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Song «The Six Teens» von Sweet.
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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1974 07 (Single), 1974 11 (Album)
Label: RCA Victor, RCA Victor LPL 1 5080
Songwriter Chinn-Chapman
Produktion: Chinn-Chapman & Phil Wainman
Genre: Pop - Glampop
Annotationen
The Six Teens waren in den späten 50er-Jahren eine DooWop-Band in Los Angels. Es ist unklar, ob der Song darauf referenziert. Der gemessen an Chinn/Chapman-Standards ambitionierte Song ist ein Portrait von sechs sechzehn Jahre alten (ein Wortspiel) Teenagern in den frühen 70ern. Sie sind von den Hippie-Versprechungen enttäuscht und finden sich in der harten Realität der damaligen Gegenwart wieder. Der Song schürft schon an der Hippie-Fassade, drei Jahre bevor Punk sie sprengen wird.
Personen und Querverweise
Sweet
Chinn-Chapman
Chinn-Chapman
Phil Wainman
Lyrics
Where were you in sixty-eight In sixty-eight Julie was Johnnie's date Two kids growin' together Livin' each day as if time was slippin' away Oh, they were just sixteen And their love a teenage dream They passed the time, they crossed the line The line that ran between Julie and Johnnie now you've made it But life goes on, you know it ain't easy You've just gotta be strong If you're one of the sixteens And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy You know you'll never go wrong 'Cause you're all part of the sixteens Suzie and Davey got to make the big time Maybe they can put it all together In a show that lasts forever Oh they would walk the strip at nights And dream they saw their name in lights On Desolation boulevard They'll light the faded light Suzie and Davey you can make it But life goes on, you know it ain't easy You've just gotta be strong If you're one of the sixteens And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy You know you'll never go wrong 'Cause you're all part of the sixteens So where were you in sixty-eight When Bobby and Billy thought That sixty eight was out of date They took the flowers from their hair And tried to make us all aware Too bad, too late So they lived from day to day And tried to do it all their way But sixty-eight was sixty-eight No matter what they say Bobby and Billy maybe you'll make it one day...