03-04-2022, 04:31 PM
A comment in a another music thread by my friend, Jetpilot, gave me an idea for this thread topic.
When I was younger, I didn't really care for, or appreciate, the music my parents(or grandparents) listened to and enjoyed in their day. As I've gotten older, I have developed a much greater appreciation for the music of my elders' day.
What are some of the songs that your parents or grandparents liked that you now appreciate and enjoy? I'm thinking of music that was strictly from your parents' era , not music that overlapped with that of your younger days. I'm thinking music from when your prarents were in their younger teens through their twenties to around 30. I started getting interested in music when my dad was about 32. "His music" would span the period from the early 50's through the mid to late 60's. The seventies and eighties would be my decades.
My dad always loved a song by Jay and the Americans called "Cara Mia, sung by the great Jay Black, one of the best vocalists from ANY era. What are some of the songs from your parents'(or grandparents') era that you like?
Here's my favorite song from Jay and the Americans. I remember hearing dad play it a lot when I was a kid but now it has become one of MY all time favorites.
"THIS MAGIC MOMENT" by Jay and the Americans: RIP Jay ...
This song is one I actually remember as a 9- y.o. Dad used to take my sister and me down to the Krystal Kitchen diner down on Main St. and we'd eat and play the pinball machine and dad would put a quarter in the jukebox and play some tunes. One that we always heard when we went to the Krystal Kitchen was "Easy Lovin' by the late, great Freddie Hart. Love this song. It was a big hit on the country charts back in '71. It's always been one of dad's favorites.
Written in 1956 and first recorded in 1957 by the great Johnny Mathis. This has always been one of my father's favorite love songs. It has been covered by about everyone, including Elvis.
Here's a classic from when my parents were teenagers and dating up a storm.
Mom has always been a big Tom Jones fan. As a kid, I couldn't really understand it. I just thought this was some guy who gyrated his hips , prompting women to throw their panties at him. As I grew up, I realized what all the fuss was about. This dude is one of the greatest singers that ever lived, bar none. Right up there with Presley and maybe better. Here's my favorite Sir Tom song from the late sixties.
When I was younger, I didn't really care for, or appreciate, the music my parents(or grandparents) listened to and enjoyed in their day. As I've gotten older, I have developed a much greater appreciation for the music of my elders' day.
What are some of the songs that your parents or grandparents liked that you now appreciate and enjoy? I'm thinking of music that was strictly from your parents' era , not music that overlapped with that of your younger days. I'm thinking music from when your prarents were in their younger teens through their twenties to around 30. I started getting interested in music when my dad was about 32. "His music" would span the period from the early 50's through the mid to late 60's. The seventies and eighties would be my decades.
My dad always loved a song by Jay and the Americans called "Cara Mia, sung by the great Jay Black, one of the best vocalists from ANY era. What are some of the songs from your parents'(or grandparents') era that you like?
Here's my favorite song from Jay and the Americans. I remember hearing dad play it a lot when I was a kid but now it has become one of MY all time favorites.
"THIS MAGIC MOMENT" by Jay and the Americans: RIP Jay ...
This song is one I actually remember as a 9- y.o. Dad used to take my sister and me down to the Krystal Kitchen diner down on Main St. and we'd eat and play the pinball machine and dad would put a quarter in the jukebox and play some tunes. One that we always heard when we went to the Krystal Kitchen was "Easy Lovin' by the late, great Freddie Hart. Love this song. It was a big hit on the country charts back in '71. It's always been one of dad's favorites.
Written in 1956 and first recorded in 1957 by the great Johnny Mathis. This has always been one of my father's favorite love songs. It has been covered by about everyone, including Elvis.
Here's a classic from when my parents were teenagers and dating up a storm.
Mom has always been a big Tom Jones fan. As a kid, I couldn't really understand it. I just thought this was some guy who gyrated his hips , prompting women to throw their panties at him. As I grew up, I realized what all the fuss was about. This dude is one of the greatest singers that ever lived, bar none. Right up there with Presley and maybe better. Here's my favorite Sir Tom song from the late sixties.