Friends, there is this:

… and there’s this:

… and there is even this:

But for my money, the rendition of “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” that matters is the one can only be downloaded from the shared YouTube in my brain and MamaKitt’s.

It was performed, early and often, throughout our high school years by several of our male classmates, spearheaded by one who I/we secretly loved found particularly hilarious. I think I/we have mentioned him before in these pages — a goofy, clowny, sweet and sharp boy who was one of those dozen or so with whom MK and I had all our classes.

The Top Gun-inspired performances happened fairly often, but when I hear this song (I got Hall & Oates today, sadly, and not the Righteous Brothers) I think of sitting on a school bus, watching our doofy friend singing passionately to the back of the bus from a few seats ahead, a couple other of our male classmates standing behind him in a dorky, pimpled chorus.

I remember laughing until I cried. I LOVED it when the “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” happened, and not just when I was the chosen object of the serenade. And I tell you what: I remember a lot of unpleasantness from high school, but memories of moments like these make my heart sing.

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