I was a kid and my family went to Indiana Beach for vacation…that song was played on the jukebox in the covered pinball/fastfood area and you could hear the flute solo all the way out to the beach.
It is not a great song, but maybe it was a good summer vacation, or maybe it was the accustics, but whenever I hear that song…it just makes me smile for the good memories.
When I was in 10th grade, I was making out with a girl I had a crush on in a hotel room at the Beta Club* convention in Little Rock. “Lady” by Little River Band is what I remember was playing…I never liked that song, but it certainly brings back a fond memory…
On the other end of the emotional spectrum, when I was 15, I got caught stealing cases of coke bottles from behind a grocery store in Gun Barrel City, TX. I was supposed to appear in court a month later…Anyway the song “Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty was playing on the radio a lot at the time. That wailing sax solo used to tweak the shit out of me, reminding me of the trouble I was in. Anyway, since my court date was after school started back in Arkansas, I was allowed to go see the judge early at his place of work (a BBQ smoker making place!). He dismissed the case, pronouncing the I “seemed like a good boy”…
I really dislike the song, but it reminds me of a time when I was young, dumb, and out to have as much fun as possible. And even though I can’t stand the song, I do have a tendency to sing it whene I do hear it.
I know some on is gonna smack me for this but I REALLY, REALLYREALLY hate that crap of David Bowie’s from the early 80s. “Let’s Dance” and the other one… but ANYWAY! I get good memories out of it: I was young, terribly inexperienced, deeply in love with my best friend, just starting to explore my sexuality and having the time of my life!
*unlike an internet story she didn’t love but we had fun together anyway *