I've loved, loved, loved this song since first hearing it. " you didn't leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues"
"you never used to look behind you..."
We all have stories off MK's stories..and I'm interested in hearing yours if you will share. It's pretty neat...we're in different countries, many of us, ..but different adventures, different locales...
Hope you will. Here's one of mine:
When I was younger...I did used to look behind me, with nostalgia, melancholy...Then, I had a child-- I rarely looked behind me.
But this song...easy kind of memories..deep maybe...but those that don't cut you.
When I was young, I used to travel by bus to visit family members fairly frequently. It was usually a relatively short trip (2-3 hours), but quite frequently I'd also travel bus-wise on longer trips. This song put me in mind of one trip...a longer distance, and a fun journey...the miss you blues kind...you're young, it's an adventure, neat people on the bus...sweet memories.
But the bus driver! I felt he tried to dampen the spirits of some of us on the bus. In my youthful and somewhat rebellious spirt...I kind of gave him the what for.
Anyway, a month or so ago, I went to pick up my son at the bus station...as he's now coming to visit ME via bus from several hours away.
"who's gonna fill your shoes" On the way, the radio plays SOS, which used to play so often those days I'm talking about, and, I think about that bus driver from long ago...
So, I'm waiting for my son and the bus driver gets off. A pretty portly guy...just like before! And I almost want to approach him.
KInd of cool I thought. Easy, sweet. Miss You Blues.