I was scrolling through Facebook when I heard a kid singing a song from way back when. I was immediately transported through the years, back to a simpler time. A time when kids could be kids and could be trusted to stay out of serious trouble. Sure we pushed the envelope, but we stayed out of jail.
Where have those days gone? Now days you can't take your eyes off your kids at the park for fear of some pervert snatching them up and taking off. As I listened to the song (Girl Made In Japan) I let myself drift back to those times. Elvis was the Big Kahuna as far as show business. He made movies like GI Blues, Change Of Habit, Kissin' Cousins, and so many more. Wholesome movies with an actual story line! Man I miss my childhood! The 60's were great times, and the 70's were a wonderful time to be a teenager! The cars were hot and the girls were even hotter. The music of the 70's has never been matched. Not even close.
Now we have rap and crap like that. Even country music has gone down the sewer pipe. I have been listening to Talk Radio simply because I am sickened by what passes for "music" these days. I long for the days of Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show, Bob Segar, Styx, Bread, Journey, George Jones, Conway Twitty, Elvis, and so many more. Today's music is all about promoting sex, violence, disrespect for women, and hate for authority. How many rap "artists" have we seen in the news going to prison in the past couple of years? How many murders in the name of record labels? It's no wonder kids are out of control and always in trouble with the law. Teen suicide is on the rise. I attribute that to the message of their music.
Where have the good old days gone? They aren't really gone, just tucked away in the backs of minds of folks like you and me. Triggered back into the present by a song or an old movie that shows up unexpectedly. Thank God for those memories. They may be the only thing keeping some of us sane.