Oooh, I feel that, Al. Despite the generations on my father's side who called that area "home," it never felt like it to me. I used to joke that I inherited my mother's family's Viking tendencies... at least for wandering. Not so much the pillaging and going berserk.
Beautiful song, but so sad. I remember it well. I always wanted to move, but my husband wouldn’t move out of this small town. He’s gone now and I am still here.
Thanks for sharing, Virginia. It's a tough choice for each of us in that situation to make. I hope you have lots of happy memories that ward off any regrets.
I love this song so much. For the last 5-8 years before my wife and I left Bermuda for our current travels, our morning alarm would be a random shuffling of songs from a time life soft rock playlist of a couple hundred songs. There were about ten tracks on there that would be sufficient for us to stay in bed “for one more song” and this was one of them.
It was always so sad to me that someone that supposedly loved him so much (or at least was his number one fan) wouldn’t leave Tennessee to be with him.
The little vignettes he paints of each of the towns is so lovely (“some stars that fell from the sky and livin’ up on the hill”). Just fantastic!
It is a beautiful song in every way. The song Dave Loggins wrote that became a big hit for Three Dog Night is "Pieces of April," which seems obvious now that I know it.
I was very affected by this song too. Great to be reminded of it and listen again.
I’ve always identified with this song. As someone with strong wanderlust, I got it. The call of home is not always strong enough, for many reasons.
Oooh, I feel that, Al. Despite the generations on my father's side who called that area "home," it never felt like it to me. I used to joke that I inherited my mother's family's Viking tendencies... at least for wandering. Not so much the pillaging and going berserk.
Beautiful song, but so sad. I remember it well. I always wanted to move, but my husband wouldn’t move out of this small town. He’s gone now and I am still here.
Thanks for sharing, Virginia. It's a tough choice for each of us in that situation to make. I hope you have lots of happy memories that ward off any regrets.
I love this song so much. For the last 5-8 years before my wife and I left Bermuda for our current travels, our morning alarm would be a random shuffling of songs from a time life soft rock playlist of a couple hundred songs. There were about ten tracks on there that would be sufficient for us to stay in bed “for one more song” and this was one of them.
It was always so sad to me that someone that supposedly loved him so much (or at least was his number one fan) wouldn’t leave Tennessee to be with him.
The little vignettes he paints of each of the towns is so lovely (“some stars that fell from the sky and livin’ up on the hill”). Just fantastic!
What a lovely way to wake up.
It is a beautiful song in every way. The song Dave Loggins wrote that became a big hit for Three Dog Night is "Pieces of April," which seems obvious now that I know it.