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Remembrances of a Girl Raised On Radio

A child of the 60’s, I was raised on radio. Times were changing, and it was a great time to live, for the songs made you want to be good to yourself, be happy to love and be happy to give! By ‘69, with cosmetics I played. The eyes of a woman from that decade were a sight! Our lashes were long, dark and so thick, our lips pink and frosty; our mini-skirts tight. In my fourteenth summer, one warm southern night I dated a man with a positive touch. The saying “Why can’t this night go on forever” turns real once you love somebody so much! The man I was crazy for lived far away, and the year 1970 soon came along. “Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.” I sighed as I listened to James Taylor’s song. A girl can’t help it when so young and in love. All the radio‘s sad songs made me feel blue. To the man who had jilted me, I’d learn to say, “It could have been you, but I’ll be fine without you!” written Sept. 16, 2015 based on Album #2 in the ALBUM TRACKS TELL STORIES poetry contest of James Fraser. TRACKS: Girl Can`t help it, Postive Touch, Suzanne, Be Good to Yourself, Once You Love Somebody, Happy to Give, Raised on Radio, I`ll be Alright Without You, It Could have been You, The Eyes of a Woman, Why Can't this Night Go on Forever

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Date: 10/17/2015 8:52:00 PM
Fantastic write Andrea! Congrats on your win!
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Date: 10/17/2015 1:11:00 AM
Congratulations - a well-deserved win! ... CayCay
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Date: 10/15/2015 7:31:00 AM
And this girl is the one in those concert tight blue jeans...wow wee...Congratulations.....
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Date: 10/15/2015 6:22:00 AM
Your “Remembrances Of A Girl Raised On Radio” is excellent!! ((())) Congrats!! Sara
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Date: 10/15/2015 2:23:00 AM
Wonderful poetic version of lovely album Andrea! Congrats on big win!
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Date: 10/14/2015 10:30:00 PM
Andrea, Congrats -SKAT-
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Date: 10/14/2015 10:18:00 AM
We chose the same theme.....and you chose a personal way to express it. (I love yours!).. Congrats to you, Andrea!
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Date: 10/14/2015 8:30:00 AM
Nicely done. I feel sad for you now.
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Date: 10/14/2015 8:01:00 AM
Dropping back with my congrats Andrea:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 10/14/2015 5:58:00 AM
Nice win Andrea!!!
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Date: 9/22/2015 9:22:00 AM
I loved the title, and the poem was a pleasure to read. Best of luck in the contest.
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Date: 9/19/2015 4:17:00 PM
I love this poem cos i agree with every word and emotion in it. Songs mostly tell real tales that are so relatable to our lives.
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Date: 9/19/2015 10:56:00 AM
Another challenge I presume, one that you excelled in again.
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Date: 9/18/2015 5:43:00 PM
This is wow to read Andrea.... The flow of your wonderful piece is extreme beautiful and excellence... Thanks for shared I enjoyed the read.........A.M.
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Date: 9/18/2015 5:39:00 PM
This is wow to read Andrea.... The flow of your wonderful piece is extreme beautiful and excellence... Thanks for shared I enjoyed the read.........A.M.
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Date: 9/18/2015 8:26:00 AM
A well crafted tale of lost love and a love for music...nicely penned Andrea...
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Date: 9/18/2015 3:28:00 AM
Excellent. Well woven. Enjoyed reading it. All the best for the contest. Thanks for sharing it.
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Date: 9/18/2015 2:14:00 AM
Your poem sings softly of the sorrows of young love Andrea. An artfully created entry that should sail into top honors!
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Date: 9/18/2015 12:37:00 AM
Well woven, Andrea, and gives a lovely sense of time and place. Talking of place, this should feature really high. Hope you have a ladder. Viv x
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Date: 9/17/2015 7:02:00 PM
Oh yes Petal, the sixties and early seventies, a golden era for music. You've woven this together very well with some great songs. I can't believe you got dumped though lol. Take care, Richard
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Date: 9/18/2015 1:16:00 PM
that was sweet of you to say. The guy was five years older and I was only 14. He was the son of a preacher man, and smooth.... very smooth!! Ahhhhh. that first kiss!!
Date: 9/17/2015 5:45:00 PM
Clever - good luck in the contest! The first cut is the deepest Peace & Love Matthew Anish
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Date: 9/17/2015 5:45:00 PM
This is fabulous! The flow is fantastic. I sometimes feel like I should have grown up in the 60s. I love everything from that decade.
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Date: 9/17/2015 5:05:00 PM
great job fitting all of those songs into your poem, andrea! i enjoyed this one very much...
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Date: 9/17/2015 4:36:00 PM
Love the way you've made the poem so personal Andrea good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 9/17/2015 3:08:00 PM
Well done Andrea. None of the titles were forced. What a simpler time. Wrapped in your own little world.
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