Monday, April 6, 2009
Celebrating The Soundtrack Of My Life
On my way into work today, I was listening to the radio and singing along to an old favorite by The Beatles. After the song, the DJ remarked that during this week in 1964, the Beatles broke Elvis Presley’s 7-year record for most hits on Billboard's Hot 100 simultaneously. In 1956, Presley had nine songs on the Hot 100. The Beatles added a 10th hit, then managed to top that on April 11, when they occupied 14 slots on the chart! Can you imagine? Most people would be hard-pressed to write and record one song; or to have that song reach the Billboard charts. To have 14 on the chart at the same time—well, it continues to astound me. This week I’m celebrating their amazing feat with a few collectibles that fans like myself are sure to love.
Having grown up during The Beatles’ heyday, their music is an integral part of the soundtrack of my life. Lennon’s edgy lyrics and McCartney’s beautiful melodies combine to remind me of good friends I made and great times I had, making them seem for a moment or two, just as vivid as they were then. Isn’t it strange how people we’ve never met can have such a profound impact on our lives? Our favorite movie actors, television personalities, music icons… all literally strangers to us, yet they are firmly anchored in our fondest memories from the timelines of our own personal histories. This is what makes memorabilia and retro collectibles so precious to us—these pieces of our past that we take out, dust off, and warmly embrace with our minds before tucking them away for another day.
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