QotD: My First Single
Music-wise, what was the first 45, single or download you bought?
Submitted by Paddy Melt Wagon.
Gosh, it was a really, really long time ago, but I am just about 100% sure that the first 45 I ever bought was The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations." And I'm equally sure that I played it over and over and over again, while my mother cringed and/or yelled, "Turn that music down!" Luckily, I still really dig that tune, so I can disclose my first 45 purchase with pride!
One summer when I was about 11 or 12, I went to see the Beach Boys at the Indiana State Fair with my brother and his Mormon girlfriend, Pam. Pam was my brother's first official "girlfriend" and I think he was trying to show her his family-loving, sensitive side by inviting me to come along with them. It was thrilling for me to see the Beach Boys but also very odd for me to be out on a date with my brother and his girlfriend. At some point during the show, I saw him lean in close to her and say, "This would be a lot better if my sister wasn't here." Oh! Ouch! My poor, fragile pre-pubescent self esteem!
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