which song gets you thinking about childhood

[the-peoples-poet]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

Well if you think that shows your age, it makes me feel right over the hill!

[bun]

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Frankie by sister sledge, really showing my age now

[themilkman]

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In my primary school days, from the mid 70's, there were certain ballad-type songs which immediately seemed to connect with all age groups, from my school mates to our grandparents, and which are particularly poignant. These include "Mississippi" by ***** Cat, "Northern Lights" by Renaissance, "Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel, "Maybe" by Thom Pace, (the theme to Grizzley Adams), "You left me just when I needed you most" by Randy Vanwarmer, "If I had you" The Corgi's, and the new Seekers as mentioned by Havasack. You get the picture!

"Mississippi" yep!
"Northern Lights" yep!
"Maybe" yep!.............

[Fabunova]

Re: which song gets you thinking about childhood

In my primary school days, from the mid 70's, there were certain ballad-type songs which immediately seemed to connect with all age groups, from my school mates to our grandparents, and which are particularly poignant. These include "Mississippi" by ***** Cat, "Northern Lights" by Renaissance, "Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel, "Maybe" by Thom Pace, (the theme to Grizzley Adams), "You left me just when I needed you most" by Randy Vanwarmer, "If I had you" The Corgi's, and the new Seekers as mentioned by Havasack. You get the picture!

[havasack]

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The sounds from the early to mid 70's, my dad going out to work at 6am and leaving the radio (rediffusion on the TV) on.

I'd like to teach the world to sing.
My sweet lord.
The New Seekers
Mary Hopkin

[80sChav]

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Another song I so so like from my youth is East 17's Stay Another Day, as well too as Oasis' Wonderwall - though I guess i'm unsual here mentioning East 17 and Oasis in the same breath, as most people I knew back in the day liked either one or the other, not both.

I will always recall where I was the first time I heard Don't Look Back In Anger and Wonderwall I don't know why, I guess certain song's just forever hold nostalga of being young or otherwise.

The 2 Oasis Song's I mention I was at College in 1995 and a friend one Lunchtime said something like "listen to this" and I never aappreciated the greatness of Don't Look Back In Anger and Wonderwall but as time went on I just thought "wow, I heard these 2 song's when they were so mega" and it makes you think yeah this was my youth but will you ever appreciate such brilliance just once again, which I doubt sadly but long for to happen/occur.

**I also forgot to mention above talking as I meant to add it but had to edit my post as I temporaily forgot at the start to add - regards East 17, I don't know why it is but I have always liked the Song they did (Featuring Gabrille) - If You Ever. This is just another that stay's in my mind so regular and makes me think of being young. It is a really quiet ballad type song I think, but very un-appreciated at the same time. A great song indeed.

80sChav

[Trickyvee]

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I've just listened to Spirit in the Sky by Dr and the Medics for the first time since way back and it holds a rather morbid memory for me, but not in a bad way. It takes me back to my first experience of death in the family. A great aunt of mine who I was quite close to died just before this was released. I was only 9 and puzzled by the idea of death and somebody I loved never coming back but weirdly got comfort from this song, thinking my aunt had gone to the spirit in the sky! Strange what can bring sense to a situation when you are that age.

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Yep, about 13/14 at the time and seeing the video for it on TOTP's. I was mezmorized (sp) by the walking hammers and singing school kids........................actually worked at Roger Waters house a couple of years ago, his staff kitchen was bigger than my house.

The film 'The Wall' came out in 1982, thats how I remember the song - 'We Don't Need No Education' as a child at Primary School/juniors...I had to look it up on the net how the song was still being sung by cheeky kids to teachers at my school when the album came out in 1979...

I can remember one teacher at my school - Mr Saunders was just as mean tempered and reminded me of the teacher in the video - all gangly limbed, tall, looming and had specs on...

This track reminds me of my childhood though as if it were only yesterday - BIG thanks to someone on here who told me the name when I asked about a while back...:

[themilkman]

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Does anyone else like Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd? This is another song that can easily qualify as reminding me of my childhood, though i'm not a fan of Pink Floyd, I only really like this song and Comfortably Numb what the Scissor Sisters later covered. When I hear this song it just transports me back into my Childhood like that and thinking of being young again and/or it reminds me very much sometimes too.

Yep, about 13/14 at the time and seeing the video for it on TOTP's. I was mezmorized (sp) by the walking hammers and singing school kids........................actually worked at Roger Waters house a couple of years ago, his staff kitchen was bigger than my house.

[80sChav]

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Does anyone else like Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd? This is another song that can easily qualify as reminding me of my childhood, though i'm not a fan of Pink Floyd, I only really like this song and Comfortably Numb what the Scissor Sisters later covered. When I hear this song it just transports me back into my Childhood like that and thinking of being young again and/or it reminds me very much sometimes too.

[Richard1978]

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The golden Oldie Picture Show "video" for Seasons In The Sun depicted it as a show soldier thinking about his past life.

[darren]

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Seasons in the Sun was a worldwide hit song for Terry Jacks in 1974.It was
first released in the United States and Canada early in theyear, and rose to number one in America by March An earlierrecording appeared on The Kingston Trio's 1963 album, Time to Think.The song had also been done by English band The Fortunes in 1968, andby Pearls Before Swine in 1970/71.The song was based on Le Moribond The Dying Man written byJacques Brel in 1961. Brel's son
g was translated into English by poetRod McKuen and this version was first recorded by Bob Shane of theKingston Trio, but it did not sell. The Beach Boys also recorded thesong but it was never released.Terry Jacks, who had participated in the Beach Boys recording, and whohad in fact introduced the song to the group, rewrote part of thelyrics to "lighten them up." Jacks' revisions tended to add a bit ofambiguity as to the nature of the storyteller's demise, allowinglisteners the option to choose whether the death is from suicide over afailed life - quite possibly to escape drug addiction - or someoneaccepting death from natural causes, or cancer.

here is another one that reminds me of my childhood.
http://youtu.be/N1tTN-b5KHg

I have always like the original versiuon of Seasons In The Sun before Westlife made a good cover version of it - though i'd not recalled the song for years and years, until many years after as I was older. I always think of the Oringinal version of Seasons In The Sun, a very brilliantly written song indeed I think, though it has very sad lyrics and words.

80sChav

[80sChav]

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Sorry I tried to edit my last post but I had no time to edit it left. I am trying to think (and am wishing I knew) who sang Seasons In The Sun orginaly until Westlife did a cover version of it. I can sort of recall the person's name - though i'm still unsure, it would be great if anyone can help recall who sang the song.

Thanks.

80sChav

[80sChav]

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I have always like the original versiuon of Seasons In The Sun before Westlife made a good cover version of it - though i'd not recalled the song for years and years, until many years after as I was older. I always think of the Oringinal version of Seasons In The Sun, a very brilliantly written song indeed I think, though it has very sad lyrics and words.

80sChav

[darren]

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brilliant song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKqenACEPa8

mariah carey also did a cover of this song.

a song i just love.
brings back memories for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyggY_R3jU8

here is carrie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umCF6go6YAs
dont know if its the right one.
bound to be many songs by that name.

Another great song I like very much that reminds me of my youth, though i often have forgot how much I like it until I hear it, is Without You by Nillson, a brilliant song even if it was new many years before I was born and I must've been 10/13 when I first heard it. Without You is just a song that is so sad I think but so brilliantly wrote and sang too.

As well I like Carrie (I think it is Carrie with the lines Carrie does'nt live here any more), though i'm unsure, if anyone can confirm this or not please, thanks. If it is Carrie , the name of the song, then it holds special reasons as a first true love of the same name, years after first hearing the song.

80sChav