Not all of the songs are exactly radio but the songs take place in the same era as the book is set.
Darry: One of his friends had just gotten married, so he took you to the wedding as a date. He really did clean up nice in a suit, but he wasn’t much a dancer. For someone who is amazingly athletic, he can’t dance to save his life.
You spent most of the night tagging along with him as he caught up with friends from high school who got the chance to go to college. As soon as “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes came on you decided he was going to dance with you. You two never were the couple to have a song but as soon as you heard it you know this was for you guys.
“This is our song,” you said firmly, as you two slowly moved to the music.
“It is?” he asked with a smile resting his forehead against yours, “since when?”
“Since now.” He kissed you gently on the lips before continuing to dance.
Sodapop: Steve had to leave the DX early tonight so it was just you and Soda were left, with no customers. It was getting dark out when “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” by Elvis Presley came on the DX radio. You smiled to yourself lightly singing along to the song as Sodapop finished cleaning up outside.
You jumped a little when his arms snaked around you.
“Sorry,” he mumbled into your hair before pulling you off the chair and bringing you to dance with him.
“I knew this song was ours as soon as I saw you,” he said as you both continued to dance.
“Really?” you raised an eyebrow up at him.
“Of course,” he smiled before kissing your forehead.
Ponyboy: You and Pony had gotten the Curtis house to yourselves. Darry and Soda were at work and the gang was somewhere around.
Absolutely nothing was on the television so you had turned on the radio, after annoying pop songs you finally had heard “You Really Got A Hold On Me” by The Beatles. The Beatles were obvious Soc music but you and Pony loved to listen to them anyways.
Well, only this song, because it was after all, your song. You both had agreed to this song after arguing about it a few months ago. You smiled at Pony and a light blush crept across his face as he asked you to dance. You giggled taking his hand, letting him lead.
It was nice without all the guys here. You two never got alone time, mainly because Darry thinks what happened to Soda could happen to both of you.
“Hey lovebirds!” shouted Two-bit walking in the front door, startling the both of you apart. He pulled Pony under his arm and messed up his hair before making the both of you blush.
Two-bit: Besides Mickey Mouse, Two-bit loved listening to Johnny Cash. He was the toughest of the tough, that’s Two’s words at least. You were waiting for him in the kitchen on his house with his sister, while you waited for him.
You adored his little sister and she adored you, mainly because you remembered to feed her. You were messing with the kitchen radio when “Jackson” by Johnny Cash & June Carter came on.
You and his sister started singing and dancing around the kitchen like fools. It wasn’t long until Two-bit came in and joined the both of you.
Once the song was over he wrapped his arms around you and kissed you with a goofy smile on the both of your faces.
Steve: He took you to some remote location a bit up north, in the country for a date. The two of you talked but mainly laid on the hood on his car listening to the radio.
As you held hands “My Girl” by The Temptations came on. He pulled you closer to him so your head on his chest.
“This is my favorite song,” he said twirling his fingers through your hair.
“Really?” you asked, never thinking he would like this kind of music.
He just hugged you tighter as the song played on.
Johnny: Another night with Johnny in the lot. It was chilly outsider so you brought your warmest blanket with you and your hand held radio.
You two were snuggled close when “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys came on.
You were surprised when Johnny started to lightly sing along with the radio. “I didn’t know you sang,” you said.
“I don’t,” he replied, “normally. But this song always reminds me of you.”
You smiled before giving him a soft kiss on the lips and cuddling even closer, if that was possible, to him. You both fell asleep before the song could end.
Dally: You didn’t bother to knocked as you walked into Buck’s place. Surprisingly there wasn’t a party tonight, but that didn’t stop you from being mad at Dally.
“Hey doll,” he said before taking a drink of his beer.
“Hey doll?” you asked him, with a ton like venom.
He sighed, “what did I do now?"
"Oh, good you know you messed up,” you spoke, “you forgot our date doll."
That was the beginning of the end, you two were arguing so loud Buck had come upstairs to Dally’s room to watch.
By the end of the fight you were both out of fume to keep going, though your mood suddenly changed when "Gloria” by Van Morrison started to play.
"You hear that Dal?”
He smiled before wrapping his arms around you, “you still mad?”
You didn’t answer him knowing you were always mad at Dallas Winston.
