BILLY JOE ROYAL, ET AL



In college, I roomed next to a pre-med Kuwati student who loved the old (nee current) song "Deep in the Eyes of a New York Woman". He was a little homesick, probably never been to New York and so he substituted Kuwati for New York. He sang it often and then would laugh.

I remember another pre-med student friend of mine in high school. (I guess you can be pre-med that far back when you do become a doctor as Mike did). We were at a basketball game and I was singing "Walk Like a Man" by the 4 Seasons. Mike asked me to quit singing because I was ruining a good song.

Other songs I remember my buds liking were Terry "Hey Baby They're Playing Our Song", Gary "Michelle", Jimmy "Have I the Right" which he always sang "Haven't I the Right", Blaine "Venus in Blue Jeans", Hoobie "He's So Fine", Hunk "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted", and Wayne anything Gene Pitney.

As for me, I was a sucker for "When a Man Loves a Woman," and "Duke of Earl". I'm sure there were several others. Music was really important to me back then. I had several albums and nightly went to sleep with an LP on the cheap little stereo next to my bed.

How I can remember what my high school buddies liked, I don't know. Just more trivia that has stuck to the side of my brain, while the really important stuff seeped out my ears.