Top 40 songs from your kidhood that are still evocative

I was watching Heartbeat on TVO not long ago and heard this song:

I was immediately transported back 50+ years in time.

Dionne Warwick had her own hit version too:

Yes. And I should point out that in the US, there was no “Man” in the name of the show. It was just Secret Agent.

That is one bitchin’ tune! I’m assuming it charted in the UK?

Four songs that have no particular event associated with them, but that immediately call to mind some vague, barely-formed but powerful impressions from early childhood. They all came out when I was 3-4 and haven’t lost their magic in over 40 years of frequent listenings.

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
Elton John - Song for Guy
Jeanette - Porque Te Vas

I used to be addicted to the Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around. :wink:

Well, that is what it’s all about.

The Wayward Wind by Gogi Grant (1956).

I was too young to have any clue about the broken heart love story here. But I did get the picture of a derelict hobo growing up in a lonely shack by a railroad track. Somehow, that always seemed to speak to me.

“Livin’ Thing” by ELO always brings me back to when I was 15 years old and had an enormous crush on this girl in my class.