The first thing I say in September is “My Where Did the
Year Go?” So the first three songs are about time – Calendar Girl,
Time in a Bottle and As Time Goes By. Lots of things took place in
September. September 9 is called Shake Those Hips Day and also Teddy Bear
Day in honor of Elvis Presley’s first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show back
in 1956. California became the 31st state of the union on September
9, 1850. It is also Mama Cass Elliot’s birthday September 19. One of the
Mamma’s and the Pappas’s signature hits was California Dreaming. (continued below)
Fall
Fever!
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Calendar Girl
- Time in a Bottle
- As Time Goes By
- Teddy Bear
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California Dreaming
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Cheek to Cheek
- Save the Last Dance
- Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
- It's My Party
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September Morn
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See You in September
- Sealed with a Kiss
- Embraceable You
- Autumn Leaves
- Yakety Yak
- Get a Job
- The Star Spangled Banner
When I think of September I think of some of
the traditions that start up again. In particular I think of
school dances. So we have Cheek to Cheek and Save the
Last Dance. And the song that ended many a dance at South
Philadelphia’s Bishop Neumann high school in the 70s – Hold Me
Thrill Me Kiss Me. Parties resume in the fall. Lesley Gore had
a rather sad one – It’s My Party. Some beautiful songs
associated with September are included like Neil Diamond’s
September Morn. See You in September is still a phrase
heard at the end of the school year as people part for the summer.
Well September is here and I hope you do see each other. Milton
Hershey has a birthday September 13 and the world’s longest kiss
was recorded September 24, 1984. It lasted 17 days 10 ½ hours! The
song of course is Sealed with a Kiss. George Gershwin has a
birthday in September – Embraceable You. Fall arrives –
Autumn Leaves. And routines start again. I like to sing
Yakkety Yak this month because it talks about a lot of the
routine things that it’s time to do again like taking out the
papers and the trash. Now if you have a child who graduated and
freeloaded all summer, it is time to Get a Job. Finally,
Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner on
September 14, 1814. Enjoy!
