When I first heard this song, I was 14. I found it on a 7" record from the 80's, along with a Panasonic turntable, collecting dust in the basement. I hooked it up to the stereo, my mother came home, I put it on. I remember us dancing in the living room and although the song was upbeat, she was soon crying. "This was our song; your father's and mine." He had passed the year before. We had a mother-and-son-night-in that night I'll never forget. Popcorn, dancing, TV, gossip. Many stories of my dad were told. In the background VH1 was playing, that channel that only plays music from 30 years ago. By chance the music video to that song came on. Sorry for the wall of text. The music video is by no means a masterpiece, it's just deeply personal for me. I still miss you, mom. https://youtu.be/xvFZjo5PgG0

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Your story made me get lowkey emotional and i was gonna thank you for sharing your memories with me. Just to be rick rolled like I’ve never been rick rolled before. I was not ready. i was not prepared. You are now my favourite user on this platform
Jan 31, 2025
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jilly cheers mate
Jan 31, 2025

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This song is tied to so many memories of my dad; I think it may only have been playing so much because it was one of the only songs he had saved on his iTunes, lol. I remember dancing with him, standing on his feet, to this song in the evenings when he got home from work before he could even change out of his suit. I still love it.
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This song was created in a lab to break me - sobbed when I was 5 and heard it for the first time in “The Rugrats in Paris“ movie, and now I use it to make me cry when it feels like I my Grief glands are backed up🥹
Jun 20, 2024

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