'78
A few songs surfaced, vaguely, in my mind this morning. Turns out, all were from '78, so I rounded out a mix. So long ago.
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Sun Nov 02 15:57:34 UTC 2008
@gus I never actually owned any 8-track tapes, just remember these songs from the radio back in the day! It's all about context, I reckon. A lot of these sort of songs I re-discover either (a) at a hipster bar in Williamsburg, or (b) at a Walgreen's in Dubuque : )
Tue Nov 04 00:55:24 UTC 2008
Nice mix. All my 8tracks melted in the sun some time ago (years!) In retrospect, having an 8 track deck in the car wasn't such a hot idea...
Sun Nov 16 18:03:21 UTC 2008
Hey hey, thanks mysteryschools. Sometimes a little classic rock is quite nice.
Thu Nov 20 22:12:24 UTC 2008
Hi David - we were obviously thinking on the same wavelength when we compiled our 1978/Good Cheese mixes - some great stuff here that I'd completely forgotten about - Sniff 'N' The Tears, Exile - and Foreigner (they're not in the final mix but you mention them in your comments). I'll have to dig out a few Foreigner tracks - Cold As Ice, Hot Blooded...
Tue Feb 10 19:20:37 UTC 2009
Yeah....touched a retronerve like calm, proud flashback...nice work.
Tue Mar 31 17:01:12 UTC 2009
was in need of some grounding classics at the office 2day..thnx : )
Thu May 14 15:47:48 UTC 2009
Wow, and Wow again. I'm at work, listening to this mix for the 2nd time, and each song triggers a wave of emotional upheaval that this music, rare now to my ears, recalls from that definitive year of my youthful formation. I graduated highschool (30 years ago now!) in 1979 and I music meant everything. Now I rarely listen to it. But these songs are dangerous - they waken my wild side: a life of partying and the company of beautiful women.
Thanks.
Thu May 14 23:22:52 UTC 2009
@DScheeres - Thanks, and you're welcome. Glad you like. It sounds like you had a pretty excellent HS experience!
Fri May 15 19:32:50 UTC 2009
Actually I was miserable in HS. But that, plus the music, set the stage for what followed ... 8-)
Fri Jul 10 19:08:09 UTC 2009
Holy junior high school!! Good thing I'm married or you would be in trouble mister!!
Fri Jul 10 20:53:21 UTC 2009
:-) I'll have to leave those memories in their Pandora's box as I also am ("peacefully") married.
Fri Jul 10 23:42:32 UTC 2009
Dust in the Wind is playing while I reflect on how quickly the time passes. I owned many of this songs on 45's at one point in my life.
Cheers!
Sun Nov 02 09:53:15 UTC 2008
Did you digitize your 8-tracks? Even the cheesiest tunes in this mix sound so much better than what you now hear on the radio.