There has been a bit more Elvis music getting air play this week given that it was Elvis's birthday. Browsing the net, I found that there is all sorts of stuff happening at Graceland at the Annual Evis Birthday Party, if you are a real Elvis devotee and want to make the trek. I think I will wait for my annual dose of Elvis at the annual Collingwood Elvis Festival this summer.
The song "Until Its time to go" caught my ear and I recalled that a young Buffy Sainte-Marie had originally composed and recorded it in the 60s. It is a very pretty and romantic song. The lyrics resonate for me.
According to Wiki: "Until It's Time for You to Go" is a song from the 1965 album Many a Mile by Canadian First Nations singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. It was never released by her as a single, but was a UK Top 20 hit for British group The Four Pennies in 1965, and for Elvis Presley in 1972,[1] and a US Hot 100 single for Neil Diamond in 1970.
The lyrics concern an ordinary man and woman who love each other, but cannot stay together because they come from different worlds. The singer asks her (or his) lover: "Don't ask why/Don't ask how/Don't ask forever/Love me now." According to Sainte-Marie, the song "popped into my head while I was falling in love with someone I knew couldn't stay with me.
There is no doubt that The King adds a special something to the song. I could listen to it every day.
(words & music by Buffy Sainte-Marie)
You're not a dream,
You're not an angel,
You're a woman,
I'm not a king,
I'm just a man,
Take my hand,
We'll make a space,
In this life that we planned,
And here we'll stay,
Until it's time for you to go.
Yes, we're diff'rent, worlds apart,
We're not the same,
We laughed and played,
At the start, like in a game,
You could have stayed,
Outside my heart,
But in you came,
And here you'll stay,
Until it's time for you to go.
Don't ask why,
Don't ask how,
Don't ask forever,
Love me, love me,
Love me, love me now.
This love of mine,
Had no beginning,
It has no end,
I was an oak,
Now I'm a willow,
Now I can bend,
And tho' I'll never,
In my life see you again,
And still I'll stay,
Until it's time for you to go.
Don't ask why,
Don't ask how,
Don't ask forever,
Love me, love me,
Love me, love me now.
This love of mine,
Had no beginning,
It has no end,
I was an oak,
Now I'm a willow,
And I can bend,
And tho' I'll never,
In my life see you again,
Here I'll stay,
Until it's time for you to go,
Yes I'll stay,
Until it's time for you to go.
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Beautiful blog and Buffy Saint Marie is a wonderful singer.she reminds me of the Soldier blue and that great song This is my country
ReplyDeletethanx for sharing all those nice hings on your blog
Have a good and happy sunday:))))
Greetings from Norway:))
Thanks for the visit and the kind words Anita. Enjoy your Sunday also!
ReplyDeleteWell, my brain is functioning no better today than it was yesterday, but I will write a few words here between sneezes and coughs. Be ready to duck, Peggy.
ReplyDeleteBetween moving and family events, it appears that you really did have a busy few months. It also appears that you move almost as often as I do, but your moves are within the same city. It is nice to see things are going well for you.
I do not share your enthusiasm for Elvis, but appreciate his influence on "modern" music and the changes which brought around the songs I really do like -- those which are a bit "heavier" form of rock, you might say.
Now, it is time for me to wrap up in a blanket in front of a television and watch football games between naps. Being under the weather does have some advantages, I guess.
See you around ....
Glad to have you visit Fram! Hope you are starting to feel better. Yes, I guess you and I seem to change places more often than most - but I am sure you have me beat by a long shot.
ReplyDeleteActually, I am not really all that much of an Elvis fan. This is a pretty song and I am a sucker for a romantic song (I think it is a girl thing). I enjoy the Elvis weekend not because of the Elvis music but because of the fun times I have out with my g/f and her husband who plays in a bar band that weekend every year.
Thanks again for visiting and take care of that cold. Hope that you were able to get some chicken soup - no doubt one of the best things to deal with it.