Warning to young people who may be reading this: REMINISCENSING AHEAD!
What this song means to me is my youth in the spirit of the 60s. I was only 8 years old when it came out in 1970, but I really loved it. I had gotten a transistor radio for my birthday, and on summer nights I would lie in bed with the radio between the pillow and my ear, softly playing either a ballgame or the latest music. I was already idealistic then, and the spirit of the times was of such expectation, such anticipation, that a change was about to come—that the whole world could and would be changed. I can still remember the night I first heard it, and how it drew me into the mood, made me feel like I could be a part of how exciting the change was going to be. Now I look back at that 8-year-old girl with the radio under her ear and I think: Those times were stardust, they were golden. If only I had known.
I like this version better than CSN&Y's because it's more melodic and dreamy, which I think fits the words better. No offense to CSN&Y, just my personal preference!
Warning to young people who may be reading this: REMINISCENSING AHEAD!
What this song means to me is my youth in the spirit of the 60s. I was only 8 years old when it came out in 1970, but I really loved it. I had gotten a transistor radio for my birthday, and on summer nights I would lie in bed with the radio between the pillow and my ear, softly playing either a ballgame or the latest music. I was already idealistic then, and the spirit of the times was of such expectation, such anticipation, that a change was about to come—that the whole world could and would be changed. I can still remember the night I first heard it, and how it drew me into the mood, made me feel like I could be a part of how exciting the change was going to be. Now I look back at that 8-year-old girl with the radio under her ear and I think: Those times were stardust, they were golden. If only I had known.
I like this version better than CSN&Y's because it's more melodic and dreamy, which I think fits the words better. No offense to CSN&Y, just my personal preference!