Since music is always such a popular topic, what is the first pop song you consciously remember hearing on the radio as a kid? Mine has always been stuck in my mind- it was in the back our family station wagon on the return trip from my grandparents that I started paying attention to the music playing on the radio.
The tune? Blinded by the Light, by Manfred Mann's Earth Band (awesome little guitar solo in there). Other really way back tunes I recall include In the Jungle (the Lion Sleeps Tonight) and Billy, Don't be a Hero.
Ah yes, being a product of 1968, the fog on the dawn of my memory included a lot of horrible, horrible music that has since passed on into oblivion. Thankfully, my dad's tastes were stuck (still are, in fact) in the 50's and 60's, so I mostly remember tunes like Black is Black, Honeycomb, There Was a Tall Oak Tree, White Sports Coat, etc.
However, Blinded by the Light will always stick out as the original "hey, what's this stuff called music?" moment of my early years.
I'll be interested to see what y'all recall from those very early years...
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