I woke up this morning to the song Hooked On a Feeling stuck in my head.  The Blue Swede version, not the BJ Thomas or David Hasselhoff ones.  (  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvKvk6tkjUk&feature=related   )   This song brings back some major memories of when I was a little kid, though it took me years to figure out what song it was, I could only remember the Ooga Chaka Ooga Chaka part from the beginning.  Back in 1974 when this song was popular, I was a 6 year old kid (I'm 40, so quit counting on your fingers) my dad worked 2nd shift, leaving my mom home evenings with 2 little girls and a 3rd one on the way.  But, mom wasn't alone because she had Mark and Robin.  Mark and Robin were two local teenagers who frequently came over to our house and kept my mom company.  They'd talk, play games and watch Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman together throughout the mid-seventies.  Anyway, I can remember being down in our basement, Ooga Chaka echoing through the open rafters and cement floor, while a wicked ping pong game was in session.  We loved Mark and Robin - Robin was our babysitter for years and when we all got older, things switched around and I occasionally babysat for her kids.  Life's a big circle, ya know?  My mom and dad were even attendants for Robin's wedding, which wasn't to Mark, much to the neighborhoods surprise, since those two hung out together forever.  I haven't seen Robin in over 20 years and Mark for much longer, so we'd never even recognize each other anymore, but I still think of them occasionally and the fun they used to have at our house back when we were all much, much younger.

All I have to add is that I saw B.J. Thomas sing "Hooked on a Feeling" live and it was fantastic.