For the memory of my dearly departed best friend and mentor Bob Wood. For me, this is one of the very best songs about loss ever written. For the past few years, Ive listened to this song 2 or 3 times a week while thinking about my Grandfather, who died too suddenly and much too young. Today I am listening to it and thinking about Bob. And it keeps coming, and it keeps coming, and it keeps coming, and then it stops. Thats life, isnt it? One day, someone is with you. And then, suddenly, they are not. And you wish that maybe you knew that the last time you saw them was going to be the last...so you could have made it more meaningful. But how could you have known? You didnt know. Thats life. And you have to cry and then keep on going. I really love this song. I think its really beautiful. It talks about loss can not only be sad, sometimes its also weird, and even funny. And surreal. For years, I tried to write a song for my Grandfather, and I couldnt. This song really helped me frame the loss of my Grandfather, to put it into context, and it directly led to me writing Into the Sun, which is my tribute to my Grandfather. This song helped me figure out how I could frame the loss I felt. I dont mean to sound cheezy or ass kissing here, but this is the truth. With Bob, things are different. Bob had a long life, he lived it to the fullest, and lived without regret. Bob taught me a lot about life, how to live it,how to appreciate it, how to grab it by the horns and ride it it high into the sky. I love this song. I like this live version, because you can really hear the emotion in Jamess voice. If you have lost someone, hearing that can be really comforting. It is comforting me today. Plus, as anyone who ever met him knew.... Bob Wood really was someone great.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:07:03 +0000
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