When I was a kid one of my favorite pastimes was lying on
the floor, right next to the stereo speaker, listening to music. My mom would
put on a stack of records, five or six albums, and my brother and I would stay
there listening until the last song played—and then mom would turn the records
over and we’d listen some more. Yes, we spent a lot of time just listening to
music.
I loved the music, the singing; I loved it all. But one
particular song used to bother me every time I heard it. In the song, it said
“...and defeat is one word I don’t use.” What I heard though, instead of
“defeat” was “the feet.” I remember always thinking that’s not one word, it’s
two. And, I wondered why in the world did they say they wouldn’t use the word,
or words. To make it worse, earlier in the same song, there was a line that
said something about “my feet.” So, I wondered, why was “my feet” okay but not
“the feet?” It was all so confusing. Keep in mind that I was only two or three
years old at the time.
I must’ve gone a year or more agonizing over all this.
Finally, I decided to ask my mom. After she explained it, it all made sense,
except...
I still took issue with the fact that in saying they didn’t
use the word, they used the word. In later years, I realized that from a
songwriting standpoint, it was a great line—and still it bugged me. Still does.
Some of you may know that I like to record songs these days
(in my “spare” time). A while back, I recorded the aforementioned song.
Strangely, or ironically, I had a little difficultly with the recording
equipment not cooperating during that session. But I’m patient, or stubborn,
and I persevered (for several hours) until I got the song done. Why? Well,
because “the feet” is one word I don’t use. ~
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