Someone very special to me (the person who nudged me towards an assessment in more recent times, when I might have still been blindly rolling on dismissing my own intuition) sent me a link to this song when she sensed I was heartbroken at her leaving the department we shared. Eight years ago now- the blink of an eye. I think she could see how I struggled more with change than most people and there was a cryptic acknowledgment somehow in her sending me it. I’ve always liked the song anyway. It would be good even if it weren’t for the lightly discordant notes that intermittently accent the arrangement - a touch of genius that puts it on a whole other level of bittersweet. ‘I know nothing stays the same…’ that’s like a hug and a gut punch in one move. Oddly consoling.
Someone very special to me (the person who nudged me towards an assessment in more recent times, when I might have still been blindly rolling on dismissing my own intuition) sent me a link to this song when she sensed I was heartbroken at her leaving the department we shared. Eight years ago now- the blink of an eye. I think she could see how I struggled more with change than most people and there was a cryptic acknowledgment somehow in her sending me it. I’ve always liked the song anyway. It would be good even if it weren’t for the lightly discordant notes that intermittently accent the arrangement - a touch of genius that puts it on a whole other level of bittersweet. ‘I know nothing stays the same…’ that’s like a hug and a gut punch in one move. Oddly consoling.
Carly Simon is brilliant. Love her music. The first song I heard of hers was You're So Vain, I was learning it on guitar, and got hooked on her music at the same time.
