Pippin

Original Cast Album

1972: Motown 0501

1. Magic to Do
2. Corner of the Sky
3. War Is a Science
4. Glory
5. Simple Joys
6. No Time at All
7. With You
8. Spread a Little Sunshine
9. Morning Glow
10. On the Right Track
11. Kind of Woman
12. Extraordinary
13. Love Song
14. I Guess I’ll Miss the Man
15. Finale

“Love Song” is extraordinarily intimate and sadly touching, a song I can’t listen to without first preparing myself and establishing the zones of reaction…while it’s a gently playful celebration of all the silly trappings of new love, on most levels, musically it has a depth that touches on profound sadness, especially at the end. Love as a flicker of candle flame amid much darkness….

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Comments © 2005 Mark Ellis Walker, except as noted, and no claim is made to the images and quoted lyrics.