That night, since she drove, she had the pleasure to then drive me home after ending our relationship. She turned on the radio and James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend" broke the silence. As James Taylor tried to lighten the mood, my ex encouraged me to sing along with her. She sang in our high school's choir and thought nothing of singing. Since I had never heard the song before and wasn't familiar with the lyrics, I remained quiet -- not to mention I was in no mood to sing (and rarely was). I don't remember much from the remainder of that evening other than her car wouldn't start after she dropped me off, yet that song would haunt me for years to come. In an eerie and fitting end to this story, as I'm writing this I see a Facebook notification pop up alerting me that my first ex just liked one of my posts on Facebook. (True story -- it just happened!) Nearly 12 years after we broke up, she reconnected with me via Facebook. At first, I resisted but eventually, I made peace with our past. I suppose the lesson here is that life doesn't always go as we planned. Sometimes it works out for the best and it may take years for one or both of us to recognize and accept it -- I speak this from experience. Peace.
Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Monday, June 19, 2017
James Taylor "You've Got A Friend"
That night, since she drove, she had the pleasure to then drive me home after ending our relationship. She turned on the radio and James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend" broke the silence. As James Taylor tried to lighten the mood, my ex encouraged me to sing along with her. She sang in our high school's choir and thought nothing of singing. Since I had never heard the song before and wasn't familiar with the lyrics, I remained quiet -- not to mention I was in no mood to sing (and rarely was). I don't remember much from the remainder of that evening other than her car wouldn't start after she dropped me off, yet that song would haunt me for years to come. In an eerie and fitting end to this story, as I'm writing this I see a Facebook notification pop up alerting me that my first ex just liked one of my posts on Facebook. (True story -- it just happened!) Nearly 12 years after we broke up, she reconnected with me via Facebook. At first, I resisted but eventually, I made peace with our past. I suppose the lesson here is that life doesn't always go as we planned. Sometimes it works out for the best and it may take years for one or both of us to recognize and accept it -- I speak this from experience. Peace.