This song immediately conjures up the winter night when i was a kid and we went to the wake of a neighbor's teen-aged daughter, who died suddenly. I remember the shock of seeing a stunningly beautiful young woman dead in a coffin. No explanation was forthcoming as to why she died, and questions were dismissed pretty well out-of-hand. many years later I realized it was most likely from a botched abortion.

This song was playing in the car as we drove home, I can still even feel the cold of the Chicago winter. Music and memory are not always particularly pleasant, but this one was very profound and stuck with me.

Thanks for music Joe.

R.I.P.

Rest in peace, Joe.