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Genre: Coming of Age
Word Count: 100
MUZAK TO MY EARS
In my teens I was a raving Beatles fan. Oh, the memories each of their songs evokes from different stages of my adolescence.
I still have my collection of vinyl 45 rpm records. Not familiar? Look them up. No time to elaborate in one hundred words.
One afternoon my mother came into my room as I was rocking to “I am the Walrus.” With a disgusted look she said, “You only tell yourself you like that dreck.”
Seriously I still love the crazy cacophony.
Imagine my surprise the other day when I heard it as background music in the supermarket.
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Last Dance With Annie, by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, will be available June 4th in paperback, hardcover, and ebook. Preorder on Amazon, Nook, Kobo, and more!
“Much flows through the pages of “Last Dance” and all of it is worth reading. In this well-written, poignant story, Wisoff-Fields offers the reader a front row seat into less-spoken-of and rarely seen realities of lives weighted by years of expectation, exploitation, secrecy, trauma, and turmoil; but also to the powers of love, truth, and creativity to offer healing and feed hope. As Elise and those around her lose, then seek to find their step, we weep with, cheer for, and dance with them. Hurrah, Rochelle, for a story well told!”
Na’ama Yehuda, MSC SLP (Author: Communicating Trauma, Emilia, Outlawed Hope, Apples in Applath)
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Yesterday’s inexplicable creativity is today’s muzak. Just wait until you hear Stockhausen in the canned goods aisle
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Dear Neil,
Stockhausen in the canned goods aisle would be quite the experience. Thank you for dropping by. Next up Revolution #9 in frozen foods.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The vinyl records make me nostalgic. My parents used to have a record player & lots of records. That’s past tense now.
First time listened to this Walrus song thanks to you, Rochelle!
Music has so many memories.
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Dear Anita,
We do have a record player but no way to play 45’s anymore. Thank you for coming by to listen and comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That was a slightly different version of the song than I am used to. I think it was an early take since some of the vocals sounded a little off. Kind of cool to hear it. I no longer have a record player, but I still have a stack of old 45s…
For months I have had to log in to comment on every blog that is not a wordpress.com blog, i.e., if you have pay for your own domain name, I sign in, if you have a free blog I don’t.
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It looks like the audio for the YouTube video is an unprofessional remix on someone’s project channel. All official versions that I know of are well-synced vocally.
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That actually makes sense. The good of the good, the bad and ugly of this, was that there were sounds pulled to the front that I only half heard in the past.
After I posted this comment I went out and watched a video of this from the film and liked the clip from the film much, much better, though some of the behind the scenes shots were cool.
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Dear Rochelle,
I was never a super fan of The Beatles (which doesn’t mean I don’t know and can sing along to pretty much every single one of their songs!!) Do please tell me the relationship how you came to this memory from the photo? 😉
Isn’t it weird to hear music from our youth showing up as muzak?
Shalom and lotsa musical love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
I think I connected the photo…very loosely…to the Walrus video. The great outdoors. Guess it’s how my mind works. 😉
Of course I can sing along with just about every song as I am still a raving fan(atic). 😀 Thanks for playing along.
Shalom and lotsa melodious hugs,
Rochelle
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Haha! Acceptable answer! Of course you can!
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Rochelle, that is a wonderfully weird song. It’s not one that I know well but I had to go listen to it after I read this. I can see why you’d like it. 🙂
Have a great week,
David
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Dear David,
It is a fun song. One that I always enjoyed. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Well, Rochelle, you may have picked up here and there that I am one of the original Beatlemaniacs …. and proud of it! I was among the throng of screaming girls at the concert 750 years ago in Shea Stadium! Posters, records, scrap books, magazines …. you name it, I had it.
I’m far from that young teenage girl now and I’ve learned a lot about the Beatles since then. Yes, their music is wonderful, but it’s the message in their glorious lyrics that says it all. We, as a world, could learn a lot by listening to the Beatles and living by their words of peace and love. After all, Rochelle, all you need is love!
Peace & Love ~
🕊️ 🤍
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Dear Nancy,
As John said, “We were four guys. I said to Paul, ‘want to join me band?’ Then George joined. Then Ringo. We were just a band who made it very, very big, that’s all.” Yeah. Right. Wow! I’m jealous. I never got to see them in person but I papered my bedroom walls with them. 😀
Thank you for your lovely comments. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That concert was the most electrifying experience of my life, never to be forgotten.
Peace & Love, Rochelle
🕊️ ♡
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I’ve always felt sorry for Pete Best, the so-called “Fifth Beatle”. I can’t imagine how he must have felt in the early years of the Beatles success.
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I recently saw a clip of Pete Best on the old TV show I’ve Got A Secret. His reaction to all the questions about him feeling resentful or depressed about the Beatles success was quite nice. He said he wasn’t kicked out in favor of Ringo. Leaving the Beatles was his decision; he wanted to make a go of it with his own group. Maybe it wasn’t the greatest decision on his part but it was over and done with and nothing he could do about it.
We have to make peace with our choices or we will be bitter forever.
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What was once rock is now elevator music. Go figure.
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Ain’t it the truth, James? 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh, lookey here at the review to your new book! 😀
T’was a pleasure, it was.
Also, I liked the (very loose) connection to the photo, and the whole idea of free association. Because, yeah, why not?
Hugs
Na’ama
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Some great reviews didn’t make it into the book although the publisher says she’s going to use them to generate interest. Me, too. 😉 I really appreciated your reading and making helpful suggestions on Annie.
Most of the time my associations with photos are pretty loose. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’m glad the book is being published and I was happy to be ‘in the early loop’! 🙂 Here’s to all kinds of associations! xx
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Ok, first of all: I clearly remember the little 45s, then the 78s, and finally the 33s. And the advent of CDs, and now even THOSE are “old school”! It’s okay. I still have a turntable and a CD player 🙂
I’m afraid I was never a big Beatles fan, appreciate their music more now than I did back when they were THE BEATLES 🙂 This song was new to me.
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Dear Linda,
I understand that not everyone back in the day was a Beatles fan. Of course I don’t relate to y’all. 😉
Oh, don’t forget the cassette tapes between vinyl and CD.
Thank you for reading and commenting.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Amazing, I am old enough to remember the Beetles craze beginning.
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Hope you enjoyed my story, Whoever you are.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, could you please remove a link for me on the Inlinks page? Number 19 on the page is an incorrect link. Number 20 is my correct submission. Thank you.
Rosemary Carlson
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Done
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Thank you so much!
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I loved listening to the Beatles on my parents’ LPs. Of course, vinyl is back now, but the modern artists haven’t always caught up with releases. And yes, I’m old enough to find my music in the supermarket playlists now
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Dear Jen,
It happens to all of us sooner or later. I remember in my bakery days in the grocery store I heard R.E.M.’s Losing My Religion. I made a point of texting my eldest son. He said, “Thanks for making me feel old, Mom.” Tee hee.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and remind me that I’m probably your parents’ ages (maybe older 😉 )
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Not at all, The Beatles are timeless, as of course are you. 😉
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Beatles Forever! Thanks for choosing one of my photos, Rochelle.
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Dear Lisa,
Amen to the Beatles and thank you for the photo. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, I’ll second that. You’re welcome.
Shalom,
Lisa
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What goes around comes around. The Beatles, although only a Band for a handful of years, changed the entire world. Many people today have no idea how much unless they grew up in that era. They changed music, fashion, and so many things about society that I can’t even list them. Guess you had to be there. Good job M’Luv.
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Dear Jan,
Well, you know how I feel about them. More than just a band who made it very very big. 😉 They gave us a Ticket to Ride therefore I Will. 😉 Thanks, m’luv.
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I think I would agree with the mother there 🙂 Was never a fan of the Beatles, I must confess. Nice story.
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Dear Joy,
It’s fair. Not everyone was a fan. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Their lyrics, their melodies, their harmonies, their arrangements. Nothing before and nothing since has come close to them. I often play the LP, Sgt. Pepper ‘s Lonely Hearts Club Band on my turntable, remembering how I queued in London to buy it on the day it was launched!
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Dear Keith,
Did you know that Sgt. Pepper’s was the first album that was the same in Britain and the US. Until then we got fewer cuts on our albums. How unfair is that? They were amazing and shaped my entire adolescence. Thank you for your comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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i love the beatles, but this is the first time i heard this song. thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Dear Plaridel,
This song was a bit unusual, but I found it to be just plain fun. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hi Rochelle, We didn’t have a gramophone but my in-laws did. So, I heard the records on it for the first time after my marriage. There’s something very beautiful about a gramophone.
This is the first time I’ve heard this song from the Beatles.
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Dear Smitha,
I am feeling my age. 😉 There are so many songs by the Beatles that actually have melodies. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ha ha…no, no. Rochelle, you don’t have to worry about age, especially when you’re talking about music and me. I’m not much into music :). Hugs.
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I love the Beatles and this walk down memory lane, Rochelle. Thanks for that! Not too long ago, I watched the movie, “Yesterday,” again. It is a wonderful film with Beatles music to boot. Lovely review by Na’ama!
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Dear Brenda,
Yesterday was a fun flick. Really enjoyed it. 😀 And I do love Na’ama’s head-swelling review. Thank you for coming by with lovely comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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In the supermarket and in car commercials, that’s where you find yesterday’s music today. One of my marathon mantras to inspire me to keep going was borrowed from this song: “I am the tortoise hookookachoo,” (because I was a slow runner). I highly recommend the movie “Yesterday.”
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P.s. The above comment is from Michele, thisobscurelife
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Dear Michele,
You actually did come up as yourself. I did see Yesterday. What fun! Funny how the cutting edge has become commercial, isn’t it? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love this song. I still have the albums, I didn’t have any 45s though. Every scratch and bump added to the experience and hearing the digital versions today just isn’t the same.
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And that was me, Gabi, forgot to sign in… sigh…
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Dear Gabi,
I still have my albums although at one point a few years back I recouped all of them on CD. Now I have them uploaded to my iPod. I still love the Beatles’ music. Always…You know I Will. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I hope you danced your way through the aisles. We should celebrate those moments that take us back to a different age, a different world. A different version of ourselves. Lovely!
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Dear Someone,
I can’t say I danced through the aisles but it was fun to hear it while shopping. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I think that for some reason my comment came over unnamed, but I was around to see the Beatles crazes take off. Mike H
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Dear Michael,
There are those of us of a certain age who remember when the Beatles blasted off across the world. A great time. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh I love the Beatles. And this brought back fabulous memories! And memories of dad’s record player too.
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Dear Laurie,
Fabulous memories indeed. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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