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Another very welcome guest post from Damian O’Broin.
My parent’s were married 50 years ago on a miserable wet day in July 1962. Neither of them are with us still, but regardless, we decided to hold a 50th anniversary party for them – in the hotel they had their wedding breakfast in – and get all the old family and friends together one more time.
This prompted me to spend a lot of time looking at 1962, to get a feel for the time it was. It was curious to discover that Telstar was launched the day my parents married (and on a political note that’s a young Billy McMillen on the left hand side in the photo above). And that satellite inspired one of the biggest selling songs of the year – Telstar by The Tornados.
In lots of ways – and not just in Ireland – the 60s feel like they hadn’t really got started in July 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis was still months away, and the charts were full of crooners. Which meant that a lot of the music from 1962 was, well, forgettable.
But amidst the dross are some gems. The number one the week of my parents’ wedding was Ray Charles, I Can’t Stop Loving You. And I have to say I haven’t been able to get it out of my head for the last month. It’s a cracking song, and I can’t believe how much I’ve overlooked Ray Charles before now.
I Can’t Stop Loving You –
I Remember You –
Mashed Potato Time -
And of course, Elvis Presley was never far away from the Hit Parade
Return to Sender –
I’ve wondered what, amidst all this hub-bub, my parents would have been listening to before and after their nuptials. To be honest, I don’t think my father would have been bothered. The Patriot Game would have been more his scene.
The Patriot Game –
The Young Ones –
Source:
http://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/this-weekend-ill-mostly-be-listening-to-music-from-1962/