FADE IN
Act 1
INT. STUDIO - 10:30
Having screen time, PETER reads a "Top Thirty", dated Wednesday, January 15, 1964.
PETER (V.O.): I was nine years old then.
We follow Peter to read a "Last/This Week" columns and rows:
2/1 Glad All Over (Dave Clark Five),
3/2 Hippy Hippy Shake (Swinging Blue Jeans)
1/3 I Want to Hold Your Hand (Beatles)...
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Even "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is losing popularity from that week.
We read on:
6/7 She Loves You (Beatles)
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): And "She Loves You" too...
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Blending "Beat" with "Beetles", the "Beatles" were chasing the beat.
Act 2
FLASHBACK
INT. PETER'S FAMILY HOME - DAY (1967-1968)
A transistor radio near him, Peter (13-14) is listening to hit songs.
PETER (V.O.): I love the catchy melodies.
As he hears the hit "There's a Kind of Hush" by the "Herman's Hermits", Peter grabs a song book "Parade the Hit".
PETER (singing along): There's a kind of hush, all over the world, tonight, all over the world, you can hear the sound of lovers in love...
Later, we see Peter checking a notebook entitled "Peter's Top 100".
PETER (V.O.): Every week, I write down 100 hit songs that I love.
Peter enters "There's a Kind of Hush" as the no. 1 song of the week...
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I take pleasure in checking their last week positions.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I'd appraise why I love certain hits more than others in a week.
Peter compares the hits' positions last week with current week.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Is it because of overexposure? Have my taste changed? Or do I just chase the beat of new releases?
RETURN TO PRESENT
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): That was my way to get connected with the hit-song world.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): And now, I'd invariably check who were the music composer and the lyrics author.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Without them, there aren't possible hit songs to start with.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I can't help but wonder what it'd have been like to have been a part of the 1960s.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Then, the music world was exploding with creativity and change. I feel like I missed out on something truly special.
Reminiscing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): My family had no music background and no musical instruments. I could only be a hit-song fan.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I tried to learn the magic behind hit songs. But there was no music class, and my friends knew nothing.
Smiling.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I was supposed to be in the know, as my chasing the beat was apparent.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Without the knowhow, I practised what's not right most of the time.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Nevertheless, my memories and emotions associated with the hit songs of the 1960s are still strong even after nearly 60 years.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): They've shaped me who I'm eg I can't spot non-standard English such as "It don't come easy".
INT. STUDIO - 22:00
Working on a laptop, Peter inserts an AI drawing into a draft post.
PETER (V.O): The AI drawing is called "Chasing the Beat...". The "ch" sound in "Chasing" is pleasing, and the "Beat" is associated with rhythm and tempo.
Peter takes a look of the rhythm box on the floor.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I still want to be in sync with music and I'm still learning.
We hear extra-bass sounds of oldies coming from Bluetooth speakers.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): When hit songs hit me in my teens, I felt so very happy. And now, the oldies are still goodies to me.
FADE OUT
THE END
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