The Late Great Johnny Ace by Paul Simon off of Hearts and Bones Circa 1983

I posted this back on July 19 of this year and for whatever reason I’m just thinking of this song right now as we come close to the anniversary of the of the murder and subsequent death of John Lennon.

I was thinking of writing a post about this, and I forgotten that I already had. Just wanted to re-share it with many of you who may not have seen it before or may not be allowed to see it for other reasons I can’t control.

I hope you enjoy it again or for the first time and please listen to this song. It’ll really do something to you. It has everything like I mention in my brief article below.

This just does something to me every time I hear it. it’s got everything hope happiness, love, sadness, heartbreak, and this beautiful eulogy at the end in this lovely coda by Philip Glass. It’ll break your heart. A touching tribute to Johnny Ace and John Lennon.

Check it out below, I think a lot of you may not be familiar with it.

-aaa

The Late Great Johnny Ace

9/11 💔

I don’t want to remember

All the deaths that they suffered

It was one bright September

Tragedy was not buffered.

I’ve done all my figuring

After many years later

No magic conjuring

Will ever make it waver

-AAA 07/20/2024

Originally Published 07/20/2024

9/11 💔

I don’t want to remember

All the deaths that they suffered

It was one bright September

Tragedy was not buffered.

I’ve done all my figuring

After many years later

No magic conjuring

Will ever make it waver

-AAA 07/20/2024

Revelation of Doom

Oh great oracle of our day

What news can you share

What factors are at play

Or do you even care.

🌊

Tell us a tale

Give us some hope

What’s to our avail

How will we cope?

🌊

Will we survive

Will we be free

All of us alive

That’s yet to be seen.

🌊

Just tell us a lie

Because the truth hurts too much

Many will cry

So grant us that crutch.

🌊

You can see all

While others see none

Please hear our call

Lest in panic we run.

🌊

The world is at crossroad

You must be our guide

We stand at your humble abode

On bended knee and swallowed pride.

🌊

The answers have come

And they’re not what we’d like

None of us are dumb

We see the crumbling dike

🌊

The flood will engulf us

There’s no turning back

The world missed the bus

And the trains are off the track…

-aaa 🌊🌊🌊