The first song I remember hearing
My older brother Paul and I would listen to Pick of the Pops every Sunday with Alan Freeman. When I went to boarding school, Paul would send me the charts each week – the actual list and the order he thought they should be. When I first heard You Really Got Me by the Kinks, I was stunned. The rasping voice left a lasting impression.
The first single I bought
The Last Time by the Rolling Stones. Growing up, you were either a Stones or a Beatles fan. The playground was divided. I loved A Hard Day’s Night, the musical film of the Beatles, when it came out in 64 too.
