I grew up in North Florida and can relate to the song and its inspiration. On summer family trips, Suwanee River was sung when we crossed it on I-10 and at every state line on a cross country vacation, just for giggles. By week two the joke wore thin and the song grew shorter. Sometimes we sang it in a whisper when dad had had enough. Ah, the good old days of car trips with no DVD players.
your words broke my heart .. and yes this weekend is Daddy day??
June 21 is Father day .. what a nice holiday.
In Russia there no holiday for fathers.. . No recognition I guess .. as well as not special day for mothers- There is international woman day March 8 established by Clara Zetkin in 1911 , yet this day is more about woman s right then love to women. And in Russia just started celebrate The Day of Saint Peter and Saint Fevronia on July 8 .... But there still not as mother and father day.. i think.. May be I am wrong ..
My heart went in tears on your words "a whisper when dad had had enough"
My daddy died in Russia in 2006 and when I moved to states I promised myself that I will build a life and will visit my parents.. iAt time he dies I still was not back to Russia.. It is now I have passports and can travel. But in 2006 I still was not able .
I can not believe that I would not see him again.
Please everybody who still has parents alive .. spend as much time as you can with them . Now in every man I am looking for something what reminds me about my father.
We all are daughters, sons, brothers , sisters, mothers, fathers, lovers, and it is what it is is when I was talking about Madonna/slut complex.
It is what it is - "a whisper when dad had had enough" and I am already myself am mom ..
Daddies .. happy Father day..
as to song..
I will post my favorite later - I am not from FL and I still am listening those songs ..
Alone so far
But am flying to Fl today night ...:
DEAN MARTIN-
https://youtu.be/g0fqG5zoGow
Powder your face with sunshine
Put on a great big smile
Make up your eyes with laughter
Folks will be laughing with you in a little while
Whistle a tune of gladness
Blue never was in style
The future's brighter, when hearts are lighter
So smile, smile, smile
Powder your face with sunshine
Put on a great big smile
Make up your eyes with laughter
Folks will be laughing with you in a little while
Whistle a tune of gladness
Blue never was in style
The future's brighter, when hearts are lighter
Smile, smile, smile
Future's brighter, hearts are lighter
When you're wearing a great big smile
Florida .. I am VERY first time have time to see YOU
and take my time.. even 5 days .. not a lot ??It takes a life time ..
To know Florida. somehow I am making VERY amazing friends there.. and I even not yet there!!
Kisess
I LOVE Dean Martin songs .. as his
"Everybody is loving somebody"
Love to dolled up and dance ..where in FL I can go dance in old fashion manner?? As Dean Martin songs?
May be some one has private collection if his songs?
Who else loves his songs and his style ?
My all time favorite Florida songs would be anything sung buy Jimmy Buffett. I remember when his music was played everywhere in South Florida and Key West was a real haven for parrot heads. I have so many great memories of just hanging out in the old Key West of the 70's, 80's and 90's.
I still celebrate Jimmy once a year at my favorite nudist resort. It's called Parrot Head Weekend and draws a crowd over the country. A bunch of naked people partying and having fun with plenty of drinking. I'm not a drinker but enjoy the sites and sounds of people just feeling free. It's coming up soon ... July 23 through the 26th
Here's a link to my favorite respite spot ... don't worry about packing, all you need is a towel
Kisses Haley
One of my favorite songs is not about Florida but it reminds me of Florida. It's "Good Morning Starshine" by Oliver. Way back in 1969 my father was on an extended work assignment in Ft Lauderdale. During our summer vacation of that year my mother drove my brother and I half way across the country to visit with him for 2 weeks. We had the most fun a 10 and 9 year old could ever have and Mom certainly enjoyed getting "back to her man" as she said every 100 miles or so. Anyway, this song was a hit in America that summer and it played on the AM radio so many times on our trip and we never got tired of it. We spent the 2 weeks in an apartment only 1 block off the beach and it was a time I will never forget. Every time I hear that song it takes me back to the summer of 1969 and the wonderful state of Florida, which is now where I've lived for the past 13 years.
