Musical Memory Lane

One of my favorite apps on my iPod right now is called Top 100's.  It plays the top 100 songs by year starting at 1947 and it goes all the way up to 2010.  Before bed last night, Graham & I were playing our version of "name that tune", the 1980's version.  It was so funny!  It amazes me how many memories can come flooding back just by hearing the first few lyrics of some songs. 

You can deny it all you want but, I bet everyone of us can remember a song that brings back those awful memories of the Jr High or High School dances where you waited patiently and hoped that special guy(or girl) would look in your direction so you could catch their eye(even better, they might come ask you to dance).   Then, if you were lucky enough for them to ask you to dance, remember how awkward and uncomfortable it was that first time.

I have one song, 99 Red Balloons, that always brings back skating memories for me.  It was one of my last years of skating and I got to be the finale to our Ice Show.  I skated to that song and at the end we had my Dad strategically placed behind the boards so I could grab a balloon(red, of course) and let it go at the end of the program.  I know it sounds so cheesy but, I felt so important to close out the Ice Show and was a star in my own mind.

What about all the great love songs of the 80's?!?  How many of us can't link at least one of them to our first great heartbreak, at least what we thought at the time would be the heartbreak that would keep us from ever finding anyone AGAIN!  God, we were so melodramatic as teenagers!!  How many of us can't say we danced with the ONE(at the time) to "Stairway to Heaven"?  It seemed to always be the favorite at the end of the night.  I have a few unpleasant memories of that song because it's a LONG song and it seems to double in length when you are uncomfortable with your dance partner.


I loved the music of the 80's-90's and I know I'm dating myself by saying that but, I don't care.  I'm am loving my musical trip down memory lane and hope everyone is having a great weekend.