Without
oldies radio stations, Doo-Wop specials on PBS, the memories of old folks and
You Tube, the newer generations will miss some of the most beautiful songs ever
created. Occasionally someone will post
a video of one I’d forgotten like So This
Is Love by the Castells.
The
nature of that pleasant discovery by the younger ones may be appreciated in the
videos they create. Their object of
affection is a very personal and obvious one, especially the girl in the green
miniskirt. We Baby Boomers also enjoy them
because of additional memories like simplicity, harmony, and romance.
Joe Barry: “As they used to say on American
Bandstand "rate the record" it's easy to dance to.”
Rongarcia556: “I give thanks and praise that i have
the ability to hear and love such beautiful music. outstanding post..”
esd2000: “Hadn't heard this in so long. Beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.”
nanlisa: “Oh wow! What a beautiful song! I just love
it, even though I was only a little girl when it first came out.. It's all
about old-fashioned love and romance and that's it. Id' rather listen to the
music of my 60's childhood than all of this junk that's out today. In fact, one
of the Music Choice channels is all uncensored rap! Who needs to listen to this
trash?”
LaBaron26:
“Reminds me so much of those Friday
night dances at St Barnabas in Swissvale......although this song came out much
later than my day there...still reminds me of those wonderful days.”
lena ann: “It feels dreamlike to me....”
I saw another So
This Is Love video that’s better because it faithfully depicts the context
in which the song was created. It’s a
complete package. Why don’t
they put these videos on cable TV?
Notice there’s no centerfold girl like Raquel Welch
or some slick Hollywood diva. People were real back then and actually had fun
at malt shops, Drive-Ins, and sock hops.
Girls wore skirts and boys wore ties. From such people and times so simple and mysterious,
something beautiful bubbled up and it still perplexes the counterfeiters.
