This is my life. My thoughts, my feelings, and the things I spend my time doing and loving. Take your time, but not too much of it--it's far too valuable. Most of all, enjoy the adventure!
When James Taylor recorded the song Carole King wrote, You've Got a Friend it became an instant classic of love and friendship. I love the song and although played a lot over the decades since it came out, its sentiments and JT's voice, never grow old. I hope you enjoy it like I do. What a great live performance! This is for you.
Ringo Starr is commonly thought of as the least talented Beatle, the dumbest Beatle, or the goofiest Beatle. Frankly though, my thoughts on Ringo is that he ended up being the most contented Beatle. In my mind, that makes him the smartest. Much of his music is very playful and often humorous, from "The No No Song" to "Octopus's Garden". But he could also write a good sad song. The song "Photograph" (which he co-wrote with George Harrison, who also got out of the way of the often feuding Lennon and McCartney) captures the heart of someone pining for a lost love, someone who only has a "photograph" to remind himself of the love that once was. When you think about the words, it's heartrending: I want you here to have and hold, as the years go by, and we grow old and gray...I thought I'd make it, the day you went away, but I can't make it 'til you come home again to stay. Keep staring at the photo you have as you listen to this song. Unless you want to read the lyrics. But look at the photo anyway--and I'm not talking about the pics in the video, unless of course, one of them your lost love. Photograph--it's an oldie, but a goodie.
Every so often a song comes along that touches my heart deeply. The Story of My Life by Neil Diamond is one such song. I have always loved this song. I believe it is Diamond's greatest song, and is probably in my top ten of all love songs. Enjoy!
I'm Not in Love by 10cc is perhaps one of my favorite songs ever. The reason being is that to me it seems like the words of the lead vocalist mean the exact opposite of what he's singing. When he says "I'm not in love" he's really desperately in love, and when he says "that doesn't mean you mean that much to me" what he's really saying is "You are all I've got. Don't ever leave me". The feeling behind the song is strengthened by the background vocalist saying, "big boys don't cry" over and over again. The guy is definitely head over heels in love and that's what makes it so wonderful. Because love is. The actual story of the writing of this song is awesome and can be found here: clickety-click
I think right around 1970 was when I first remember listening to popular rock music for the first time. And Baby I'm a Want You by Bread, is likely the first ever love song I remember hearing--that is, other than a few Elvis tunes my parents would listen to on variety shows. Bread was the band that led the slow dances at my junior high. Enjoy!
