British artists weekend! The Beatles "Penny Lane" was getting radio airplay in the spring of 1967, which is probably why I associate it with this beautiful season. Some of the lyrics are evocative in a lovely, unadorned way, I think: "...There beneath the blue suburban sky..." "...selling poppies from a tray..." I'm pairing it with Dusty Springfield's first solo hit from 1963, "I Only Want To Be With You," which to me has this bouncy, positive drive to it, from the first note to the last. Spring has sprung! Enjoy yourselves!
