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Come Join us in 1974
Freddy Cannon
Palisades Park
Released: June 9th, 1962
The events we write about at Gaslight Records happened in some form or another 50 years ago to the day. Roll along with us and imagine you are back in 1974.
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Nice song title…. Not sure if I can really add on that in terms of being complimentary.
Here's an analogy to help establish my position:
In Jaws when the Mayor insists on keeping the beach open for the 4th of July weekend and everything is apples for while: multitudes of kids frolic in the water while Ma and Pa chow down on some good American bbq – all PG rated, all cool. But then Jaws rocks up and turns it all into an unanticipated (for the beach goers at least) bloodbath. A surprise, a shock to the system, a resounding footnote in American culture.
But lets imagine for a moment, that beach scene without the shark: all happy campers; no shark, just some sweet grilled pineapple. It's all a bit of fun for the people who were there, but for the others looking in it's just another day at the beach where nothing really happens, a memory that will over time blur into the million other not dissimilar ones.
That's what 'palisades park' is for me really. A swell yet unremarkable day at the beach. No giant prosthetic shark or fountains of fake blood to sear the memory into my brain forever.
2024 can be kinda lame...
Come Join us in 1974
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