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I just couldn't bring myself to post a cutesy blog with red hearts and teddy bears. Cutesy things like that are just not me. To me there's such meaning in this song about a woman singing her heart out in angst about a lost love.
Message To Michael
Dionne Warwick, March 1966
Spread your wings for New Orleans
Kentucky bluebird fly away
And take a
Message to Michael, message to Michael
He sings each night in some cafe
In search to find wealth and fame
I hear Michael has gone and changed his name
Its a year since he was here
Kentucky bluebird , fly away
And take a
Message to Michael, message to Michael
Tell I miss him more each day
As his train pulled out down the track
Michael promised he'd soon be coming back
Oh tell how my heart just breaks into
Since he'd journeyed far
And even though his dreams of fame fell through
To me he will always be a star
Spread your wings for New Orleans
Kentucky bluebird fly away
And take a
Message to Michael , message to Michael
Ask him to start for home today
When you see him please let him know
Rich or poor I will always love him so
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I didn't go into all the "politics" concerning this song but at one time, Burt Bacharach and Hal David were opposed to Dionne Warwick singing what they maintained (in its English version) was a man's song.
Hal David, in his 1968 book, emphatically admitted his misgivings over Warwick's recording "Message to Michael" proved ill-founded, indeed stating "Dionne's vocal was so brilliant that it was obvious we had subconsciously written the song for her even while we thought we were writing it for a man."
On this day of celebrating love, I hope anyone reading this is feeling loved and appreciated!
♥
6 comments:
I got you, babe---so yes, I am feeling loved and appreciated. I wuv u!
Dionne Warwick is no doubt still in mourning over the death of her cousin Whitney Houston. Dionne was indeed the go-to vocalist for the team of Bacharach-David. She was one of the few singers capable of negotiating some of their challenging compositions. I have Dionne's "Message to Michael" and listen to it often. For decades I was unaware that it was originally meant to be sung by a man and was entitled "Message to Martha," recorded in 1962 and released in December 1963 by Jerry Butler. Dear Cindy, I hope that you and Clint are enjoying a happy and peaceful Valentine's Day. God bless!
Never heard this song before, so thanks for sharin. A beautiful song.
Hope you had a beautiful day too and so today
Greetings and hugs
take care
Hi Cindy, I hope you and Clint had a wonderful Valentine's day. I tried posting comments to you recently but the comments had been disabled, it's good to see that I can now post them again! I've just caught up on your past few posts and I have to say I always appreciate your honesty and openness with your readers. I hope you're doing well Cindy!
Emma x
Hello dear visitors who have shared their expertise, thoughts and good wishes! I sure hope you all don't get tired of hearing "Thank You" from me! (I've not forgotten you, Clint, I can thank you in person!)
I hope you have a nice day! Very good article, well written and very thought out. I am looking forward to reading more of your posts in the future.
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