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True story, tragic. Beautiful tribute

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_of_Laura

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Sank a few miles from safety.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald

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First-ever re-recording of this track since 1971... I miss you, mom. Sometimes I still cry and cry all day.

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But the joke was on me ...  

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About losing his young son

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Originally about Keith Whitley, then also about Vince’s brother.

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I've chosen this song to be played at my funeral. It touches me to the core of my being... 




I used to know this old scarecrow
He was my song
My joy and sorrow
Cast alone between the furrows
Of a field
No longer sown by anyone
I held a dandelion
That said the time had come
To leave upon the wind
Not to return
When summer burned the earth again
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh


Cultivate the freshest flower
This garden ever grew
Beneath these branches
I once wrote
Such childish words for you
But that's okay
There's treasure children always seek to find
And just like us
You must have had
A once upon a time
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh





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I swear, OSH, Seasons in the Sun may be the all-time saddest pop song. But I always loved it.

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Lukather, with Toto's best song:

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Three children of Bluegrass music , Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, and Ricky Skaggs, who paid their respect to Bluegrass legend, Ralph Stanley, at his funeral by singing, "Go Rest High."







Patty and Vince again--- same song, different funeral.   Patty had to help Vince pick up the pieces here.  His heart was shattered, and he couldn't get through the song without Patty's support. She carried him during those hardest moments. Man, her strength, compassion, love, and humanity shows bright here!  Great human beings, those two. Class acts.  Patty Loveless is such a strong, soulful, beautiful woman. My Gosh, what a voice that woman has!!! Can you tell I adore Patty Loveless?

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Lyrics
Oh yeah
In these days of changing ways
So called liberated days
A story comes to mind of a friend of mine
Georgie boy was gay I guess
Nothin' more or nothin' less
The kindest guy I ever knew
His mother's tears fell in vain
The afternoon George tried to explain
That he needed love like all the rest
Pa said there must be a mistake
How can my son not be straight
After all I've said and done for him
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Leavin' home on a Greyhound bus
Cast out by the ones he loves
A victim of these gay days it seems
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Georgie went to New York town
Where he quickly settled down
And soon became the toast of the great white way
Accepted by Manhattan's elite
In all the places that were chic
No party was complete without George
Along the boulevards he'd cruise
And all the old queens blew a fuse
Everybody loved Georgie boy
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
The last time I saw George alive
Was in the summer of seventy-five
He said he was in love I said I'm pleased
George attended the opening night
Of another Broadway hype
But split before the final curtain fell
Deciding to take a short cut home
Arm in arm they meant no wrong
A gentle breeze blew down fifth avenue
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Out of a darkened side street came
A New Jersey gang with just one aim
To roll some innocent passer-by
There ensued a fearful fight
Screams rang out in the night
Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone
A leather kid, a switchblade knife
He did not intend to take his life
He just pushed his luck a little too far that night
The sight of blood dispersed the gang
A crowd gathered, the police came
An ambulance screamed to a halt on fifty-third and third
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Georgie's life ended there
But I ask who really cares
George once said to me and I quote
He said "never wait or hesitate
Get in kid, before it's too late
You may never get another chance
'Cause youth a mask but it don't last
Live it long and live it fast"
Georgie was a friend of mine
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Oh Georgie stay,
Don't go away
Georgie please stay
You take our breath away
Oh Georgie stay,
Don't go away
Georgie please stay
You take our breath away
Oh Georgie stay,
Don't go away
Georgie, Georgie stay (please stay)
You take our breath away

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These mist-covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is in lowlands
And always will be
Someday, you'll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms
Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've witnessed your suffering
As the battle raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones
Now the sun's gone to hell, and
The moon's riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

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@chuy11ass
7 years ago
This song makes me just want to drive at night with the windows down enjoying the breeze and just cry my heart out.....

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Classic

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@mr_pickman5976
7 months ago
My sister died when she was 25. This song makes me think of her. Forever young.







Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while
Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
Let us die young or let us live forever
We don't have the power, but we never say never
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
The music's for the sad men
Can you imagine when this race is won?
Turn our golden faces into the sun
Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune
The music's played by the, the madmen
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever and ever
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever young
Some are like water, some are like the heat
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Sooner or later, they all will be gone
Why don't they stay young?
It's so hard to get old without a cause
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
Youth's like diamonds in the sun
And diamonds are forever
So many adventures couldn't happen today
So many songs we forgot to play
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
We'll let them come true
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever and ever
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, and ever
Forever young
I wanna be forever young
Do you really want to live forever? (Forever young)

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This was my mother's favorite singer.  My sister took mom to see Tom in concert back in May of 2023. Mom died of a stroke two weeks later. I'll never get over losing my mother but I am thankful to Mr. Jones for giving my mother one great last memory.

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Love Tom Jones reminded me of Tom T Hall who is also awesome


@cottoncuz4
1 year ago
I'm 60 years old here in 2024.So glad I found this rare treasure.
I'm not sure why, but it made me cry like a baby...

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My dad favors Tom T. Hall.   Dad doesn't look much like Rod Stewart, though. I could never , ever get dad to try on a pair of  leopard-print leotards. 


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My dad favors Tom T. Hall.   Dad doesn't look much like Rod Stewart, though. I could never , ever get dad to try on a pair of  leopard-print leotards. 


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Good one to favor. Tom T is a man's man. I hope I look that young and vibrant at that age.