One popular song when I was a teenager went like this: “You can dance, every dance with the guy who gives you the eye, and let him hold you tight … but save the last dance for me.” That song became so real to me when I was playing guitar and singing at my girlfriend’s party. She was dancing with another guy, and I got so jealous. I packed my equipment and went home. Recently I have heard that love song revived by Michael Buble, and he does it very nicely.
When I was a young singer, the Beatles were very popular, but I didn’t feel I could play and sing like four people. However, one day I was singing at a girl’s junior school to help raise funds for their swimming pool, and I sang the song called: Chains of Love, that I had heard the Beatles sing. All the girls started screaming. Years later I realized I should have done more Beatles songs, it may have helped make me more popular. However I was into country and western songs, and didn’t like all the yeah, yeah, yeah. Later on I really enjoyed some of their love songs like: Just 17, and Paperback Writer.
Many years ago I saw a Rod Stewart video on the TV in South Africa where he sang this song to his son. It felt very special to me. I love my own son so much, and it is so good to see a good relationship between a dad and his son. Today we are so fortunate to have you tube. One line keeps coming back to my mind that goes something like this, “But whatever road you choose, I’m right behind you win or lose.” Those words mean a lot to me. I wish my parents had felt like that about me. It seems like whichever road I chose was always the wrong road in their mind, and they weren’t behind me.
Many years ago I worked at a high school in downtown Johannesburg, and in the one canteen they had a dukebox. One song that was very popular with the kids was Bette Midler singing: “You’re the wind beneath my wings.” That is a very beautiful love song. On the flipside was: Under the Boardwalk. I had heard that song before by the Rolling Stones, but I loved Bettie’s version of it. “From the park you hear the happy sounds of the carousel; you can almost taste the hot dogs and the french fries they sell.” When I heard those words, it made me want to go back to America. Songs have a big effect on me. Here is Celine Dion singing it.
In the other canteen at the school I heard Blue Bayou by Linda Ronstadt. That song was so beautiful too. “To see the sunrise through sleepy eyes, how happy I’d be.” It made me long to be by the sea again. Another line says: “Saving nickels, saving dimes, working till the sun don’t shine.” That is so real too. I wish I could just win the lottery and move down to the beach! I guess that is everybody’s dream.
Back in the 80′s I saw the ABBA girls singing on TV in South Africa, “Take a chance on me.” That was very nice. They both look so attractive when they sing that song.
This was a popular song when I was young, but it now has a very special meaning to me. My wife used to sing this song to our son when he was a baby, and he would smile up at her with so much love. There was so much love between them. I think that is the greatest love. My wife had about seven miscarriages, then one time in Arkansas, Sister Gwen Shaw of the End Time Handmaidens prophesied over her and said that in a year’s time she would have a baby boy. Amazing. Here is Bobby Vinton singing it.
Something Stupid – a popular song by Frank (Jnr) and Nancy Sinatra
I have heard this song on the radio and a few times in the supermarket recently, so I feel I must include it. They sing so nice together.
SOME OF THE SONGS I LISTED HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF THE NET. PITY.