Rest in peace, dear lady ___ 'There Will Always Be a You,' Donna Summer

[bigtree]

____ Of all the songs Donna Summer has written, one song holds a very special place for her: “There Will Always Be a You”. Written in Lake Tahoe for her husband, it originally appeared on Side Three of Bad Girls (1979), an album that featured a number of Summer’s own compositions including “Dim All the Lights” and “My Baby Understands”. “For me, that was, poetically, one of the best songs that I ever wrote”, she enthuses. “I just love that song. I always say that people who really know me will regard that song. They’re going to listen to that song and they’re going to know that it’s me”. Underscoring the poignancy of “There Will Always Be a You”, Summer shares a story about when a friend of hers from Australia visited her in Los Angeles:

“We went to a garden center to pick some flowers for my house. She was out looking at flowers but she was a distance from me and I didn’t see her. I went to ask a question of the lady who was the proprietor. As I’m standing with this woman, I hear this song that sounds familiar but I couldn’t make out what it was. I started walking over to where the song was coming from and all of a sudden my girlfriend popped up – she was down looking at something on the ground – and there she was singing ‘There Will Always Be a You’. I said, ‘What song is that?’ She said, ‘That’s your song. Whenever I miss you I put that song on because that’s the song, to me, that represents you the most.’”

read: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/the-queen-and-her-crayons-an-interview-with-donna-summer

excerpt from 'There Will Always Be a You', written by Donna Summer:

A ship sailing without end a lost tired, worn down friend and old broken run down shore I keep running back for more at least you thought I would be sure but I give up, I broke it's true still there will always be a you

I am yours and you are mine till the stars fall from my eyes there will always be a you

I will never go away if you wanted me to stay well in a million years I wouldn't go cause I love you so yes I do I love you so I could never leave you I love you I love you don't go away can't go away there will always be a you

At night I cry can't find a reason I'm left alone can't seem to understand at night I cry can't find a reason I'm left alone can't seem to understand there will always be a you there will always be a you

[patrice]

1. Energy IS conserved and Donna's energy was Good.

Thank you, sweet sister.

[southernyankeebelle]

2. Thank you for sharing. Loved her music and it will live on. RIP Donna we will miss you.

[midnight]

3. K&R..

[ellenfl]

4. rip, donna. i danced away many a night to your music. eom

[SemperEadem]

5. Rest in peace, dear Donna

your music was the soundtrack to my 20's and your voice is like a clear bell ringing.

So, in your honor, I will Dim All the Lights: