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mike  ·  3685 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's the first song you were "in to" as a kid that wasn't a "kids song?"

"The Lion Sleeps tonight". Must have been in 1972, the song was already 11 years old. I remember thinking the song had something to do with Lego windows. I can understand where the "windows" part of my thinking came from, but I can't fathom why I thought it had anything to do with Lego. Maybe I was just really into Lego.

I also remember that once I started listening to the words in songs, I was disgusted that all of them were about love. I complained to my parents, much to their amusement.





lil  ·  3684 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Just read some details of Lego history. A little hard to interpret. This website implies that they weren't released in the USA till 1973, but the Lego timeline says that by 1966, Lego was available in 46 countries. I imagined they were imported to the US early on, but started building them in 1973 in the USA. They were introduced to much of the world at the New York 1964 World's Fair. I was there, by the way, but don't remember anything.

istara  ·  3684 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How funny - I also remember that one from my early childhood, but it was the Tight Fit version (which was hugely successful in the UK in 1982).

thenewgreen  ·  3685 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's quite the falsetto, I wouldn't have pictured it coming out of that human. I wonder how many times he has sang that in his life?

mike  ·  3684 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I know! When I linked that video ('cause everyone else was doing it) it was the first time I've seen this group singing. I was surprised seeing a human make those sounds, and such an unassuming human at that!