Both of these very talented song writer/ performers, born the same year, and passed away early in their lives. They come to mind because it’s Memorial Day Weekend or Decoration Day as it was first named.
Laura Nyro , who always interested me because she grew up in the Bronx (my first home) and she wrote such smart music as a teenager “When I Die” for Blood Sweat and Tears and “Stoned Soul Picnic” for The 5th Dimension. As a kid, Memorial Day each year was the first outdoor holiday and signaled that summer was not far off.
Warren Zevon’s “Keep me in Your Heart” about the “Difference” we want to make in the world. Nothing big, just to be remembered, which is what we do on this day.
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