WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Boomer Anthems: Nights on Broadway (“Here we are / In a room full of strangers”)
byVanderleunonNovember 22, 2020
Here we are
In a room full of strangers
Standing in the dark
Where your eyes couldn’t see me
Well, I had to follow you
Though you did not want me to
But that won’t stop my lovin’ you
I can’t stay away
Blamin’ it all on the nights on Broadway
Singin’ them love songs
Singin’ them straight to the heart songs
Blamin’ it all on the nights on Broadway
Singin’ them sweet sounds
To that crazy, crazy town
Now in my place
There are so many others
Standin’ in the line
How long will they stand between us
Well, I had to follow you
Though you did not want me to
But that won’t stop my lovin’ you
I can’t stay away
Blamin’ it all (blamin’ it all)
On the nights on Broadway (blame it on the nights on Broadway)
Singin’ them love songs
Singin’ them straight to the heart songs
Blamin’ it all (I’m blamin’ it all)
On the nights on Broadway (blame it on the nights on Broadway)
Singin’ them sweet sounds
To that crazy, crazy town (oh those nights)
I will wait
Even if it takes forever
I will wait
Even if it takes a lifetime
Somehow I feel inside
You never ever left my side
Make it like it was before
Even if it takes a lifetime, takes a lifetime, ooh
Blamin’ it all (I’m blamin’ it all)
On the nights on Broadway (blame it on the nights on Broadway)
Singin’ them love songs (yeah, yeah)
Singin’ them straight to the heart songs (yeah, I’m blamin’ it all)
Blamin’ it all (blamin’ it all)
On the nights on Broadway (blame it on the nights on Broadway)
Singin’ them sweet sounds (oh yeah)
To that crazy, crazy town (yeah)
Blamin’ it all (I’m blamin’ it all)
On the nights on Broadway (blame it on the nights on Broadway)
Singin’ them love songs (yeah, yeah)
Singin’ them straight to the heart songs
Blamin’ it all (I’m blamin’ it all)
On the nights on Broadway (blame it on the nights on Broadway)
Singin’ them sweet sounds (oh yeah yeah)
To that crazy, crazy town (yeah)
Blamin’ it all (I’m blamin’ it all)
On the nights on Broadway (blame it on the nights on Broadway)
Singin’ them love songs (yeah, yeah)
Singin’ them straight to the heart songs
Blamin’ it all (I’m blamin’ it all)
On the nights on Broadway
Singin’ them sweet sounds
They were really fine songwriters, but don’t get the credit they deserve because they were never innovators but simply adapted to the styles of the day.
For example, Barry Gibb wrote the great To Love Somebody for Otis Redding in 1967, but Redding died before he got the chance to perform it (and you can totally imagine him doing so). Later, they weren’t trying to write “disco” music, rather, just in the R & B idiom of the day. Not their fault that disco devolved into such a formulaic self-parody.
Largely because of Dylan and the Beatles, everyone had to “innovate,” such that mere craftsmanship was frowned upon. But good craftsmanship beats bad innovation every time.
JackNovember 23, 2020, 8:13 AM
Great old band, for sure. But I cringe a bit when I remember that I too wore clothing like that back in those days. WTF was I thinking?
Gordon ScottNovember 23, 2020, 2:52 PM
It’s difficult to believe they came from the same parents, except for the great voices.
Robin and that handheld monitor speaker at his ear: Frankie Valli uses the same device to sing falsetto.
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Gerard Van der Leun
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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This is one of my favorites. It takes me back a long way. Thank you,
Gerard.
On Broadway??
…they say the neon lights are bright on Broadway..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQdiEe7TkfI
George Benson
I’ve been binging on Bee Gees this year. Glad to see there are other fans “nearby”!
They were really fine songwriters, but don’t get the credit they deserve because they were never innovators but simply adapted to the styles of the day.
For example, Barry Gibb wrote the great To Love Somebody for Otis Redding in 1967, but Redding died before he got the chance to perform it (and you can totally imagine him doing so). Later, they weren’t trying to write “disco” music, rather, just in the R & B idiom of the day. Not their fault that disco devolved into such a formulaic self-parody.
Largely because of Dylan and the Beatles, everyone had to “innovate,” such that mere craftsmanship was frowned upon. But good craftsmanship beats bad innovation every time.
Great old band, for sure. But I cringe a bit when I remember that I too wore clothing like that back in those days. WTF was I thinking?
It’s difficult to believe they came from the same parents, except for the great voices.
Robin and that handheld monitor speaker at his ear: Frankie Valli uses the same device to sing falsetto.
Were we ever that thin?!
And it’s Ed for the win.