30-day Challenge, Day 12
America: Sister Golden Hair
I can't tell you what I love about this song, save for the bouncy tempo and jangly sound. I begged my parents to take me to America when they played with Ravinia (the Chicago Symphony's summer home, like Tanglewood or Wolf Trap) in the summer before sixth grade. Only years later did I learn that America comprised two British guys. I'm struck on the video by how positively 1970s those guys look. But today's hipsters from today will also look ridiculously dated in 20 years; that's just the way the past works.
Other great tunes from those years included timeless gems like "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and idiotic ditties like "Shaving Cream." I was in fourth grade. Cut me some slack.