The sixth song is why I love making albums.  Since an album is a complete entity in itself, there’s no need to feel compelled to pack it with as many “singles” as possible.  Albums are all about flow and feeling and that’s what the “The Sweetest Thing” is all about.  This one is a “glue” song keeping the vibe going long enough to hit you with the next song (September Flies)  and also to hit you with some huge french horn, accordion and tenor sax.  Total rock n roll stuff.
The lyrics are about finding the inspiration to write a love song that does justice to the actual feeling of being in love.  I love the second verse:
“It’s the bugs and the bees and the birds up in the trees,  the fish out in the sea,  lovely melodies
The joy when you sing softly along with me, Â It’s the sweetest thing, Â the sweetest thing”
I put a pic of Joy up yesterday, so I figured I put one up of Coral today. Â Even though the word Joy was also in this song’s lyrics. Â I actually have a song called “Coral Cove” from the old days (my ‘Summer’ album from college). Â Maybe I need to break that one back out. Â I digress. Â Â Thanks for listening!
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