I Have Been Singing This Song All Day!
Can't Get It Out of My Brain,
So Now You Get It, Too!
Some of us, of a certain age, wait, scratch that. I have a feeling that most of us, no matter how old we are, have memories of Neil Diamond. My mom played that Hot August Night album over and over, I could probably sing and recite every word. It is a part of the soundtrack of my life in a way that, when I hear the songs, I get all happy and weepy at the same time. Song Sung Blue has a way of pulling even the staunchest of non-singers into a resounding belting of the chorus. And really, isn't it true? "Then before you know it, you start to feelin' good. You've simply got no choice!" So smile and sing it out!
Two hundred thirty-six to go. "Me and you, are subject to, the blues now and then. But when you take the blues and make a song, you sing 'em out again. You sing 'em out again!"
Sweet Caroline always does it for me -- the good mood and singin' along and all. And don't forget about Brother Love's Travelin' Show -- OMG, that one!!! I can never play that one loud enough.
Happy Mother's Day, T.
XOX
Posted by:Vicki | May 11, 2008 at 07:32 AM
Hot August Night. What a voice that guy has, eh? Swoon....
Posted by:Kim | May 11, 2008 at 09:49 AM
They are featuring Neil on CBS Sunday Morning today. I turned it off....sorry...I'm more a Tangled Up in Blue, grrl.
Posted by:margene | May 11, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Oh god, he looks so young! Yikes.
He was a prima donna in person.
Posted by:Laurie | May 11, 2008 at 05:47 PM
My mom had a thing for Neil Diamond and Hot August Night, too. Add to that the fact that I grew up next to one of the founding members of The Vogues and you have the sound track of my child hood up until about age 11.
Posted by:Kim | May 14, 2008 at 02:09 PM