Osmond. What a strange sounding name. Osmond. It sounds made up like Engelbert Humperdinck. As odd as that name sounds, in the 1970’s, it was a household name. Mom’s Scratchy 45s had plently of Osmond Brothers records. We watched The Donny And Marie Show. Was it a simpler time? Were we more innocent? What would the world be like today if Donny had taken the stage with his nickname Ozzie Osmond. Would he have bitten the heads off of stuff? Who can say?
So let’s jump into our Osmond stack and see what happens. Here’s Yo-Yo
One Bad Apple I vaguely remember The Osmund brothers and the Jackson 5 each having their own Saturday morning cartoon. Maybe I dreamt it but this was the theme song.
Go Away Little Girl. When I was in first grade, I used to hold hands on the playground with a little red headed girl named Laurie. She may not remember, but this was our song. It seems funny to think about forty years later. The song says that he wasn’t supposed to be with her because he was already dating somebody else. In my mind the I’m not supposed to be alone with you was me recognizing that I was only in first grade and should be thinking about dodgeball and not dating.
Down By The Lazy River
Puppy Love
Too Young
I’m Leaving It All Up To You
OK That last one wasn’t really The Osmund Brothers but I threw it in to finish off our segment on Osmunds. Andy Williams pops up again. Interesting. I admit, The Donny And Marie Show probably had some influence on My Musical Evolution. I can remember my family watching it but apart from the ice skaters and the Little Bit Country, Little Bit Rock ‘n Roll section, I can’t remember much about it. I did think that Marie Osmund was pretty hot back then. She still is I guess.