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The year
2014 is more than half over, and Phil Everly and Elaine Stritch—two
people I listened to when I was still in school—have departed
this dimension.
But their music is always with me. Any
time I listen to these artists, it reminds me that they work from a
place where the music always sounds good.
Maybe it is nostalgia, or perhaps it is
the magic of summer, but thinking about Elaine I am glad we grabbed
the chance to take our daughters to see her one woman show at Town Hall
in Manhattan a few years ago.
If you have some spare time, use it to
listen to her treatment of “You Took Advantage Of Me.”
Although all the Everly songs here are
just outstanding, my absolute favorite is the Beach Boys reading of
“Devoted To You”…just wonderful.
The rest of it celebrates what we always
hope will become, but know can never last—endless summer.
Listen to the lyrical über-joy of
“Summertime Summertime” or “I’ve Told Every
Little Star,” but be careful.
Both of these songs can get into your
head and will pop up—without warning—again and again, even
at the most inopportune times, and there you will be, at the beach or
camping in the woods or in a popcorn queue at the movies, and people
will wonder about the funny face you are making.
But soon the puffy white, fair weather
clouds that herald summer will become thin and high, as the wind takes
over arranging the leaves of autumn.
But none of that is in sight for a few
weeks…
For now, here are some old friends with
great music, just for you.
Geoffrey
