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Back to the Sixties |
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Back to the Sixties |
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We may be forty-somethings but we're still teenaged inside, See us on a Saturday night when we go out to jive, To sixties music, songs with words that you can understand, On records played by a D.J. or live with a sixties band. Today's teenagers at their raves don't know what they miss, How can they enjoy themselves half as much as this? To dance facing a partner, not just jumping up and down, Without the blinding disco lights we can see what's going on. A ballroom with a glitter ball above a big dance floor, With room to move around and jive, that's what this music's for. We don't need drugs or too much drink, we don't get in a fight, And we can remember how much we enjoyed our night. In the summer season sixties stars all go on tour, Theatres at holiday resorts fill with fans from years ago. Because we've aged together, the stars still look the same, As they did thirty years ago when they first came to fame. Our teenaged sons and daughters think we are quite mad, They get so embarrassed to see their mum and dad, Jiving in the theatre aisles, why don't we act our age? We do. We are eighteen again when those stars are on the stage. |
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Author's Note: I am a big fan of sixties music. Many sixties groups still tour, and I have enjoyed seeing them at Swansea Grand Theatre. I have also enjoyed many evenings at events presented by Tony Wyn-Jones. He is a former Radio 1 D.J. from the early years, and is still well known for presenting functions, especially around the West Glamorgan area. He is now the resident D.J. at The Strand Bar in Swansea. Note: The photograph at the top of this page is copyright, and |