Something I wrote on January 15, 2014 upon learning of the passing of Phil Everly. The Everly Brothers help us (a generation) with broke love "Bye Bye Love" and to deal with some matters that we could only dream (Dream, Dream) about...and maybe still do.
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1962 was the year “When I’ll Do My Crying in the Rain” became a hit for the two brothers, Don and Phil. As I sat at my desk listening to the song I remembered that I was starting my sophomore year in college. If I listened and played that song once, I must have played it a thousand times.
I’ll never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
I’ve got my pride and I know how to hide
All my sorrow and pain
I’ll do my crying in the rain
If I wait for cloudy skies
You won’t see the rain from the tears in my eyes
You’ll never know that I still love you so
Though the heartaches remain
I’ll do my crying in the rain
Raindrops falling from Heaven
Could never wash away my misery
But since we’re not together
I look for stormy weather
To hide the tears I hope you’ll never see
Crying, crying in the rain
Someday when my crying’s done
I’m gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool, but then darling
You’ll never see me complain
I’ll do my crying in the rain
(Carole King and Howard Greenfield)
I am sad tonight for the passing of Phil Everly. I will always remember the Everly Brothers and I imagine in most of us there has been or will be that time “when we cried in the rain.” Rain and pain like that seldom ever completely leave us.
I hope that within each of us time allowed us to once again wear a smile and walk in the sun.
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January 15, 2014
Keep on,
Larry Adamson