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Maria de Melo Gulla
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Those Teen love songs of our youth Posted Tuesday, December 29, 2015 11:59 AM So, Question of the day:
Do you think there are more songs about girls pining for a guy or more songs about guys pining for a girl in those 50s, early 60s song?
My husband and I took a road trip to Daytona Beach and along the drive we were listening to the oldies on the radio. I remember how those songs would break your heart but listening to them as an adult you can't help analyzing the lyrics. Not a good idea to analyze the lyrics of those love songs. Take the song, "Sad Movies." She describes her love and her best friend coming in the movies when" the news of the world started to begin." Then "in the middle of the color cartoon" when their lips touched, she started to cry. Kids wouldn't know what the news of the world was and cartoons before a movie is so rare now. It's hard to believe that the couple wouldn't see the girl. I had to comment when the song "I want to be Bobby's Girl" was played. The singer sings about staying home every night hoping that he'd phone but she knows he won't because he has someone else. I just want to scream out, go out and do something, do your homework, read, etc. etc.
That's when Frank and I started the discussion about boys vs girls pining. I said they don't have a song about a guy staying home every night (now the girls would text the guy asking to hang out) My husband pointed out that "Tears on my Pillow" by Anthony and the Imperials, "Tracks of my Tears" by Smokey Robinson, "Diana" by Paul Anka are just as pining. We went back and forth with him saying there are more sappy songs about boys pining for girls. My sister agrees saying there are more guy groups and male singers. So, what do you think? More guys or girls pine away in those teen love songs of our youth?
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Dave Medeiros
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How many do you remember - top songs of the 60's Posted Monday, November 14, 2016 03:58 PM
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