Little River Band - Reminiscing 1978

　ディスコ全盛時代の７８年にＡＯＲなんて言葉がなかった頃に、落ち着いたサウンドがありました。西海岸っぽいサウンドですけど、実はオーストラリア出身のバンドです。今でも時々ＴＶのバックで流れていることがあります。
　
Friday night, it was late, I was walking you home
We got down to the gate and I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
How to tell you girl
I wanna build my world around you
Tell you that it's true
I wanna make you understand I'm talkin' about a lifetime plan

That's the way it began, we were hand in hand
Glenn Miller's Band was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more
And the Porter tunes (Night and Day)
Made us dance across the room
It ended all too soon
And on the way back home I promised you'd never be alone

Hurry, don't be late, I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing

Friday night, it was late, I was walking you home
We got down to the gate and I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
Now as the years roll on
Each time we hear our favorite song
The memories come along
Older times we're missing
Spending the hours reminiscing

Hurry, don't be late, I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing

Would it turn out right : 進展するよね
reminiscing : 想い出に浸る
the Porter : Cole Porter

　アルバムタイトルのSleeper Catcherはオーストラリア独特のコインを使った賭けTwo up の用語でアルバムジャケットにもなっています。歌詞からすると主人公は第二次大戦直後の古き良きアメリカで青春を過ごし、７８年当時には６０歳前後の世代のようだ。歌は世につれ、世は歌につれ。。。