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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA joyous but poignant musical interlude on the Fourth of July.
I have been thinking of this song increasingly these days. From the incredible "Bookends" album from Simon and Garfunkel.
Happy Independence Day to all DUers.
Never, never, never give up looking for America.
Wishing you all the best.
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A joyous but poignant musical interlude on the Fourth of July. (Original Post)
longship
Jul 2017
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50 Shades Of Blue
(10,053 posts)1. Thanks! It never gets old!
CincyDem
(6,389 posts)2. Thank you. One of the best. n/t
Bayard
(22,163 posts)3. Thanks for that.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)4. Boy, I remember when I first heard that tune, and the entire Bookends album.... I was in Memphis,
sitting in a living room by a large, low round slab table under a Tiffany lamp.
Whatever year it came out 68-
One of the most brilliant drums fills in history..
LuckyLib
(6,820 posts)5. What a great album -- end to end wonderful music.
longship
(40,416 posts)6. As I am in a particularly poignant mood today, here's the coda.
Old Friends, which is how I feel about every one of my DU friends.
Preserve your memories. They're all that's left you.
Thank you all.