Old or new, the song wins the listener that communicates to him/her. Familiarity and long affection help this happen, but so does the power of the well made song. I cannot forget the first time I heard __________ (fill in the blank). It stuck because it spoke to you, no? Wherefore did it become so familiar, otherwise?

The early Baez album, or the first listening of Abbey Road are probably examples for many people of "Our" generation; -- of course youth always helps!! But for some reason I never heard Wild Mountain Thyme until late in life, and the tune has never escaped my mind since I first heard it. But if someone else is paying you, you have to gear up to what they really want and need.

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