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ten summoner's tales
March 09, 2007
ahh... march 9th, 1993. my 24th birthday. second hellish year in law school. sting's ten summoner's tales comes out, and i'm there at tower first thing in the morning to pick it up.
mary and i drove out to the pool in lakeway, listening to it. it was a huge change from soul cages, which is still one of my favorite albums. still musically sound, but no love song as potent as "why should I cry for you," that still makes me think of driving away from airports, listening to the single, and asking the same question...
sometimes i see your face, the stars seem to lose their place. why must i think of you? why must i, why should i? why should i cry for you? why would you want me to? what would it mean to say, I loved you, in my fashion? what would be true?
i don't begrudge sting the changes in his music - it's his music. one can't say he's sold out. the changes in his career no doubt mirror the changes in his life. we're both 14 years older, he and i.
but i do wonder if the same love songs are still in us, these many years later.
Posted by Rob at March 9, 2007 01:16 PM
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my favorite Sting song is actually a remake of a Jimi Hendrix song, Little Wing. Sting's version is so beautiful. go retro - give it a listen.
Posted by: Lorrie at March 10, 2007 10:29 AM