From occasional sunday correspondent cullenskink
Music definitely does help us through the darkest times. And while there are many profound and brilliant songs addressing life and death, some of these postings have demonstrated that consolation in the event of actual bereavement and grief comes from songs you would never have expected.
My own contribution takes me right back to the time when I was about to enter my teens, and starting off on the journey of musical discovery that would help me through them, when I suddenly lost my father.
I would borrow LPs every fortnight from Walsall record library, and transfer them onto C90 cassettes. One such LP was Special Beat Service - and while I've never been of the opinion that this is a great album (I Confess is its standout track), its meaning to me is inestimable. Unable to put my loss into words, and with no one to speak them to anyway, I would sing every word of this album over and over again to myself. This song, named after a game played long ago in West Midlands school playgrounds, is the one that helped me to face the world then, and it still does now.
With love to JC.
Music definitely does help us through the darkest times. And while there are many profound and brilliant songs addressing life and death, some of these postings have demonstrated that consolation in the event of actual bereavement and grief comes from songs you would never have expected.
My own contribution takes me right back to the time when I was about to enter my teens, and starting off on the journey of musical discovery that would help me through them, when I suddenly lost my father.
I would borrow LPs every fortnight from Walsall record library, and transfer them onto C90 cassettes. One such LP was Special Beat Service - and while I've never been of the opinion that this is a great album (I Confess is its standout track), its meaning to me is inestimable. Unable to put my loss into words, and with no one to speak them to anyway, I would sing every word of this album over and over again to myself. This song, named after a game played long ago in West Midlands school playgrounds, is the one that helped me to face the world then, and it still does now.
With love to JC.
: The Beat - Ackee 1 2 3
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