Little River Band - Reminiscing 1978

　
　オーストラリアを代表する息の長いバンドだが、小生が初めて聴いたのがこの曲。邦題は『追憶の甘い日々』。当時の音楽の流行が凝縮されているし、アメリカ人の郷愁を誘う歌詞で大ヒットとなりました。こんな感じってＡＯＲなんて呼ばれてましたね。ＦＭでよく流れていました。

Friday night it was late, I was walking you home
We got down to the gate, I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right?
How to tell you girl, I want to build my world around you
Wanna tell you that it's true
I wanna make you understand I'm talking about a lifetime plan

Well that's the way it began, we were hand-in-hand
Glen Miller's band was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more
And those Porter's tunes made us dance across the room
It ended all too soon
On the way back home I promised you'd never be alone

(*)
Hurry, don't be late
I can't 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, I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right?
Now as the years roll on, each time we hear our favourite song
The memories come along
Older times we're missing, spending the hours reminiscing

repeat (*)

reminiscing : 想い出話
ちょっと気になるのが青字の時制の逆転の部分。歳を取ってから振り返るであろうことを述べているのが過去形になっています。