50 Years of Song Project: 1974
1974. I turned two years old in September. Was I about to become terrible? I imagine that some of the few faded images that still remain with me from this time when I lived in the house in which my dad grew up on Market Street in Burgettstown, PA, were being formed during this time. There are certain things that I can remember, like dropping clothespins from my nose into a basket, playing slap-jack and eating wax beans. I only lived there for a few years. These days, it's not that often that I return. However, any time I'm back in Burgettstown, I drive by that old house, and it still gives me a sense of being home. Band on the Run by Paul McCartney and Wings I was surprised to see this song dated all the way back to 1974. I would have guessed that it had been released in the early 80s. Of course, as with any of these songs from my first few years, I don't remember them with any kind of full consciousness from that time. My associations are connected with the tim