Some songs make you happy, some make you feel young, and others implore you to move your feet. This song checks all of those boxes. The Jackson 5 could've released this track in 1969 and it would fit right in with the rest of their catalogue. It conjures up images of cartoon suns with swirling orange and yellow rays, maybe performed at the end of an episode of "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan" or some other groovy Hanna-Barbera animated feature from that era.
On Saturdays in the 70s, my older brother and I would watch American Bandstand in the morning and Soul Train later on in the afternoon. This single could reside comfortably somewhere between the two. We would gobble up catchy singles like this at the music store and play them endlessly at home on our portable record player. I love how Junior Senior understand the joy of bubblegum and how quickly it can go stale. They get down to business immediately and fade out at three minutes and one second. It is a nice tidy burst of fun, the perfect size to put in your pocket and carry with you all day long.
