So I decided to take part in this challenge, started recently by @jokossita here because ... well, music is something that can help define a moment in time, and so whenever we hear that song/lyric/melody again we are instantly transported back to that poignant memory, otherwise long-forgotten. Hopefully good memories, although not always. Such is life.
Day 1
A song from your childhood
This was pretty easy to pick, even though there were certainly plenty I could have chosen from that were meaningful. I'm not sure I can pinpoint just what appealed so much about the song itself (the rhythm? the story? the melody?) ... it just did. And still does just as much today.
So what did I choose? (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance by Gene Pitney
My father, who in his youth was an autograph-hound (collector), had a great collection of records, one album of which belonged to Gene Pitney. I remember playing records over and over again in our lounge as songs brought to life inside me things I wasn't even old enough to define.
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According to his Wikipedia page:
Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer ... born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA ... died in Cardiff, Wales while on tour, of a heart attack.
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance was released in 1962 (some years before I was born, I would like to point out!). There was never an official video clip made for this song, so fans on YT have made mash-ups often featuring excerpts from the film of the same name, although weirdly enough it was never used in the film it was intended for. Although Gene Pitney was a songwriter, he didn't write this particular one, just performed it - but performed it well.
This is the list from which the music challenge is based off of. I will be modifying some of the questions if more fitting.
Come along on this musical journey with me.
