The warm glow of nostalgia

I was surprised, about 16 or 17 years ago, when I heard WRTH play the Little River Band tune, "Reminiscing."  I hadn't expected a station that specialized in tunes from the '40s to the mid '60s to play a hit from 1978.  It didn't take me long to realize that "Reminiscing" is an ideal tune for a nostalgic station to play.  The song's references to "Glenn Miller's band (being) better than before" and "those Porter's tunes (that) made us dance across the room," its memory of a husband-to-be's marriage proposal, and its theme of looking back connected with listeners to make it the band's biggest hit.  Its warm nod to the past encapsulates the nostalgic music format perfectly.