The man who would become my Husband was driving us to rehearsal in his deminutive 1976 Honda Civic. We were driving in snow. When we heard the announcment that John Lennon had been shot in front of the Dakota, the future Husband had to pull over. We were sick with shock as we tried to catch our breath from the dismay & distress of the news. 30 years ago today. This is one of my favorite Lennon songs. It was written about Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager who was gay:
Here I stand head in hand
Turn my face to the wall
If You're gone I can't go on
Feelin' two-foot small
Everywhere people stare
Each & every day
I can see them laugh at me
& I hear them say
Hey you've got to hide your love away
Hey you've got to hide your love away
How can I even try
I can never win
Hearing them, seeing them
In the state I'm in
How could you say to me
Love will find a way
Gather round all you clowns
Let me hear you say
Hey you've got to hide your love away
Hey you've got to hide your love away
John Lennon
1967
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