| In Italy they have a saying; La musica e' un grande amico nei tempi cattivi anche belli |
| the song you can hear is a bulgarian folk song. I first heard it at an ex's theatre and dance show, two supremely graceful ballerinas gliding to this music. So many songs are individually faultless. Chris de Burgh's Lady in Red is about, in his words, 'I was at a party with my wife of 11 years. She caught my eye, she had a red dress I'd never seen before and she had put highlights in her hair, that split second I fell in love with her all over again, like a first teenage crush.' He breaks all the rules but as an open declaration of love in 'that bit at the end' the song is a window into his thought, powerfully honest and a sight more meaningful than that loser off stars in their eyes. Also Sting laughs at people who want to cover 'Every step you take' A young couple singing a ballad to his dark lyrics of stalking his ex-wife. A song is individual as well as communal. Everyone does it, I know I do, when a favourite song comes on the radio, regardless of how hard it is raining the car windows are wound down just so you can treat society as a whole to your own fabulous taste in music (You are involuntarily listening to my music now, hope you like it). I am assured by various housemates, family members and ex's that my taste in music is 'bad', if you're stuck next to me in a traffic jam you'll hear You're gorgeous or the smurfs theme tune. Sorry but music is a priceless gift which I am going to treat as my own, but I like you so much that I'm gonna share it with you. Everybody likes there she goes and ain't no sunshine. Even though they are originally written as a eulogy to heroin and contemplation of suicide. |
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