Did the Sexual Revolution of the Sixties actually destroy romance? Or was it air conditioning????????????
Back in the days, even before MY time, darlings, before the advent of air conditioners, a good way to get cool--and maybe a little bit hot--was to go to any amusement park of the day, which often had a Tunnel Of Love.
Now, I have never experienced one--and don't get nasty, out there!!!!!!-- but the idea of floating in a boat shrouded in darkness, where it has to be cooler, and given an opportunity to smooch, but not much more, because, my God, one is in a boat, and trying to go all the way could land one in the water, and stall the ride, sounds simply romantic to me! Girls, let's go for it!!!!!!!!!
One always entered the tunnel through a heart shaped entrance, often emerging though one at another end point.
How cool and refreshing it would be to do this again. Even with air conditioning, even if alone.
But with everyone putting disgusting things they do on YouTube, and such, pastoral pleasures have flown the coop!
I just love the idea of the Tunnel Of Love.
Maybe it's time to bring pastoral pleasures and romance back!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On a related note, my favorite Bruce Springsteen song is "Tunnel Of Love"!
ReplyDeletePartly because its so evocative, with its background track of shrieking amusement park patrons and ride sounds. But mostly because the lyrics hit home so searingly to anyone who's been in a difficult relationship:
Fat man sitting on a little stool
Takes the money from my hand
while his eyes take a walk all over you
Hands me the ticket, smiles and whispers "good luck"
Cuddle up, angel, cuddle up my little dove
As we ride down into this tunnel of love
I can feel the soft silk of your blouse
And the soft thrills in our little fun house
Then the lights go out and it's just the three of us
You, me and all that stuff we're so scared of
Gotta ride down baby into this tunnel of love
There's a crazy mirror showing us both in 5-D
I'm laughing at you, you're laughing at me
There's a room of shadows that gets so dark, brother
It's easy for two people to
lose each other
in this tunnel of love
It ought to be easy, ought to be
simple enough
Man meets a woman
and they fall in love
But the house is haunted and the ride gets rough
You've got to learn to live with what you can't rise above
If you want to ride down in through this
tunnel of love
ReplyDeleteWow! What a dark song! I am
not familiar with his oeuvre, so
I never heard this.
Tunnels of Love could also be
refuges for the lonely. I
think they should be brought
back to renew the possibility of
romance and hope!