{"id":1023,"date":"2012-07-07T09:33:42","date_gmt":"2012-07-07T13:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2012-07-07T09:33:42","modified_gmt":"2012-07-07T13:33:42","slug":"my-musical-evolution-part-126-academy-days-our-lips-are-sealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/2012\/07\/07\/my-musical-evolution-part-126-academy-days-our-lips-are-sealed\/","title":{"rendered":"My Musical Evolution – Part 126 Academy Days Our Lips Are Sealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vermont<\/a>\u00a0\"Rock-ola<\/a><\/p>\n

When I started at Vermont Academy, the basement of Shepardson Center [The Dining Hall] was nothing but a big open area of concrete with massive pillars supporting the floor above. Sometime around sophomore year, they renovated the place and added a snack-bar with a couple of video games. This was where I first saw Space Invaders and Asteroids Deluxe. The authentic Space Invaders sound still makes me think of those evenings after study hours eating slices of pizza and hanging out.<\/p>\n

\"Go-Go's<\/a>Over the next year or two, further development and enhancements were made to the new Student lounge.<\/em>\u00a0Comfortable, crate based couches and chairs were added along with a\u00a0Rock-ola<\/em> jukebox.<\/p>\n

That\u00a0Rock-ola with its\u00a0backlit\u00a0purple and pink panels\u00a0and\u00a0twinkling chase lights was where I was introduced to the Go-Go’s. Our Lips Are Sealed<\/em> was a jukebox favorite and at the moment, without giving it much thought, the only song\u00a0I remember listening to on it.\u00a0 I’m certain that there were more but in the tradition of My Musical Evolution, Go-Go’s and more specifically Our Lips Are Sealed<\/em> is linked to Shepardson Center and that Rock-ola.<\/p>\n

Like so many factory cassettes of the era, I played this one to death. I find myself regretting that\u00a0I don’t listen to albums start to finish anymore. It was how we always did it\u00a0then and there is something about that I can’t quite put into words.<\/p>\n

I find it an interesting development that as I look for these songs, the era of the music video has begun. More and more, I find the official video<\/em>. It is a reminder of the impact MTV was having already even though at that time I hadn’t heard of it.<\/p>\n

Our Lips Are Sealed<\/em>
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