new year's teenage must
casey kasem counting down
the top one hundred

led zeppelin
a whole lotta love up the
stairway to heaven

hey jude
bringing me up
when I'm down

mamas and papas
california dreamin'
~ idle winter days

knit one purl one
two-tone phentex slippers
to beatles tunes

elvis
love me tender
with caramel kisses

engelbert
singing his heart out
a man without love

beach boys
god only knows
whispered in the rain

tom jones and
green green grasses
of home

sounds of silence stir
with simon and garfunkel
darkness an old friend

otis sitting
on the dock of the bay
till evening comes

me and mrs jones
sax and blues
the morning after

barry white
can't get enough of your love
on red satin sheets

nancy sinatra
strutting her custom boots
made for walking

neil diamond
sings to
sweet caroline

cash johnny and june
getting married in a fever
~ lifetime parole

patsy cline
crazy
missing you

band of five
driving old dixie down
into the night

janis joplin
hanging out with me
and bobby mcgee

playing the cd
jesus christ superstar
each sunday

cher
halfbreed
by harvest moon

last schoolbus run
alice the first out
no summer school

joni mitchell
hailing
big yellow taxi

santana
catering to his
black magic woman

pink floyd
laying another brick
in the wall

john lennon
imagine
dark clouds rolling in

c c r
putting a spell on you
just because they can

elvis still asking
if you're lonesome
he's willing to sing

memories of
hotel california
you can never leave

hemming bell bottoms
summer radio blaring
to seventies tunes
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm with you on all of those! Neil Sedaka!
Gauthier Avatar
October 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There's so many more I wish I had included ~
Seal Avatar
October 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I’m fully in tuned with this write, music today ain’t what it was. Take care, Richard
Gauthier Avatar
October 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Baby boomers grew up in the best of times ~ the music was awesome !
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