..When you got to choose.....everyway you look at it you lose (Remembering 1968)

5/26/08 | Self

[Nextrush]

I sat in the same kitchen this morning and listened to the same song I heard on the radio every morning in late May and early June of 1968.

I knew nothing about a movie called "The Graduate" back then but my eight year old mind easily comprehended the common phrases Paul Simon put into the song.

Those lyrics were drummed into me:

"Jesus loves you more than you will know....

"God Bless You please Mrs. Robinson, heaven holds a place for those who pray......

"Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you..."

Of all those lyrics from the number one song at this time 40 years ago, these seem so relevant to now....

"Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon.....going to the candidates debate....laugh about it, shout about it, when you go to choose....everyway you look at it you lose..."

Those lyrics can strike a chord even in the times we live in now.....

They say one of the keys to a hit song is words that are common phrases the audience relates to....

"Mrs. Robinson" did just that 40 years ago today.

[foreverfree]

Turing 7 yo in 1968 didn't stop me from hearing "Mrs. Robinson" on the radio that year BION. Or "Love is Blue". Or "This Guy's in Love with You". Or "Little Green Apples". Or "Abraham, Martin and John". Or "I'm a Girl Watcher". Or maybe even "Born to be Wild", though that might be a stretch. OTOH I don't remember Status Quo's "Pictures of Matchstick Men" or the Beatles' "White Album".

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