Sad Song

**ASinclair** · 27th May 15, 06:10 PM

Okay, how many are old enough to have heard this when they saw the movie in the theater?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaSIPQ-Bdc8

I believe I drank beer while listening to this on more than one occasion.

**Tarheel** · 27th May 15, 07:08 PM

[QUOTE=ASinclair;1289348]Okay, how many are old enough to have heard this when they saw the movie in the theater?QUOTE]

I do (even at a drive-in theater). How about the theme from, "The Summer of 42." There's one sad tune for beaches as well as tears and beer.

**ASinclair** · 27th May 15, 07:15 PM

[QUOTE=Tarheel;1289353]

Originally Posted by ASinclair

Okay, how many are old enough to have heard this when they saw the movie in the theater?QUOTE]

I do (even at a drive-in theater). How about the theme from, "The Summer of 42." There's one sad tune for beaches as well as tears and beer.

That is a haunting tune. And drive-in theaters - don't get me started.

**Reiver** · 27th May 15, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by ASinclair

Okay, how many are old enough to have heard this when they saw the movie in the theater?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaSIPQ-Bdc8

I believe I drank beer while listening to this on more than one occasion.

Was at Ft. Benning Ga. when that came out assigned there after my RVN tour...so am old enough I suspect.

**Dughlas mor** · 28th May 15, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by ASinclair

Okay, how many are old enough to have heard this when they saw the movie in the theater?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaSIPQ-Bdc8

I believe I drank beer while listening to this on more than one occasion.

I think I was about 14 when that movie came out, and I missed the first run. I do remember seeing it in the theatre in the 70`s though. "Knockin` on Heavens Door" was one of Dylans` many "instant classics," of course, and the soundtrack album is one of the best movie soundtracks ever, IMO. The movie is pretty good too, except for the terrible miscasting of a nearly 40 year old Kris Kristofferson as Billy, who was about 20 when he died.
Back in 2003, We lost a sister who was the victim of a brain tumor. She was 2 years older than me, and a huge Dylan fan. There are a few Dylan songs that can move me to tears pretty easily, but none more so than this one, which I can hardly bear to listen to anymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NfR_AxCjoQ

**ASinclair** · 28th May 15, 08:25 PM

I used to listen to this LP while drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdLRoOYk50o

(I may have been smoking something, as well, but I really cannot remember.)

**Tarheel** · 29th May 15, 04:36 AM

The sad thing about your post MR. Sinclair, is I was probably at one of those "basement parties" listening to the same music and I can't remember being there either. I call them "foggy memories."

**Jack Daw** · 29th May 15, 05:53 AM

[QUOTE=ASinclair;1289354]

Originally Posted by Tarheel

That is a haunting tune. And drive-in theaters - don't get me started.

I don't consider this a sad tune. Hermie got lucky.

**sailortats** · 29th May 15, 06:25 AM

I guess I am too old to remember these last couple of tunes mentioned. But I am definitely the right age to remember this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRiXEBU3W40

**Tarheel** · 29th May 15, 06:33 AM

You're never too old (or young) for fine music. Off the same album by Jim Reeves was "He'll Have to Go". Played at my house when I was smaller but I understood it then as I do now.

Jim did ask, "..the man to turn the juke box way down low"

I still can't listen to "Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Darren without choking up. That is from a time in our past (for many reasons we both experienced) that you can relate to sailortats.