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I graduated from children's music to rock and/or roll, as Reverend
Lovejoy once said, right around the time of the British Invasion.
Which I suppose means that my concept of rock was formed not by Elvis
or Buddy Holly, but by the British bands who followed The Beatles, and
then their American imitators. Peter & Gordon had their moment of
fame at just the right time to influence me; I can't listen to
A
World Without Love without thinking they don't write 'em like
that any more. (Sounding more and more like my father, I am.) The
only other P&G hit I recognize here is
Lady
Godiva. But what's funny is how many of these tracks I do
recognize, just by other artists. And even funnier is how, if I'd
heard P&G do them first, I'd be thinking of all these other
performers as the cover artists. I guess that old saying is true,
that where you stand depends a lot on where you sit. Or at least
where you sat when you were starting out.
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