Life Can Be . . . Complicated
Life can be damned hard, and complex. That’s certainly no secret.
Relationships are part of life – and they can be damned hard and complex, too. That’s certainly no secret either. Even when someone’s strongly committed to being faithful, temptations happen.
IMO, these guys managed to capture that whole confused, messed-up situation just about as perfectly as I’ve ever found. Whether you’ve managed to avoid getting caught-up in a nasty situation along these lines or not, I think everyone can relate. Because I’m going out on a limb here and saying that somewhere along the way, everyone’s been tempted. Humans are, after all . . . human.
There’s no hidden message here; no confessions, no accusations, no judgments, nada. Only rarely do songs capture a truly complicated time, place, or human situation damn near perfectly. IMO this is one such tune; it’s one I thought worth a listen. And since the situation is pretty damn common if not universal, I thought it was worth sharing it here.
That’s the end of today’s ramble. We now return you to your regular TAH programming. (smile)
Category: Pointless blather, Who knows
Squeeze is one of my favorite underrated bands. There are just some groups that do well outside the US that just never seem to catch on here. Throw Crowded House into that mix as well.
My favorite song of all times. Had the opportunity to hear Paul Carrack sing it last year when he was touring with Eric Clapton.
Hondo…Thanks. Love the good old stuff and I have a “Not For Sale” promo copy in my collection from my radio days. Great song with a simple message as you said. Being only human, yes I can relate to this song’s message well. Young, middle aged and now…old, the eye still wanders. My emotions don’t wander as much as when I was younger, perhaps wisdom, perhaps just lack of energy. But yes, honestly I have to say I have had my times of walking the thin line of temptation.
Great Post,
That being said I am so glad you did not choose Lola as the song to explain temptation
Or that other great temptress, with its own anthem also by Clapton – Cocaine…
allen: Clapton only covered Cocaine; J. J. Cale wrote it.
as well as After Midnight, Bringin it Back from Mexico, TheyCall Me th Breeze, and a host of others… JJ was da Man.
Funny – Leon Rusell, JJ Cale, Steve Ripley/The Tractors… NOTHING bad seems to come from Tulsa.