This song by 10cc and written by its band members Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, was played on the radio while I was driving last weekend.
Immediately it reminded me of myself as a teenager – which I was at the time it was released. Music does that, doesn’t it, takes us straight back there.
And I realised, too, that I feel differently, as I listen to it now… Continue reading ““I’m not in love…””
A close friend of mine recently sent me a link to the You Tube video of Carole King performing ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ in Hyde Park. Watching this (which I really liked) made me think of the words of another favourite song: ‘Lean on Me’ by Bill Withers:
“Lean on me, when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend
I’ll help you carry on
For it won’t be long
‘Til I’m gonna need
Somebody to lean on”
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