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Remember the Time

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Remember the Time by Michael Jackson provides a soundtrack for Pascall's memory of being disciplined by his cousin. Read the full description.
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Cpedit_small For this piece of the Song and Memory series, Clevon (CLEE-vohn) Pascall remembers Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time." As a child, Clevon was no stranger to the principal's office. One afternoon, after being disciplined at school, Clevon's principal left a message on the answering machine. But it wasn't his aunt or uncle who got the message, it was his older cousin, who decided to discipline Clevon himself. The song is "Remember the Time" provides a backdrop for Pascall's memory.

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For this piece of the Song and Memory series, Clevon (CLEE-vohn) Pascall remembers Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time." As a child, Clevon was no stranger to the principal's office. One afternoon, after being disciplined at school, Clevon's principal left a message on the answering machine. But it wasn't his aunt or uncle who got the message, it was his older cousin, who decided to discipline Clevon himself. The song is "Remember the Time" provides a backdrop for Pascall's memory.

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Phil Corriveau

Posted on July 02, 2006 at 03:07 PM | Permalink

Review of Remember the Time

This piece is part of a "Song and Memory" series that appears on APM's Weekend America, about recalling strong childhood memories, often through music and song. This one is about a childhood memory of being punished by a 12-year old cousin for misbehaving in school, to the tune of Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time". It is a first-person narrative superbly mixed with music and sound, and it does conjure up real images for the listener. Because the narrator is not a professional announcer it requires close listening, but the lack of professionalism in the narration lends itself to the authenticity of the memory and the story, and it works well. I really like the premise of the series, which takes "slice of life" memories and portrays them well. This is a nice piece of radio, and I highly recommend it.

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