Yesterday Once More

21 Feb 2017

Kisses

Hi Listeners,

Osculation….pashing…smooching. What is it about the act of kissing? Obviously there are different types of kissing – betwwen a parent and a child or among friends. But, overwhelmingly in the pop music world it’s associated with romance. Not just as a prelude to something deeper but sometimes as an ending too.

Kissing as the start of something is expressed in several songs this week. Louis Armstrong sums it up in the old standard ‘A Kiss To Build A Dream On’ while the Everly Brothers ‘Til I Kissed You’ captures the thrill of that first kiss. Likewise the Crystal’s big hit ‘Then He Kissed Me’ pinpoints the kiss as the very moment when romance begins. Jimmie Rodger’s playful take on this in ‘Kisses Sweeter Than Wine’ blames the kiss for everything that follows -having babies and becoming grandparents!

Aussie group Sty;us simply indulges in ‘Kissin’ while Brian Hyland scored hugely with the sweet ‘Sealed With A Kiss’. Hall And Oates play around with the idea in ‘Kiss Is On My List’and Mel Carter’s big ballad ‘Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me’ evokes the whole romantic context. But, a kiss can also mark the end. Petula Clark’s ‘Kiss Me Goodbye’, the Manhattan’s ‘Kiss And Say Goodbye’ and Crash Craddock’s hit from the musical ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ (One Last Kiss) evoke the kiss as a closure.

Playlist

* Kissin’ – Stylus
* Sealed With A Kiss – Brian Hyland
* Kiss You All Over – Exile
* Kiss Is On My List – Hall And Oates
* Kiss Me Goodbye – Petula Clark
* A Kiss To Build A Dream On – Louis Armstrong
* Kiss And Say Goodbye – Manhattans
* Til I Kissed You – Everly Bros
* Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me – Mel Carter
* One Last Kiss – Crash Craddock
* The He kissed Me – The Crystals
* Kisses Sweeter Than Wine – Jimmie Rodgers