This is tenth track from my quirky song book, once a month I release a music track and video, This is No:10 - It’s all about my childhood, looking back at great times, “in days of young, when life was fun, and anything could be”.

It tells the story of growing up, climbing trees, riding bikes, coming home with sore knees, collecting bugs in jars, making go-carts etc, all the things that make childhood great.

It’s looking back at carefree times, when summer seemed so long, all the things we did when we were kids, those really were the days!

It basically tells of all the things I enjoyed doing as a kid, from dressing up as pirates to playing with kites, trains, planes and going on rides at the fun fair, swimming in the river and the sea which I loved to do, I guess it is the story of my life as a child.

The video uses all archive footage, I wanted to give it a looking back through time feel which really comes across in the footage I used. It shows the old fairground rides and children playing hopscotch in the streets and climbing trees, all the things health and safety would not allow these days, including playing in old cars and on rope swings.

The style of this one is still quirky but it is totally different from all the others as this one is what I would musically call a club/dance track, it is a bit like the track from Fatboy Slim  - Praise You, it has that sound to it, possibly due to the synths I used for it.

This one is very dance mix orientated and would suit being played in clubs. It is quite a fast track but still has my trademark quirky pop style in there.

I am pleased with the end result as I did try quite a few mixes before I settled with this one.

It is nostalgia and fun, I hope it brings back happy memories for you when you listen to it.

And yes, if you look up the single on the streaming platforms, that is me as a child on the cover !

Thanks for listening, please consume my music !

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Words, Music & All Instruments by Debbie Curtis

©  Debbie Curtis : DCRBB Records & Music Publishing 2023

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Catalogue Number : 2300009

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Recording Date : 20230101

Release Date : 20231011

Swam across the river, swimming in the sea

In days of young when life was fun and anything could be

Camping in the garden, climbing apple trees

Roller skates and riding bikes, we came home with sore knees

Those were the days, those were the days

Those were the days and now they’re in the past

The things we did when we were kids have disappeared so fast

Those were the days when summer seemed so long

The things we did when we were kids

Have disappeared long gone

Go-carts made from boxes, left footprints in the sand

Collecting cars and bugs in jars, and running hand in hand

Then as we get older, time is passing by

Life has gone from old to young in the blinking of an eye

Those were the days, those were the days

Those were the days and now they’re in the past

The things we did when we were kids have disappeared so fast

Those were the days when summer seemed so long

The things we did when we were kids

Have disappeared long gone

Dressing up as pirates, hoisting up the mast

Kites and planes our clothes had stains

The future’s now the past

Ice cream vans and fairgrounds, picnics in the sun

Parks and rides with water slides, when we were very young

Those were the days, those were the days

Those were the days and now they’re in the past

The things we did when we were kids

Have disappeared so fast

Those were the days and now they’re in the past

The things we did when we were kids

Have disappeared so fast

Those were the days when summer seemed so long

The things we did when we were kids

Have disappeared long gone

Those were the days and now they’re in the past

The things we did when we were kids

Have disappeared so fast

Those were the days

Those were the days

Those were the days

Those were the days

Those were the days and now they’re in the past

The things we did when we were kids

Have disappeared so fast

Those were the days when summer seemed so long

Those were the days

Those were the days

Those were the days when summer seemed so long

The things we did when we were kids

Have disappeared long gone

Those were the days and now they’re in the past

Those were the days

Those were the days

Those were the days and now they’re in the past

The things we did when we were kids have disappeared so fast

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When We Were Kids by Debbie Curtis

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