First Slow Dance
Last night while driving home from work a song came on the radio that quickly transported me to the year 1991. This was the year that “Robin Hood Prince of Thieves” came out. Coupled with the movie was a song by Bryan Adams called, “Everything I do, I do it for you”. That song would be the first song I ever had a Jr. High Slow dance to. I don’t remember what the girl looked like, but I remember how awkward I felt at age 11 dancing to a song that was proclaiming that I should die for love!!!
I didn’t really know the song at the time but as we nervously shuffled back in forth like the Mississippi Mass Choir, I realized that this song would forever be marked on my adolescence’ time-line.
I don’t think I ever talked to that girl again but I remember the song. What’s REALLY crazy is I will be tied to that memory or at least the feeling of the memory every-time I hear Bryan singing about walking the line for his love. I’m curious as to how powerful this musical tie is for others.
QUESTION: Do you remember what song was playing during your first adolescent slow dance, or first young love moment?
EXTRA POINTS IF YOU REMEMBER NAMES…
May 28th, 2010 at 11:43 am
At 15, my 19-year-old boyfriend of two years sang Chicago’s “You’re the Inspiration” at a friend’s wedding and later made me a cassette tape (!!) of it. Everytime I hear that song I’m reminded of his voice cracking on tape and I can’t decide if I laugh harder at that or the thought of finding my “one and only” at 15!! Crazy memories …
PS. There are a few songs that are “ruined” for me now too =)
June 11th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Dont believe in those, How’s the camp coming along?
June 12th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
@Sydney: Camps are coming along fine… and I’m sorry you don’t enjoy dancing… it’s fun.