Comments on: The band that just walked away, Renee (Part II: the lyrics)

By: Carmen

Carmen — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 02:23:06 +0000

I couldn’t wait for this 2nd part too. There was so little to find on this band and I loved the memories of the song. What I thought was so interesting was this song was about the girlfriend of another band member. How in the world would this be sung so often and affect their relationships for all of them. Can you even imagine!

By: Liberty Wolf

Liberty Wolf — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 07:16:10 +0000

Thank you for this Neo. I remember this song, which I always liked, from when I was a kid — but even the, I could still feel its emotion. It means more now, and looking back carefully at the lyrics, I can see why it would have a resonance. Beautifully done! The heart on a wall, small but so significant and the empty street… restrained yet deeply felt. Really a gem…

By: SteveH

SteveH — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 05:41:21 +0000

This song reminds me of how the most powerful experiences of love can happen over just a fleeting few weeks in a summer. And the rest of the world seems cruelly oblivious to two ordinary people experiencing that having to end.

Its a great song.

By: M J R

M J R — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 05:25:26 +0000

Ralph Kinney Bennett, 8:07 pm — [fan] “of Orbison from his very first recording.”

I have been a major fan of Roy Orbison since “Only the Lonely” in 1960. I’d never heard of him before that, and looking back, I canNOT say I’m a fan of his Sun Records rockabilly origins, although I do dig a couple of his early pre-1960 efforts. But a lot of them rate a big “meh”, in my rarely humble opinion.

But yes, as you confess, “we’ve imposed enough on Neo’s space.” Okay, over and out!

By: clarityseeker

clarityseeker — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 02:55:44 +0000

I should have articulated better. Title begins mid-sentence.

By: OlderandWheezier

OlderandWheezier — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 01:59:54 +0000

clarityseeker: I almost made the same mistake regarding “And I Love Her.” Great song, but it doesn’t begin in midstream with the word “and”:

I give her all my love
That’s all I do
And if you saw my love
You’d love her too

By: clarityseeker

clarityseeker — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 00:12:07 +0000

The human experience.
Nothing such as love is so uniquely intimate yet so universally common.
Nothing quite captures such moments as does a song of interest during a time when the heart is laid bare to love. Not a camera. Nor poetry. And certainly not the unaided memory.

By: Ralph Kinney Bennett

Ralph Kinney Bennett — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 00:07:09 +0000

For MJR: Thanks. I listened to the Shannon version again and you’re right; not that bad. DS had a sad end. I’m a huge fan of the Wilburys (and of Orbison from his very first recording). I’m still numb from having forgotten Jay and the Americans and grateful for your kindness in straightening me out. Well, we’ve imposed enough on Neo’s space. Thanks again.

By: clarityseeker

clarityseeker — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 23:58:44 +0000

Posts such as this one ensure my return. Thank you.
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Another more famous song beginning, mid-sentence:
“And I Love Her”, The Beatles
Paul McCartney wrote it for Jane Asher.
They broke up in 1968.

By: M J R

M J R — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 22:52:42 +0000

Ralph Kinney Bennett, 3:14 pm —

I always liked Del Shannon. I wasn’t what you’d call a fan, so I was not aware he had ever covered “She Cried”.

You write, “Del Shannon covered the song (lamely).” To be honest [like there’s an alternative?], I would not at all characterize his rendition of “She Cried” as “lame”!

By the way, speaking of Del Shannon, ever hear the Traveling Wilburys’ treatment of “Runaway”?

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEPx9bkpkh8 )

(The Traveling Wilburys were George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne (ELO frontman), and Roy Orbison — although Roy had left us when the Wilburys recorded “Runaway”. It was rumored once that Del Shannon might become a Wilbury, but there never was anything to that.)

Regards,
M J R