Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Songs When I Graduated

 


I’m tired and, yes, I’m writing this up now but I thought this would be a good time to continue from last week’s theme, over at Monday Music Moves Me, of when you graduated. I chose 3 songs from 1983 but, this time, I am choosing 3 songs from 3 different years when I graduated from different schools and here they are…

1. AMERICAN WOMAN BY THE GUESS WHO-1970



In 1969, I went to a 2 room school house for Kindergarten. It was called St. Malachy’s, if I remember how to spell it. It took an hour to get to the school transferring from one bus to another before finally reaching the little school house. I graduated in 1970 and moved on to St. Elizabeth grade school but I did like that little school and it’s still s5anding but it’s now a private home. This song was big at this time and it’s one of my favourites from this classic Canadian band.

2. LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN SUNG BY SWEET-1978


In 1978, I finished Grade school and just turned 14 and was looking forward to High School ( bleach). I loved this song and still do. It’s just iconic, to me. 

3. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU SUNG BY U2-1987


Skipping High school, since I spoke about it last week, I finish this with my graduation from university back in 1987. U2 is a big band and still going strong but, for some reason, they are getting some backlash which I don’t get. This is one band I saw, back in 1987, winning 2 tickets. How did I win? I have no clue, too long ago but I do remember being on a bus, with my roommate, heading to Toronto. They were in top form and I really loved seeing them live even though we were far away from the stage. 

Did you go to a 1 or 2 room school house? What songs were around when you graduated from Grade school or University or college? Pretty cool to see what was around back in the day.


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  1. DeniseJune 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM

    Number one Billboard songs:
    1958 grade school: "Volare " by Domenico Modugno and "All I Have to Do Is Dream" by The Everly Brothers (no.2)
    1968 college: "Hey Jude" by The Beatles.
    I liked Volare, but not a fan of either of the other songs.

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    1. Lydia C. LeeJune 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM

      Volare by the Gypsy Kings was our wedding dance song.

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  2. Lydia C. LeeJune 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM

    I was just talking about the Sweet song the other day - having not thought of it in years! I used to love it so.

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  3. Janie JunebugJune 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM

    I love American Woman. Seeing The Guess Who was great. I didn't attend any schools as small as your St. Malachy's. At our high schools the seniors were supposed to choose a class song for their graduation. I think it was played at an assembly prior to the graduation ceremony. I don't remember ours, but I suspect it might have been We May Never Pass This Way Again by Seals & Crofts. I don't recall being involved in the choice. Maybe the student government made the selection. I would have liked some harder rock.

    Love,
    Janie

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  4. AlanaJune 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM

    I love that Sweet song and I missed hearing it (it's been years) The other songs are both classics although I noticed this recording of American Woman didn't capture the infamous last line that many stations here in the United States wouldn't play. Times have sure changed! I grew up in New York City so no one or two room schools for me. My high school graduating class had around 700 students and that was considered small in comparison to a lot of other NYC high schools. My class just had its 55th year reunion and no, I didn't go.

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