A bitter-sweet coincidence
I've been listening to Peter Paul & Mary a lot for the last couple of days (having earlier recommended them to my daughter). A moment ago I decided to switch to something else, quickly made a short list in my head and decided on a nearly forgotten (by me) Torn Between Two Lovers, one of the most bitter-sweet pieces - melodically - that I know. During the first few bars I remembered, with certain poignancy, how long it was since this song first made an impact on the musical aspect of my soul - and that I don't know who wrote it. I looked it up and it turned out to be Peter Yarrow** of ...Peter, Paul & Mary (jointly with a Phillip Jarrell.). I found it a rather mysterious coincidence. And then I realised ...never mind.
*names have been changed
**it would be hard to explain my choice as being simply a subconscious decision to stay within the same style: the arrangement is so un-Peter Paul & Mary and I can't hear anything in the tune itself that hints at Peter Yarrow.
**it would be hard to explain my choice as being simply a subconscious decision to stay within the same style: the arrangement is so un-Peter Paul & Mary and I can't hear anything in the tune itself that hints at Peter Yarrow.
