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Way Back When: My Love For The 1950s

It really was the best era ever.

Whitney Oaks

Oct 25, 2016

Lindsey Wilson College

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If you ask any of my friends, they would be quick to tell you that I am very much what a person might label to be an ‘old soul.’ I like old music, old fashioned clothes (not bonnets and dresses that come down to the floor, but you get the idea), and old ways of life, particularly in romance and dating. I get teased a lot for having such a nostalgic, but I honestly don’t care. I’m me, and if being me means to long for a poodle skirt, doo-wop records, and a handsome young man who owns and can drive a ’57 Chevy (and a leather jacket and a pompadour hairstyle wouldn’t hurt either), then I certainly have no objection. The 1950s is my most favorite decade, and here’s why:

Everyone could win a best-dressed award

Everyone was modest, clean-cut, yet adorable. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all aspire to look like that today?

The best entertainment era ever

From Elvis Presley to Lucille Ball, with some lesser-known but just as significant singers and entertainers in between, Hollywood in the ‘50s was filled to the brim with real, actual TALENT- not just the latest news about the Kardashians.

Nice cars

Whether you’re a car nut, or you just know a pretty color when you see one, you have to admit that the 1950s had some pretty sweet rides. The 1957 Chevy, as pictured above in baby blue, is my personal favorite of them all.

Genuine love

Unlike in today’s society, where everyone feels like they have to live up to a certain standard before they can be accepted or even find love, life back in the ‘50s was much less stressful. You were loved for simply being you, and you weren’t ever pressured into feeling like you had to be someone that you weren’t. And that, I think, is the sweetest thing ever.

I wish every single day that I could’ve been around during the 1950s, just to see for myself what everything was like. My fantasies about this era may be completely false, but it’s still part of the vibes that I get when I think of the doo-wop decade. What can I say? I’m in love with the nifty fifties!

"Earth Angel" song by The Penguins; 1955

Halloween 2008, when I was 11 years old.

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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