Long long ago, as a young sailor, I worked in little theater with a young lady who later went on to Broadway. I, needless to say, went in a different direction. We used to listen to this in 1972 when I was giving her rides to and from the theater...
Kinda funny to run across this all these years later...
Kinda funny to run across this all these years later...
Good music never gets old. Poignant sadness is part of the human condition, as is love.
ReplyDeleteI had all of his albums before he died, and still wonder sometimes what else he might have accomplished. (Pointless, I know, but I really liked his music ... still do.)
ReplyDeleteI'm from that locality and used to hang with a neighbor of his. Great songs, great in that even on the lawn at his place it was good to listen.
ReplyDeleteMany years later, I worked in one of the office builings near the LIE. I still remember the smoke.
Good guy, great music.
Eck!
Opus- Good point!
ReplyDeleteRev- Same here!
Eck- That must have been fun! And yes, great music!
I remember this one, I was a kid when it came out but it stuck with me into my teen years.
ReplyDeleteThen, I ended up listening to Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys when I was in the Navy - yeah, I'm slightly eclectic.