Song Lyrics Part 2
I spend a lot of time driving around southern Minnesota for work. It's beautiful in its own way, but the scenery is not always the most engaging. Meanwhile, I can't really drive and multitask. I can't do things like talk on a speakerphone or listen to podcasts- my brain isn't that fancy. I'd end up in a ditch somewhere. So I like to listen to the local radio stations. I get to hear songs I haven't heard in ages and local stories that can help me in my work. And as a geek, I just like random stuff. Listening to random songs brings me back to songwriters and their inspiration. I'm still dumbfounded by their work, but some more examples were made to be shared. Buddy Holly and his band were killing time, went to the movies one day, and saw John Wayne's "The Searchers." One of the key lines from that film is the Duke saying, "That'll be the day." Buddy was so enthralled by that line, he went home and wrote a hit song with it. *Buddy H...
