The Music of Your First Love

RWood · 01-21-2009, 10:18 PM

I recently posted Where Do You Go To My Lovely in the What Are You Listening To Now? thread. After that I started to remember the songs associated with my first serious girlfriend. (Lots of mental images too, but that is as they say another story.)

Since MobileRead is developing a greater social side to compliment its excellent technical part, I first thought of sharing old photographs; however, she may still be out there somewhere and I do not want to invade her life if she stumbles across these pages. (For all I know, one of you may be she even though it has been 40 years since I last saw her.)

If there was one song that we thought of as "our song" it would have been from the Beatles' US release of Rubber Soul, from song 4 on side 2 (these were the days of the 33-1/3 rpm albums) called In My Life. Behind that would be the Beach Boy's Wouldn't It Be Nice and Tommy James' I Think We're Alone Now.

And I still say it is hard to dance to the Beatles' Paperback Writer.

UncleDuke · 01-21-2009, 11:15 PM

she was a slip of a girl
black leotard (if reincarnation is real i want to come back as a leotard)
straight brown hair down the back
deep brown eyes

oh, the music: light my fire by the doors - - groovin' by the young rascals -- - somebody to love by jefferson airplane

desertgrandma · 01-21-2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UncleDuke

oh, the music: light my fire by the doors - - groovin' by the young rascals -- - somebody to love by jefferson airplane

The LONG version.......and White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane too..

ravenne · 01-22-2009, 04:20 AM

It was in 1988. We carefully started with "That´s what friends are for" (Dionne & Friends), continued with Kiss (Prince), and ended up with "Love is a Battlefield" (Pat Benatar)

pshrynk · 01-22-2009, 02:57 PM

Mahler's Fourth Symphony. It was a strange relationship...

vivaldirules · 01-23-2009, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

The LONG version.......and White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane too..

You know, I never did find Alice to ask her and was never sure what to ask if I ever did. Oh, well. Feed your head!

desertgrandma · 01-23-2009, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

You know, I never did find Alice to ask her and was never sure what to ask if I ever did. Oh, well. Feed your head!

One pill makes you happy,
and one pill makes you tall,
and the one, that mother gives you,
doesn't do anything at all......

go ask Alice.....

I think she'll know.......

My God i can't believe I actually remembered that. Didn't even google, so if it wrong........its all on me.

She had a voice, tho, didn't she?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-23-2009, 08:07 PM

Luka Bloom's cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love"

UncleDuke · 01-31-2009, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

The LONG version.......and White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane too..

only the long version and, yes, she had a great voice

lilac_jive · 01-31-2009, 03:55 PM

Damn, now I have "Where do you go" in my head

I think "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls, althought there probably were some other first loves before that. I can't remember, it's all a fog now.

acidzebra · 01-31-2009, 04:01 PM

I'm still not comfortable listening to Lou Reed, and that is a crying shame because (a) the dude had some brilliant moments and (b) we're talking about a thing that was almost a decade ago. Some wounds don't really heal, you just learn to live around them. Perhaps not my first love but certainly a true one.

RickyMaveety · 01-31-2009, 05:40 PM

I don't think I've had a first love yet. Or, maybe it's just that I don't associate any music with anyone.

I do remember the first piece of music that I fell in love with, however .... that was the "March of the Wooden Soldiers" from the Nutcracker Suite. I used to press my ear to the wall of my room so that I could here it playing on the record player in the living room.

acprinter · 01-31-2009, 11:16 PM

My first serious girlfriend and I were from different planets. She was into Johny Mathis and I was a Dead Head. Needless to say that did not work out well.

desertgrandma · 01-31-2009, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acprinter

My first serious girlfriend and I were from different planets. She was into Johny Mathis and I was a Dead Head. Needless to say that did not work out well.

No, I bet it didn't work out at all.........

phenomshel · 02-01-2009, 02:22 AM

Let's see. I remember the first song I ever danced to with anyone (and it was a someone I had a reallllyyyy big crush on); it was Rosanna by Toto. (80's, anyone?).
Up until 5 years or so ago, though, I had really lousy taste in significant others, not to mention sappy taste in music.
Chris and I have several "songs"...they represent stages in our relationship. Van Halen's "From Afar", for example, was for when we were still across the country from one another. I guess my favorite one for us now is Fleetwood Mac's "Hold Me".

01-21-2009, 10:18 PM	#1
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	The Music of Your First Love I recently posted Where Do You Go To My Lovely in the What Are You Listening To Now? thread. After that I started to remember the songs associated with my first serious girlfriend. (Lots of mental images too, but that is as they say another story.) Since MobileRead is developing a greater social side to compliment its excellent technical part, I first thought of sharing old photographs; however, she may still be out there somewhere and I do not want to invade her life if she stumbles across these pages. (For all I know, one of you may be she even though it has been 40 years since I last saw her.) If there was one song that we thought of as "our song" it would have been from the Beatles' US release of Rubber Soul, from song 4 on side 2 (these were the days of the 33-1/3 rpm albums) called In My Life. Behind that would be the Beach Boy's Wouldn't It Be Nice and Tommy James' I Think We're Alone Now. And I still say it is hard to dance to the Beatles' Paperback Writer.

01-21-2009, 11:15 PM	#2
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	she was a slip of a girl black leotard (if reincarnation is real i want to come back as a leotard) straight brown hair down the back deep brown eyes oh, the music: light my fire by the doors - - groovin' by the young rascals -- - somebody to love by jefferson airplane

01-22-2009, 04:20 AM	#4
ravenne Wizard Posts: 4,917 Karma: 1840619 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Kindle PW, PocketBook 360°, Cybook Gen3, iPad mini	It was in 1988. We carefully started with "That´s what friends are for" (Dionne & Friends), continued with Kiss (Prince), and ended up with "Love is a Battlefield" (Pat Benatar)

01-22-2009, 02:57 PM	#5
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Mahler's Fourth Symphony. It was a strange relationship...

01-23-2009, 08:07 PM	#8
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Luka Bloom's cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love"

01-31-2009, 03:55 PM	#10
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Damn, now I have "Where do you go" in my head I think "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls, althought there probably were some other first loves before that. I can't remember, it's all a fog now.

01-31-2009, 04:01 PM	#11
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	I'm still not comfortable listening to Lou Reed, and that is a crying shame because (a) the dude had some brilliant moments and (b) we're talking about a thing that was almost a decade ago. Some wounds don't really heal, you just learn to live around them. Perhaps not my first love but certainly a true one.

01-31-2009, 05:40 PM	#12
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	I don't think I've had a first love yet. Or, maybe it's just that I don't associate any music with anyone. I do remember the first piece of music that I fell in love with, however .... that was the "March of the Wooden Soldiers" from the Nutcracker Suite. I used to press my ear to the wall of my room so that I could here it playing on the record player in the living room.

01-31-2009, 11:16 PM	#13
acprinter Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 3141364 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California Gold Country Device: Paperwhite 11th generation	My first serious girlfriend and I were from different planets. She was into Johny Mathis and I was a Dead Head. Needless to say that did not work out well.

02-01-2009, 02:22 AM	#15
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Let's see. I remember the first song I ever danced to with anyone (and it was a someone I had a reallllyyyy big crush on); it was Rosanna by Toto. (80's, anyone?). Up until 5 years or so ago, though, I had really lousy taste in significant others, not to mention sappy taste in music. Chris and I have several "songs"...they represent stages in our relationship. Van Halen's "From Afar", for example, was for when we were still across the country from one another. I guess my favorite one for us now is Fleetwood Mac's "Hold Me".