Times of Your Life

I'm listening to Saturday Night Oldies on Musicradio 77 WABC right now. No, not the original WABC with legendary disc jockeys like Harry Harrison, Cousin Brucie, Dan Ingram, and Ron Lundy, but a weekly show which airs every Saturday evening from 6 to 10 o'clock, hosted by Mark Simone.

WABC abandoned its music format nearly a quarter of a century ago. Currently, it's the top newstalk radio station in the country. However, these four hours each Saturday evening bring back the memories of childhood. Mr. Simone plays the songs which were popular in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. He has special guests every week, and there's even an Internet message board for all of us "boomers" to share memories and stories of our youth.

Mark's special guest tonight is Paul Anka, one of my all-time favorite singers. Mr. Anka's Times of Your Life peaked at number 7 in February of 1976, our final year at Andrew Warde High School. Is there a better theme song for this year's reunion? My one request to the disc jockey from Celebrations Entertainment during our reunion this year will be Times of Your Life. Here are the lyrics from that song:

Good morning, yesterday
You wake up and time has slipped away
And suddenly it's hard to find
The memories you left behind
Remember, do you remember?
The laughter and the tears
The shadows of misty yesteryears
The good times and the bad you've seen
And all the others in between
Remember, do you remember
The times of your life? (Do you remember?)
Reach out for the joy and the sorrow
Put them away in your mind
The mem'ries are times that you borrow
To spend when you get to tomorrow
Here comes the saddest part (Comes the saddest part)
The seasons are passing one by one
So gather moments while you may
Collect the dreams you dream today
Remember, will you remember
The times of your life?
Gather moments while you may
Collect the dreams you dream today
Remember, will you remember
The times of your life?
Of your life
Of your life
Do you remember, baby
Do you remember the times of your life?
Do you remember, baby
Do you remember the times of your life

What will be your request on reunion night? I'd like to know. The reunion is four weeks from tonight, and I can hardly wait. For now, it's back to Musicradio WABC, and Mark Simone's interview with Paul Anka.

Paul