Listening to your dirty little secrets...

[PennLady]

Son admitted to his closest friends this week that he still listens to "Close To You" by the Carpenters. No one made fun of him.

I'm figuring one generation, soon, will "rebel" by listening to crooners or big bands or something. The pendulum always swings back.

 

[RjThoughts]

I'm figuring one generation, soon, will "rebel" by listening to crooners or big bands or something. The pendulum always swings back.

He mainly listens to "Dance/House" music, which he realized recently is just repackaged disco, what I STILL listen to. When he studies English, though, he listens to mushy, sappy love songs from the 80s and 90s.

 

[soflabbwlvr]

Son admitted to his closest friends this week that he still listens to "Close To You" by the Carpenters. No one made fun of him.

Probably none of them even knew who "The Carpenters" or what "Close to You" were. I know none of my kids, ages 15-21, would have a clue

 

[soflabbwlvr]

I'm figuring one generation, soon, will "rebel" by listening to crooners or big bands or something. The pendulum always swings back.

I don't think it's an entire generation, but my son does listen to swing. It's not his go-to, but when he gets frustrated by the Alternative and Metal channels, his next stop on the dial is the swing station.

 

[RjThoughts]

Probably none of them even knew who "The Carpenters" or what "Close to You" were. I know none of my kids, ages 15-21, would have a clue

Oh, they know what it is: he admitted it as the song was playing on the radio, and he was singing it. So said one bestie on Facebook, and as read to me by the Better half.

 

[RjThoughts]

I don't think it's an entire generation, but my son does listen to swing. It's not his go-to, but when he gets frustrated by the Alternative and Metal channels, his next stop on the dial is the swing station.

My wife listens to the Metal channels. Me, 70s and 80s, and once in a while, I'll be "allowed" to listen to progressive jazz.

 

[PennLady]

He mainly listens to "Dance/House" music, which he realized recently is just repackaged disco, what I STILL listen to. When he studies English, though, he listens to mushy, sappy love songs from the 80s and 90s.

When I was in high school, lo these many years ago, I had an 8-track (yes, an 8-track) of ABBA that I would listen to while doing homework. I didn't listen attentively -- the point was to have background noise -- but I did have it. When I was in grad school, I used to organize and write papers while alternating between Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti" and Floyd's "The Wall."

Oh, they know what it is: he admitted it as the song was playing on the radio, and he was singing it. So said one bestie on Facebook, and as read to me by the Better half.

I wonder if, for kids like that, it's "new to them" and hence devoid of all the connotations and associations that we older folk have for them.

 

[RjThoughts]

When I was in high school, lo these many years ago, I had an 8-track (yes, an 8-track) of ABBA that I would listen to while doing homework. I didn't listen attentively -- the point was to have background noise -- but I did have it. When I was in grad school, I used to organize and write papers while alternating between Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti" and Floyd's "The Wall."



I wonder if, for kids like that, it's "new to them" and hence devoid of all the connotations and associations that we older folk have for them.

My 8-track library included the soundtrack to "You Can't Stop the Music", a Steve Martin comedy, and "Hotel California".

I can honestly say I have Herp Alpert's "Rise" on too many media:
Vinyl
Cassette
CD
Digital

 

[PennLady]

My 8-track library included the soundtrack to "You Can't Stop the Music", a Steve Martin comedy, and "Hotel California".

I can honestly say I have Herp Alpert's "Rise" on too many media:
Vinyl
Cassette
CD
Digital

Can't compete on the Herb Alpert front, although Mr Penn has the whipped cream one.

I think I only had the one 8-track, although I recall my parents having Janis Joplin and Rod Stewart. They didn't play them, at least not that I remember. The music I mostly remember being played when I was little was Jimmy Buffett.

I suppose I could be embarrassed by all the 80s stuff I have on vinyl, but hey, now it's retro and vintage and all that.

 

[RjThoughts]

Can't compete on the Herb Alpert front, although Mr Penn has the whipped cream one.

I think I only had the one 8-track, although I recall my parents having Janis Joplin and Rod Stewart. They didn't play them, at least not that I remember. The music I mostly remember being played when I was little was Jimmy Buffett.

I suppose I could be embarrassed by all the 80s stuff I have on vinyl, but hey, now it's retro and vintage and all that.

I have my mom's copy of Whipped Cream and Other Things. And have downloaded mainy from the album.

 

[PayDay]

I'm figuring one generation, soon, will "rebel" by listening to crooners or big bands or something. The pendulum always swings back.

I own far too many crooner albums... Too many Herb Alpert's as well.

At least I can listen to The Temptations with pride.

When I was in high school, lo these many years ago, I had an 8-track (yes, an 8-track) of ABBA that I would listen to while doing homework.

I just popped my Paul Simon 8-track, and started getting dual frequencies off of the first program reader on the player

I wonder if, for kids like that, it's "new to them" and hence devoid of all the connotations and associations that we older folk have for them.

hmmm...

 

[topace]

I'm figuring one generation, soon, will "rebel" by listening to crooners or big bands or something. The pendulum always swings back.

I do!

Anyone can see what I listen to at my Last.FM profile, so I got nothing to hide!

 

[Quantified]

I used to collect American Top 40 shows that ran between 1983 and 90.

I grew up listening to Casey Kasem and hearing the shows again really made me happy. The music within often is worse than I remember. Yet I am drawn to it like fish to water!

One song I'd forgotten totally and totally love: Double's "Captain of Her Heart"

 

[Handley_Page]

1. Oh I used to love this one; my local motorway should have a recording of it.

2. And this still blows me away every time: