I remember being a teenager! Do you? The summer after I turned 13, my family went to the Bahamas for 3 weeks and lived in a local family’s home while they went to S.C. and lived in our home. The year was 1961 and I remember listening to Sam Cooke sing “Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow, and let your arrow go,” All I have to do is repeat that line and my mind fills with images of palm trees, tropical flowers, and the smell of limes and coconut.
The summer of 1962, we moved from one town to another and I had to leave my boyfriend. The song of that summer was “Sealed with a Kiss” by Brian Hyland. I almost feel tearful when I think about that summer and hugging my boyfriend for the last time before we left. That song has been revived quite a few times, but it still has that power for me.
Summer of 1963, I vividly remember hearing “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to” on the city bus on the last day of school. That song played all summer and I can feel the hot, sticky weather and the old bumpy bus ride through the streets from my house to the junior high. I also remember lying out in my yard on a quilt listening to a new group called The Beatles, singing “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” and thinking how nice the song was! Little did I know how famous that song and that group would become.
Anyone who was born in 1948 and finished high school in 1966 can probably relate? I’ll continue through the summers of my teen years in the next blog post! Please leave a comment if you remember?
I remember all those songs. Born 12/24/48 & graduated 5/’67. Loved all the songs during that time.