When I was just a little girl with a very vivid imagination, I used to sing the Doris Day song Que sera sera, without realizing what it meant.
I've always loved music, coming from a musical family, and being exposed to many genres, I learned to love just as many.
I did not like real dolls because of a horror story on Radio Theatre, so paper dolls became my favourite; I could dress them up in beautiful outfits, and imagine that it was me, all grown-up.
I wanted to know what the future had in store for me; believing at that young age that my life was in the hands of fate, just what the song title is saying, and I went through a phase of singing it over and over!
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty? Will I be rich?
Here's what she said to me
Qué será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Qué será, será
What will be, will be
Composer - Jay Livingston
I learned much later on that fate does play a big part, but that it was up to me to bring about changes where possible!
That was the Golden Era of the Fifties.
I was just entering my tweens in the mid 60s, the era that the pop-rock scene exploded with many artists like The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. Folk music was big with artists like Joan Baez and Bob Dylan; the era ended on a high note with the Woodstock Festival where an estimated 400 000 attended. Naturally, I would have loved to be there, but the movie had to suffice.
Folk music is just one of the many genres that I love. The House of the Rising Sun is one of my favourites, and is said to be the first folk song performed by an electric rock band, The Animals.
Simon & Garfunkel's classic, The Sound of Silence has a message about how people do not communicate; so true especially in the world we live in today.
Local bands at 'sessions' in our civic halls did their utmost to play like the original artists, and when I entered my teens I was allowed to attend with my friends. We'd get dressed up in mini skirts, midi skirts, bell-bottoms, and tie-dyed outfits, with our hearts skipping a beat when the boy we've been eyeing asked us for a dance!
Oh, it was a load of fun being young and carefree and loving and living the music of that era!
Still in the 60s, yep sorry, it was difficult choosing the most loved song from that era, but one that really resonates with me is 'Turn! Turn! Turn!' by the Byrds.
To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
Refrain
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones,
A time to gather stones together
Refrain
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing
Refrain
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late
Songwriter: Pete Seeger
That was the Swinging Sixties.
Along came the 70s - I completed high school and entered the working world as an apprentice draughtswoman in a land surveying office. This was when I met my forever man through a work buddy, got engaged, married, and had 2 sons just before the next decade.
It was a busy, exciting time and a time of many changes.
The Beatles were still alive and well in the 70s, and the song 'Don't let me Down' was kind of a sad song, apparently written for John Lennon's son following the break-up with his wife and the beginning of his relationship with Yoko Ono, which finally led to the break-up of the band.
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The Seventies was known as the ME decade
The 80s was a blur and not a happy time. My brother took his own life, an event that was to literally taint my rose-coloured spectacles.
These should have been the happiest years of my life, and there admittedly were happy times, but that tragic loss sent me into a spiral of depression, which took years to recover from. I tried to hide it from the cruel world that still does not understand mental health issues, and tried to make a happy home for hubby and our two sons while feeling like I was drowning. I became an expert at hiding what was going on inside!
Having a good support system and medication helped, but proper healing only started a couple of years ago with the help of meditation.
I've always loved the music of Queen, and 1985 was the year that Freddie Mercury reunited with the band to perform at Wembley Stadium for Live Aid where they stole the show!
That was the Eighties - my very Blue decade
I'm going to skip over the next couple of decades or we'd be here all night!
My kids are adults now and have left home, I've retired from the corporate world, but still work, running our BnB from home, and I wake up every day expecting only the best.
I never tire of listening to Leonard Cohen, and his Concert in London still is the very best!
An event that shook the world, was 9/11, and another favourite group, The Eagles, composed the song Hole in the World.
Life still did not taint my spectacles altogether and I'd like to share one last song that you simply have to listen to; Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli's duet Perfect Symphony, simply stunning!
Seasons come, and seasons go, and as someone said -
The older one gets, the older old becomes.
As with music, the show must go on!
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