fugs: Reminiscing school day songs

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

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What are your memories from your school days?

For me, those memories are largely connected in one way or another to music and songs. Music because I was with the school's military band, and songs because, well, every other teenager tunes in to the radio stations right?!

Through the years, songs of the past still remain most memorable. Especially more so for those during your years in Secondary school and college/polytechnic.

My memory of the songs during those times were a mingled mish-mash of anything and everything from classical pieces to hard-core heavy metal music. Every now and then, I come across these songs on the radio (from the 'ah-pek' stations, some say) and it never fails to bring about bittersweet memories for me.

Let me list a few songs of different genres that I have deep impressions of from that age.

Gonna make you sweat - C&C Music Factory

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This was THE piece for any reputable disco goer! Haha! I still remember the way my friends used to crank up the radio in anticipation of the signature "EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!" introduction line of this song. Cool!
Everything I do, I do it for you - Bryan Adams

For most people of my age, this is a song which would probably be the one that was playing when they had their first romantic dance with a girl. This sabo piece was always played during get-togethers and parties to get couples and would-be couples to dance together.

*Did you also notice that these kinds of songs are always played/requested by those who have no partners at the parties? Haha!
Don't Cry - Guns 'n' Roses

Not forgetting us rockers, we always had GNR to rock to! In this case, Mr. Rose and company gave us not only a dose but TWO doses of this fantastic (slow) rock piece! There were two versions of Don't Cry and each was available on each of the two Use Your Illusion albums from GNR.
U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer

Ok, think baggy pants. Think super duper, big balls baggy pants! Hahah! Yup! Hammer with this rap song that er, got me interested in rap music. *faints*

Ya, I was digging him before Vanilla Ice came into the scene. Thinking back, both were equally disastrous in their choice of wardrobe and image. Hammer with his big balls pants, and Vanilla Ice even more so with his 'kuey-tao'¹ on top of his equally big balls pants with the America flag print!!

What were your favourites during that period of time?

I think everyone will have a different list of songs that they fancied - but one thing will be the same. I am sure everyone will agree that songs played a big part of our teenage years.

^* Courtesy of Radio.Blog.Club
¹ Chicken head