Memórias #46

Funny feeling when you listen to a song you heard repeatedly as a child, but never again.  My father's first car had a music player of bulky tapes, which predated the cassettes, that we would hear over and over in long trips. I was probably around 7 when we switched cars in the early 80s. By then the technology had changed and so did the music on the new tapes. Today, in the background sound of a tv show I was partly listening to, I heard  the familiar lyrics Power to all my friends and immediately uttered To the music that never ends. The show truncated the song so I checked it online... I had no idea of the song's name or who sang it, but these days those things are easy to find. For the first time I paid attention to the (simple, almost childlike) lyrics, which I couldn't really understand at or before age 7. In the video I noted the eccentric 70s style... what a wild decade! _____________________ Power to all our friends Cliff Richard

Power to all our friends

To the music that never ends

To the people we want to be

Baby, power to you and me

There's one old man

Spends his life growing flowers

And caring for the bees

Power to the bees

There's one old lady

Spent her days making wine

The wine tasted fine

Power to the vine

Power to the boys who played rock 'n' roll

And made my life so sweet

And to the girls I knew before

And those I've yet to meet

Power to all our friends

To the music that never ends

To the people we want to be

Baby, power to you and me

There's one strong man

Ploughing in the valley

He's living off the land

Power to the land

There's some young girl

Layin' down in Monte Carlo

Layin' in the sun

Power to the sun

Power to the boys who played rock 'n' roll

And made my life so sweet

And to the girls I knew before

And those I've yet to meet

Power to all our friends

To the music that never ends

To the people we want to be

Baby, power to you and me

Power to the boys who played rock 'n' roll

And made my life so sweet

And to the girls I knew before

And those I've yet to meet

Power to all our friends

To the music that never ends

To the people we want to be

Baby, power to you and me

To the music that never ends

Baby, power to all our friends