Speaking Volumes

ooooo wah, oooooo wah, ooooo wah, oooooo wah,
ooooo wah, oooooo wah

Shoo-doo, shooby-do
Shoo-doo, shooby-do
Shoo-doo, shooby-do
Shoo-doo, shooby Whoa
 

Ok, so what is this, some new language? Not really. I'm certain a few babyboomers reading this will recognize the opening lyrics to two great dance songs of the 50's , Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers's Why Do Fools Fall In Love and The Five Satins's In the Still of the Night. Singing the lines makes all the difference. Got to get the beat.

These are just two of the songs on Dancin' & Romancin' in the '50s and '60s, a 3 disc Reader's Digest compilation I bought at the Eastern Connecticut Flea Market, Mansfield, this past Sunday. This steal of a deal cost me all of $1.00. What a buy! 65 romantic songs to dance and listen to with your sweetheart. Not just waltzes, there are a few cha cha's and others that will get you moving. Anyone who attended CYO dances, high schoool sock hops, or can remember your first girl-boy parties will find something in this set to bring back memories. I can't quite figure out why Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite by The Spaniels, often played as the last dance, the one that warned you this was your last chance to ask your steady to dance, should be the last song on disc 2, rather than the closing song of disc 3.

In the Still of the Night is one of my all-time favorites from that era. Another not covered in this set is The Blue Jays's Lover's Island. Check out Dancin' & Romancin' in the '50s and '60s and let us know what song brings back fond memories.