1979 - Rock N Roll Introduced Again - SOML Post 10
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In 1979 Grandma decided I needed to know what rock n roll was. She perceived that my mother was sheltering me from a musical phenomenon that "all the other kids" were getting into. And so Grandma solved the problem by buying me a record player and 45 single of "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" by Chicago. She presented it to me and said "It is time for you to learn what rock n roll is". Weird.Anyway, I graciously accepted the 45 while wondering to myself if it could stand up to the other devil rock that my brothers had introduced me to. I gave the 45 a spin, and I loved it! I looooovvvvved it. It was bright and airy and sounded smart. It didn't have anything in common with the dark, brooding stuff I'd been listening to. I wondered if Black Sabbath was just music for dumb people. Anyway, it served to broaden my tastes and whet my appetite for MORE music. And the most important part of the deal: GRANDMA BOUGHT ME A RECORD PLAYER! I had my very own. It was mine. Allllllll mine. Suddenly, a whole new world opened to me. I no longer had to hide in the shadowy catacombs of the basement. Now I could listen "top-side" in the light.Anyway, that song reintroduced me to rock, and it IS a great song. Heralding from 1969's "Chicago Transit Authority", here is "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHZJCJerqhM



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