Balls and Walnuts
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What a voice.
Carly Simon at her best:
Not sure I ever told this story . . . but at my old girlfriend’s sister’s wedding reception, she (the bride) had the DJ play this song. I asked her afterward, what was she thinking?
“I LIKE this song!” she said, and that was that. I guess she had never listened to the lyrics? Or perhaps she felt she had learned to be herself first, by herself.
But it always amazed me, the guts (or the cluelessness) it took to play this song at a wedding reception. And, yes, she’s still with the same guy, some 20 years later.
D.
Not being into the mainstream pop at the time, I never listened to much Carly Simon – just the occasional bit when she popped up on the radio. I may go back and get some of her back catalog – she has a beautiful voice. I like contraltos.
I have always liked Carly Simon, and if you know anything about her difficulty performing on stage, to me, it makes her lyrics that much more significant.
I was once at a wedding where the bride had her best friend sing “I will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton. Sounds good until you listen to the lyrics.
A friend of mine is a minister, and he told me you would not believe some of the songs people want sung at weddings. He had someone ask if they could do “Torn Between Two Lovers”. He said no.
Another friend of mine’s first marriage was on a tight budget, and she couldn’t afford live music for the ceremony. They had a tape with the song she had chosen…. unfortunately, the tape went in on the wrong side and she ended up coming down the aisle to “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones. It was an omen, lol.