It's only after you here a song repeatedly sometimes that you explore what you think the song means and who the song is for. I was listening to the Thompson Twin's hit "If you were here" earlier. I don't know how many times I've listened to it but at the time I was in my living room alone and thinking who do I want to be here in this room at this very moment. My mind cycled through a bunch of folks, Jesus, (although he wasn't the first thought), past crushes, previous roommates, close friends, lady friends. I finally settled on 2 people. Not at the same time. Both juxtaposition-ally if one couldn't be there the other the could.
The first was a close friend of mine from Minnesota she was from a small-ish town 1 hour away from the cities. She is vivacious and bright and always made me feel good. Which is weird because the 1st couple of times I saw her she looked odd. I'm not saying she was ugly she just looked differently. he hair was unusual shades and she wasn't really popular. There is just something about her though.
The other person is a bit more mysterious. I've seen her face many times.. I think we might have danced at a party when I was a Sophomore at Baylor. I've definitely seen her around the library, at Scruffs, study session at St. James. I asked her name and she told me but I can't remember it for the life of me.
Back to the song though.. I'm not a big 80s music fan but I was reading a book about John Hughes a few months ago. He was an enigmatic inspirational film maker that lived in the suburbs of Chicago. He understood teenagers and life. Anyway Susannah Gorah wrote a book about him and his films "You Couldn't Ignore me if you tried". Great book as well. They did a whole chapter on the music on a lot of those movies.
These ladies don't really have anything in common. They both represent different parts of my life. One the past and the other the future. One hails from Houston I think or some city in Texas the other from some smaller town in Minnesota. Maybe they represent how I've grown. These are real people by the way.
