These Boots Were Made For Walking

It’s fun to look up which songs were #1 on the charts on particular days of the year.

Today, February 24th for instance, Nancy Sinatra’s song “These Boots Were made For Walking” was sitting at the top on this date in 1966.

While it will never go down as the greatest pop song ever written, there are few people who don’t remember the tune. Its quirky lyrics and imagery of getting’ stepped on has stuck with us for nearly a half century! We haven’t grown out of these boots!

Coming of age in the shadow of a famous father is tough enough, but making the decision to adopt the same line of work is even harder. Not once did the young Nancy even harbor fantasies of being a bigger star than her Dad, I’ll bet.

Still, it was the 60’s—and Frank Sinatra’s true heyday had passed. His time as a teen idol was long gone—and although he would continue with a string of hits—including a #1 smash with Nancy (“Something Stupid”), the world of rock and roll was squeezing out the standards that ‘ol Blue Eyes specialized in.

No, it was the world of mini-skirts and go-go boots. That, and the infancy of using video to present hit songs to the masses.

Check out Nancy—steppin’ out:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyAZQ45uww

The fashions have certainly changed—and the hairstyles too! But for some weird reason, I get the odd feeling that if that darn song were released today for the first time, it would STILL be a hit!

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