Jukebox Junior Prom – The Night the Band's Drum Broke and the Jukebox Saved It v.34

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Story Behind the Song · vol.34, Track 10 of 15

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The gym is decked in crepe and gold, the punch is sweet, the floor is cold, and the hired band turns up with a broken drum. For a minute the whole evening hangs there, the way school dances do.

Then somebody plugs in the jukebox, the class cheers, and the room gives in. That is how the best night anybody remembers actually gets made — not by the plan working, but by the plan failing and something better filling the gap.

A nickel in the slot, no orchestra, no fancy hall, just a jukebox glowing on the wall and a corsage he picked himself. Best of all my golden days, the chorus says, and it is talking about a broken drum.

Jukebox junior prom, nickel in the slot
Jukebox junior prom, dancing what we've got
No orchestra, no fancy hall
Just a jukebox glowing on the wall
— from “Jukebox Junior Prom”

Jukebox Junior Prom — a 1950s doo-wop love songs album by lovesong1950s

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vol.34 runs 15 songs end to end. Start anywhere:

  1. 00:00 — Saturday Night Sweetheart
  2. 04:43 — Malt Shop Miracle
  3. 08:50 — Dancing on the Driveway
  4. 12:52 — My Lucky Penny Girl
  5. 17:31 — Sunday Drive with You
  6. 21:35 — The Prom Queen Said Yes
  7. 25:57 — Bicycle Built for Loving
  8. 30:08 — Corner Store Casanova
  9. 35:20 — Moonlight on Maple Lane
  10. 39:26 — Jukebox Junior Prom
  11. 43:35 — Popcorn and Promises
  12. 47:46 — Roller Rink Romance
  13. 51:47 — Front Porch Forever
  14. 55:56 — Milkshake Made for Two
  15. 60:12 — Wedding Bells in June

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