This song by Dean Martin rings in my mind quite often.
Its a very very tender ( and ohhh sooo mushy) song and to hear it with a few strums of guitar makes you wish for a moon-lit dinner with your special some-one. :)
Its a nice song with simple lyrics, and words of wisdom.
A quick search on the net revealed that this number is quite a favourite in weddings, esp when the father walks his bride-to-be daughter to the altar - soo apt n sweet! ( Am sure, I'd be one of the guests with a lump in my throat and eyes brimming with tears at one of such weddings)
But this song also brings some very special memories and in an entirely different context.
One of the memories attached to this song is from my childhood.
We were in 5th class. My very close friend - V's father had a very nice collection of english records. She had a record player at home, and handling those big black discs was a thing of great novelty. It was my first taste of 'phoren' songs,(which I later learnt was country and pop music) which I could actually hum along!
I even remember her being particularly fond of a Jim Reeves record, because its cover had a colored potrait of him, in his chequered suit - lop-sided smile,auburn hair and green eyes et-al ! :)
( the song 'Adios Amigos' was the one we liked for what we thought were 'exotic' words! )
We loved playing these records, not because we had an ear for the songs but more because it made us feel like pompous grown-ups, who chitchatted with english music playing in the background :))
Those were the days when minds were very keen, fresh and open to absorb all new things, learn more about everything and anything, with a constant urge to explore and discover on our own. We hadn't seen the world much, and each new experience brought a great deal of excitement.
Its from those formative years when your friends, your school, your teachers infulenced your mind the most and shaped it to be the thinking person you are today.
I remember one of my friend S's words at our 10th std farewell function. We were coming out of the 'school' and moving to 'college'. We were going out into different worlds pursuing our individual dreams and aspirations.
S had said that when we are kids - our parents influence us the most. As we start our formal education, our school becomes an institution which affects and influences our mind the most - as we spend maximum time here. While thanking the teachers she had said that while transiting from children to adults - theirs' was the influence which would stay with us forever. And she said that we all are grateful to them, and of course to our friends, because they have imparted to us something that would guide us through the rest of our lives.
This song is linked to the transition. Though its a romantic song ( and this aspect we appreciated much later ;) ) , this song for me is the one which evokes my school memories, the friends, the teachers and the discoveries of everyday wisdom.
Linked with this song, my memories are made of these.
