RIP Luther Vandross
I feel a bit sad at the news today that Luther Vandross has died. I can remember the first time I heard his amazing soulful voice and how I thought how great his music truly was. His vocals were a great inspiration to me to learn how to sing ... and although mine never came out with as much soul and expression, I am thankful for his creative life of music and performance and how it endlessly entertained me and brought me joy.
A hand above the water
An angel reaching for the sky
Is it raining in heaven -
Do you want us to cry?
And everywhere the broken-hearted
On every lonely avenue
No-one could reach them
No-one but you
One by one
Only the good die young
They’re only flying too close to the sun
And life goes on -
Without you...
Another tricky situation
A get to drowin’ in the blues
And I find myself thinkin’
Well - what would you do?
Yes! - it was such an operation
Forever paying every due
Hell, you made a sensation
You found a way through - and
One by one
Only the good die young
They’re only flyin’ too close to the sun
We’ll remember -
Forever...
And now the party must be over
I guess we’ll never understand
The sense of your leaving
Was it the way it was planned?
And so we grace another table
And raise our glasses one more time
There’s a face at the window
And I ain’t never, never sayin’ goodbye...
One by one
Only the good die young
They’re only flyin’ too close to the sun
Cryin’ for nothing
Cryin’ for no-one
No-one but you
(Words by Brian May of QUEEN)