For today’s song, I chose Neil Diamond’s “September Morn,” from
his 1979 album of the same name. Lyrics are here. It was the only real single off of the album, and has
become a staple at Neil Diamond concerts.
This song is, at its heart, a love song. About someone who
hasn’t seen the object of their affection for a long time, hence the “it’s been
so long I hardly knew you” lyric.
The one thing that puzzles me about this song is how old the
people are. I’m assuming it’s a May-December romance (ie, an older
person-younger person romance.) Why? Because it has the lyric “why you’ve
become a grown up girl/I still can hear you crying/in the corner of your room.”
But if it’s such a May-December romance,
it gets kinda creepy, I think. But I don’t think it’s all that bad really,
because it’s couched in such lovely lyrics.
OR--could it possibly be about THIS "September Morn?" I wonder...
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