It’s pretty crazy how you can feel it in the air. Or maybe it’s just me… That feeling of being pulled out of a summertime vortex and into the decay of autumn harvest.
It’s there, as I ride my bike around South Philly, in the wind that hits me. It’s present as I watch another dramatic opera starting the Red Sox and the Yankees. Everything starts to quiet down. Nature braces itself for another long winter. And you know….football is coming too.
To make things even deeper, there’s this ill tension in the water, the way of the world making things a bit more uptight. Politics suck. Nothing makes sense and everything seems so crucial…
But then out of know where, I find an amazing version of “It’s gonna take a miracle”. Laura Nyro backed by Labelle! Wow…this track is deep. It sounds like everything you’ve been dying to scream for weeks. It captures your breakup, your poverty, your pain, your optimism, all in a couple minutes. That loud shriek Laura lets out for about seven seconds into the song makes you want to cry. Seriously. And for the brave and courageous out there, go find Laura’s version of “Stoned Soul Picnic” on the internet as well, it’s worth the time investment.
When you boil it all down, it’s an unquestionable fact we all face dead in the eye. It’s gonna take a miracle to save our world. But songs like this remind us that there is still a little fight left to live for.
It’s gonna be okay.
(Current Standing ~ 5 out of 5)
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September 29th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
Nice. Laura Nyro has an amazing voice.
September 19th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
I love this article. You captured the essence of the song and how I feel at the moment. Thank you =0)