Walking on Sunshine

 

Walking on Sunshine

“Walking on Sunshine” is a classic song by Katrina and the Waves that debuted in 1983.

In 1983, when Jerry and I met, it became our song.  To us, it is a song about how happy you feel when you are in love.  Upbeat and full of energy, just like Jerry was.  The lyrics, “And don’t it feel good?!”, I can almost hear him sing right now.  When Thomas and Danielle were married in 2012, Jerry and I were asked to pick a song to walk into the reception to, as we were introduced.  It was without question that it had to be this song.  In 2018, at Jerry’s celebration of life ceremony, we played this song as our family exited the sanctuary after the service.  It is the epitome of a feel-good song, positive and optimistic.  (Oh, I have read about how the song is about drugs and sadness, but I’ll have no part of that.)  It has always been a happy love song for us.  Now, even 41 years later, I walk into a hardware store, a thrift store or a restaurant and hear it, the one-hit wonder (our song), being played over the speakers.  Of course, when I hear it, I smile and think of Jerry who loved to sing it, and it encourages me. To “walk on sunshine” means to be extremely happy which I know Jerry must be in heaven.  He may even be literally walking on sunshine right now!

I would encourage you and your significant other to have “a song”.  You never know when it might come in handy to brighten your day.

Tammy Harvey  on 7/15/2024