Neil Diamond (with The Band) – Dry Your Eyes
It’s Neil Diamond’s 81st birthday (1/24/2022).
I have to admit, I’m not a huge fan…
…maybe because I’ll pull my hair out if I hear another sports stadium crowd do that Sweet-Caroline-singalong (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, count your blessings).
Now that I have that cynical outburst out of my system…
…I have to say there’s one Neil Diamond song I like a lot.
It’s the song I share today, and it’s the one and only song he sang during The Band’s “The Last Waltz” concert.
I happened upon “The Last Waltz” while channel surfing over the weekend. (It had been a few years since I’d seen it. Such a great concert film.)
I tuned in just as Neil Diamond took the stage.
I love this song — especially this version with Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, and Robbie Robertson backing him.
Today’s Song
Title: Dry Your Eyes
Artist: Neil Diamond (with The Band)
Album: The Band’s “The Last Waltz”
(Recorded, November 25, 1976; released in 1978)
YouTube Link:
Lyrics
Dry your eyes, take your song out
When it’s a newborn afternoon
And if you can’t recall the singer, can you still recall the tune?
Dry your eyes and play it slowly, just like you’re marching off to war
Sing it like you always wanted, like you sung it once before
And from the center of the circle, to the biggest of the waiting crowd
If it ever is forgotten, sing it long and sing it loud
And come dry your eyes
And you taught us more about living, than we ever cared to know
And we came to learn a secret, and we never let it go
And it was more than being holy, though it was less than being free
And if you can’t recall the reason, can you hear the people see?
Right through the lightening and the thunder, to the dark side of the moon
To that distant falling angel, that descended much too soon
Come dry your eyes
Dry your eyes, take your song out
It’s a newborn afternoon
And if you can’t recall the singer, you can still recall the tune
And come dry your eyes
Come dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
Here are the Playlists:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xYKtYparrdJRYAjBj9kjx?si=eb6c3ebc30484204
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/ware-house-concerts-song-of-the-day/pl.u-Ggz26cZlAVLj
