Published on 12, July, 2020
A brief discussion with Mr T reminded me of a song that means more to me now than it did at the time.
I'll leave it to Mr T to post that song,
Mine is
As far as I can guess it is about putting on a brave face to be with your loved one. It brings me to tears every time. In my 20s it was just a song that I liked.
[Verse]We live on a mountain right at the topThere's a beautiful view from the top of the mountainEvery morning I walk towards the edgeAnd throw little things offLike car parts, bottles, and cutleryOr whatever I find lying around
[Pre-Chorus]It's become a habitA way to start the day
[Chorus]I go through all this before you wake upSo I can feel happier to be safe up here with youI go through all this before you wake upSo I can feel happier to be safe up here with you
[Verse]It's early morning, no one is awakeI'm back at my cliff, still throwing things offI listen to the sounds they make on their way downI follow with my eyes till they crashI imagine what my body would sound likeSlamming against those rocks
I went to the cinema with my father in 1980 and watched a film called Breaking Glass, the track ‘Eighth Day’ was in it by Hazel O ‘Connor. It just left a lasting impression on me, in 1980 the song predicted that on the eighth day the computers and machines would take over, it all quite scared me. The video just captured my imagination with Hazel wearing her illuminated suit.
I watch the video of the track at least once a week as I still find the illuminated suit just does something to my brain and unfortunately the meaning of the track looks like it may come true.
youtu.be/O-c99rkQlV0
I wanted to see that at the time, but wasn't allowed.
I was only 13, the film was AA rated which meant you had to be 14. Lucky my mother was the usherette.