Chelsea Owens, on her blog, has thrown down the gauntlet in her latest Terrible Poetry contest. Click on the link below to see the post, why not have a go?
I had a good think about the theme this week, and like others was torn with angst about trying to choose something less obvious. In keeping with my usual taste in music, which is towards those golden oldies of the past, I have chosen a song that encapsulates the theme, and also it’s a song that may not be that well known but is beautifully poignant. A song made famous by Gerry and the Pacemakers in the 1960s in the UK with the apt title “Don’t Let the Sun Catch you Crying”, and the soulful melody and lyrics often mean you’re in danger of doing that very thing. It’s a definite tear-jerker. You’ll catch the thread of the story the lyrics convey, it’s basically that rubbish things happen, have a good cry but don’t cry for too long, pick yourself up and then keep on living. It’s a good message but not one we are always in a good place to hear.
Lyrics
Don’t let the sun catch you cryin’ The night’s the time for all your tears Your heart may be broken tonight But tomorrow in the morning light Don’t let the sun catch you cryin’
The night-time shadows disappear And with them go all your tears For the morning will bring joy For every girl and boy So don’t let the sun catch you cryin’
We know that cryin’s not a bad thing But stop your cryin’ when the birds sing
It may be hard to discover That you’ve been left for another But don’t forget that love’s a game And it can always come again Oh don’t let the sun catch you cryin’ Don’t let the sun catch you cryin’, oh no Oh, oh, oh
Songwriters: Fred Marsden / Gerry Marsden / Les Chadwick / Patrick Maguire
The Song was written by the members of the band in 1964 and originally released in February by another artist but it failed to chair, then in April 1964 the Band released it themselves and it went to number 6 in the UK charts.
Gerry and the Pacemakers performed the song on their first US television show, The Ed Sullivan Show on 3 May 1964. The group’s earlier UK hit singles – “How Do You Do It?“, “I Like It“, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and “I’m the One” – were then reissued in the US to follow up its success, but “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying” remained their biggest hit in the United States
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