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Old 08-31-2012, 11:41 PM
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[QUOTE=bandsdavis;549878]Glad to see someone mention Johnny Mercer. Are you familiar with a song called "When October Goes"? The lyrics are by Mercer, and it was set to music after his passing by Barry Manilow. It's on Manilow's "2 AM Paradise Cafe" CD, and it is hauntingly beautiful.

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I'm not aware of When October Goes but, I'll look it up despite my allergy to Barry Manilow.

Mercer was great...a lyric master...just short of Cole Porter...and he could write a great melody (Somethings Gotta Give).

And in the end..who could beat...

waitin' 'round the bend
My huckleberry friend

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZcTSsxVJs[/ame]


Aside from the multiple internal rhymes...what an incredible metaphor! So unexpected....so perfect.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZcTSsxVJs]Breakfast at Tiffany's - Moon River (Audrey Vocal) - 11 - Music From the Films of Audrey Hepburn - YouTube[/ame]