You will probably find yourself running into a lot of television theme songs on here because, well, I like them. This video clip is obviously not the one that originally introed the show, but it has a LOT of great vintage shots. The music itself really takes you back in time as well. It has a very definite sixties, almost James Bond flair to it. I had forgotten how period dated the song was. When I think “Batman” he seems timeless.

Jumping ahead to the 1980s, it’s a very different scene. The flappers are long gone, and most of the hippies hold jobs in corporate America. The Baby Boomers are exercizing it up, worried that their boom will bomb. Reagan is President, the King is dead, and Rick Springfield hits the charts big with JESSIE’S GIRL. You know, Rick Springfield was my favorite singles artist of the eighties. You’ll probably be seeing a lot more of him.

It’s the height of the Roaring Twenties, and the age of the flapper is in full swing. Talented dancers are doing the Charleston, and less talented people, like me, stand on the sidelines and watch. We are stepping away from the actual music for a moment to bring you this incredibly good collection of sheet music covers, all from that decade. Boy, these bring back the memories, don’t they?

Going back to the end of the 1950s, THE THREE BELLS, also known as “Little Jimmy Brown”, hit the airwaves. Even at the time, it had a classic flavor to it, and a whole lot of people thought it was much older than it actually was, possibly a remake. Almost everyone who hears it likes it, even with it’s semi somber ending. The classic simplicity of the song kept people interested.

The year is 1972. About ten years before, the country reeled with shock as the announcement came that Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper had died in a plane crash. Vietnam was a major issue, and the country was about to start ignoring our returning troops. And Don McLean released his unforgettable tribute to Buddy Holly. AMERICAN PIE has been marked by Billboard as the number two song of the seventies, second only to “Stairway to Heaven”… and there are some of us who think the ranking should have been reversed.

Welcome to my blog, and welcome back to 1950. World War II has been over for a short while, the Cuban Missile Crisis is not yet an issue, and the country is having a pretty good decade. As a young married adult, life was grand. We were halfway through the century, the future was looking bright, and Frankie Lane was singing MULR TRAIN.

Hello, and welcome to my musical trip down memory lane. While this is MY blog, what is contained herein are the collected thoughts and memories of many people, and some of us may be having just a tad bit of trouble remembering dates. Some things will be condensed, and all of the memories and melodies will be reflected under the single character memoir of “Momma”. The events themselves are as factual as memory can be.

We feel, as do our children and grandchildren, that the events of the past are too soon forgotten, and many a mistake could have been avoided, personally and globally, if only people had learned to check history and to consult those who have been there. There are no NEW mstakes.

And so, with the thought in mind that long after we are gone, this journal and others like it might serve to educate those we leave behind, we welcome you to Silver Melody.