The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #12357   Message #97788
Posted By: Sourdough
21-Jul-99 - 09:00 PM
Thread Name: The Saddest Song of All
Subject: RE: The Saddest Song of All
One of my favorites is "The Child of the Railroad Engineer". When I get to the part where he goes by his house and his wife lights the green lantern meaning all is well, that the child has passed safely through the crisis, I have a small catharsis of my own.

Actually, I think every song you love has a line, a phrase or maybe even a verse that contains the essence of the song for you. Sometimes listening to a singer I can tell when he or she hoits that phrase. With some people, it is as though it becomes luminescent for a moment.

Sourdough