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How Can I Be Sure - Young Rascals (1967)
Getting my driver's license license in 1967 was quite exciting. Driving around in the family car was also exciting. It was a powder blue 1964 Mustang. Falling in love for the first time only happens once. That happened to me, wait for it, in 1967.
That was also the first time I was that sure of anything. The last line of the song says, "How can I be sure? I'll be sure with you." Well, I was sure but she was not. As it turns out, she gave me my one and only "Dear John" letter.
Happily, I have found the love of my life and we have been together for many decades. Still, hearing this song on the radio brings back a flood of memories of my youth, how naive I was, and the "decade of change" that many of us grew up in.
1) โWhatโs Your Name?โ, by Don and Juan. (Is it Mary or Sue).
2) โHow Can I Be Sure?โ, by the Rascals.
3) โCould This Be Magic?โ, by the Dubs (a doowop standard).
4) โIs that All There Is?โ, by Peggy Lee
5) โWhat in the Worldโs Come Over You?โ, by Jack Scott
6) Itโs a Loverโs Questionโ, by Clyde McPhatter
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