Judy Collins - Both Sides Now

[TruthSeeker]

@Winston Do you like this song? Isn't it uplifting? Doesn't it lift up your Spirit? It's from 1968. They don't write songs like that anymore.



"Both Sides Now"

Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

Oh, but now old friends they're acting strange
They shake their heads, and they tell me I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

It's life's illusions that I recall
I really don't know life at all

[gsjackson]

Class of '68 here. Remember it well. From lyrics like these to "back that ass up, ho." Is there anybody who doesn't think that pop culture has been all about cultural demolition for the last 30 years?

[Winston]

Yes of course. I downloaded it and put it on my phone long ago. It reminds me of the 60s and Vietnam War, and many Vietnam War documentaries and movies feature that song too. Like Full Metal Jacket or Platoon maybe.

[HappyGuy]

It's from 1968. They don't write songs like that anymore.