One of my relatives turns thirteen next month. For most people that's one of the best times in their lives, and one of the worst. Then years later they can look back and write a song about it.
The cultural references in this song are so tied to a time and place (the USA in 1966) that it's probably hard to get the exact nuances. But the key point, expressed in subtle lyrics and beautiful music, is that at some point we begin to grasp the bittersweet nature of life, and to see just how bitter it can be, and just how sweet.
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Really nice!
Not sure if this is true or not, but someone told me that a music reporter at a larger city paper (might've even been Memphis!) panned an Alex Chilton performance for several reasons...one of which was stooping to playing a cover of a TV theme song (In the Street).
Keep up the good work.
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