Van McCoy - The Hustle [Extended Edition]

1975: {{SHE WAS YOUNGER THEN SPRINGTIME: I WAS ,STILL TODAY< # YRS.OLDER}}"EILEEN & MYSELF AT "PENRODS< EAST MEADOW, LONG ISLAND< "WHEN "THE MAGIC STILL FILLED THE AIR WE BREATHED< FILLED THE HEARTS OF YOUNG< YES YOUNG< LOVERS & NEWBIES ALIKE> DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK REPLACED WITH GRACEFUL< RHYTHMIC (CHOREOGRAPHED) STEPS< WITH NEITHER PARTNER LEADING & WOMEN WERE PROVOCATIVE ,SPINNING ON THE DANCE FLOOR WHILE FULLY CLOTHED<

Born Too Late ~ The Poni-Tails (1958)

MY BFF OLDER BROTHER< BARRY(GONE LAST NOVEMBER)< LET ME TAG ALONG< DOUBLE DATE<TAKE PART IN HIS SOCIAL GROUP(BASEMENT PARTIES TOO)> FELL FOR BETH LONDON(2 YRS OLDER)< WHAT SEE SAW IN ME(KINDA CUTE< W/JET BLACK HAIR) I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND> WE SLOW DANCED< MADE OUT< WHAT A KISSER SHE MUST STILL BE)> ALAS< ALACK> BETH LEFT ME FOR A COLLEGE BOY)< NEXT< WAS BARBRA ANNE GOLDSTEIN< & FINALLY LOIS WEINER(ALL LEFT ME EVENTUALLY FOR OLDER GUYS(WITH CARS)> SWORE OFF OLDER LADIES> FELL YEARS LATER FOR 17 YEAR OLD BEAUTY WHO PICKED ME(??)< TO START HER LOVE LIFE(LADY DIANE)< HER BREAK UP SET OFF MY SONG WRITING<BOOK WRITING CAREER< IN SPURTS LIKE MODERN ROCKET LAUNCHES FROM " CAPE CANAVERAL"> TO THIS DAY<AS I "KEEP ON TRUCKIN"(JERRY GARCIA/GREATFUL DEAD MEGA HIT}, KNOCKING OUT MORE CREATIONS< WILL INCLUDE LADY DIANE(A FEW I CREDIT TO WIFE/EX< EILEEN}>AFTER ALL SHE PICKRD ME UP 2 YEARS LATER(STILL DON'T KNOW WHY}< DUSTER ME OFF< & POOF< ENGAGED< MARRIED< RELOCATED< & @ WONDERFUL CHILDREN(NOW PRODUCTIVE ADULTS)> MORAL OF MY SAGA: " DON"T SET YOUR SIGHTS TOO HIGH ABOVE YOUR HEAD ALL THE TIME> LOWERING THE BAR(AGE WISE)< MAY LEAD YOU ONTO A MOST INTERESTING> CHALLENGING< VERY FRUSTRATING AT TIMES< PATH> "YOU GOT TO PAY YOUR DUES IF U WANT TO SING THE BLUES...& U KNOW IT DON"T COME EASY"(RINGO STARR(THE BEATLES DRUMMER) MEGA HIT"){RINGO SINGS< WRITES SONGS & MAYBE STILL IS THE ALL TIME " BEST JAZZ DRUMMER" IN ENGLAND}))(THAT"S WHY PAUL & JOHN ASKED RINGO TO REPLACE DRUMMER PETE BEST}}

The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me

THIS TIMELESS MAGICAL MASTER PIECE OF 3 PART HARMONY & BEWITCHINGLY SOOTHING LYRICS STANDS THE TEST OF TIME IMEMORIUM> ONE CAN NOT HELP BEING PUT INTO A "PEACEFUL TRANCE< BEING OVERCOME BY THE WARMEST FEELINGS OF LOVE & LONGING FOR DAYS GONE BY & LOVES LOST < NOT TO BE FOUND>(LADY DIANE< EVELYN< BETH LONDON & LOIS WIENER(BARBRA ANNE TOO)

Gordon Lightfoot - "If You Could Read My Mind" (Live TV performance)

LOST IN A SEA OF STRANGE FACES, SMILING, TALKING, DRINKING TO LIFE, & ME; SURROUNDED BY THIS MULTITUDE, ON COMES"IF U COULD READ MY MIND" AGAIN(1 GUESS WHO PUT THE QUARTER IN THE JUKE), NOW "SINGING ALONG W/"GORDON", CARESSING MY "SOUTHERN COMFORT" GLASS", TRYIN TO EMPTY MY BRAiN OF ANYTHING CONNECTED TO HER(DIANE-MY 1ST ,BUT NOT LAST TRUE LOVE). STRANGE THOUGHTS R SWIRLING IN MY HEAD, SHORTLY TO BECOME"TRYIN' TOO HARD", MY VERY 1ST SONG(WORDS, MUSIC& SONG SHEET).SO, NO PAIN, NO GAIN. OWE IT ALL TO U, THE LOST "LADY DIANE". ROCK ON.

Janis Ian - At Seventeen

I FEEL A KINSHIP TO U> NEVER MET U> THIS SONG & "SOCIETY" I HAVE LIVED DIFFERENT PERIODS IN MY LIFE< RANGING FROM 7TH GRADE TILL <{YES)PRESENT< SONG WRITING " EXPLODED AFTER "LADY DIANE " KICKED ME TO A WINTERY<FEBRUARY CURB< MY SONG TOOK "PROPER FORM(MASTER MAESTRO SISTER IN LAW SAT ME AT DEAR MOM"S UPRIGHT< SAM ASH NOTE BOOK/PEN> SHE OVER SAW ME JOT DOWN ON "EACH BAR"< NOTE FOR WORD< ENTIRE" TRIN' TOO HARD"> SINGING COUSIN JOEL STAHL WAS CONVINCED TO LET ME BRING HIM TO EAST MEADOW> HE SANG< I PLAYED RUDIMENTARY PIANO< RECORDED ON $100 SONY STATE OF THE ART CASSETTE DECK.( THE(BOUGHT W/EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT< NATCH)>< BLINDLY<COPIES IN HAND< TOOK LIRR TO NYC< VISITED "#" MAJOR RECORD CO>, SADLY< ONLY " APRIL BLACKWOOD" RETURNED MY SAMPLE(HARDLY A " DEMO"< W/BRIEF " SORRY< GOOD LUCK" NOTE>WISHED I KEPT IT< ALONG W/ MR. MUHAMMID ALI's AUTOGRAPH ON MY ALSO "LATE: " " BONWIT TELLER BLANK CREDIT SLIP( I WAS AN EXEC<M IN MEN'S SHOP THEN)> WELL< TODAY< OVER 1000 SONGS/POEMS, 1 BOOK. 1 & 3/4 SCI/FI WORKS, ESSAYS/& MORE> NEVER FOUND A WONDERFUL LADY SINGER WHOSE VOICE " STIRS ME AS YOURS DOES & EVOKES SAME EMOTIONS I HAVE REPRESSED TOO LONG> WELL< "LIVE LONG & PROSPER"(STAR TREK'S MR. SPOCK ).

Janis Ian - At Seventeen

JUST ONCE I WALKED< THEN CROSSED THE LINE> NEVER FORGET HER< WHY SHE SELECTED PLAIN< SHORT<NOT WHERE IT COUNTS)< DON"T DANCE< POOR BALANCE< PSEUDO HIPPIE HIPPIE HAIR CUT> TOPPED OFF WITH A BUSINESS SUIT(ROOSEVELT FIELD " GIMBEL'S MENS DEPT P/TIME EXEC(OVER 5 YEARS<ATTENDING HOFSTRA U.<THEN LONG ISLAND GRAD. SCHOOL LATER ON}}.< WITH MY 1963 BRITISH RACING GREEN THUNDERBIRD(309 cube INCh WINDSOR ENGINE).OH< WHAT A NIGHT< THAT NITE> SHE ROCKED MY WORLD> ME< JUST "KICKED TO THE CURB"< UPSIDE DOWN HEART/BRAIN< NOT READY FOR LASTING LOVE> WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN????? NEVER FORGET: CLOSING MY EYES< STILL SEE HER FACE & OTHER PARTS>

"Society's Child" / "At Seventeen", Janis Ian (Classic Concert Cuts)

JUST ONCE I WALKED< THEN CROSSED THE LINE> NEVER FORGET HER< WHY SHE SELECTED PLAIN< SHORT<NOT WHERE IT COUNTS)< DON"T DANCE< POOR BALANCE< PSEUDO HIPPIE HIPPIE HAIR CUT> TOPPED OFF WITH A BUSINESS SUIT(ROOSEVELT FIELD " GIMBEL'S MENS DEPT P/TIME EXEC(OVER 5 YEARS<ATTENDING HOFSTRA U.<THEN LONG ISLAND GRAD. SCHOOL LATER ON}}.< WITH MY 1963 BRITISH RACING GREEN THUNDERBIRD(309 cube INCh WINDSOR ENGINE).OH< WHAT A NIGHT< THAT NITE> SHE ROCKED MY WORLD> ME< JUST "KICKED TO THE CURB"< UPSIDE DOWN HEART/BRAIN< NOT READY FOR LASTING LOVE> WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN????? NEVER FORGET: CLOSING MY EYES< STILL SEE HER FACE & OTHER PARTS>