Sunday morning music

 

I got to thinking over the past few days about the passage of time, days, weeks, months, years, even decades.  It was prompted by news of the death of an old comrade in arms, with whom I lost touch after I moved to the USA in the 1990's.  Anyway, that started me thinking about songs dealing with the passage of time.  There must be thousands of them out there;  it's a common theme in love songs, country ballads, and a host of other genres.

Here, in no particular order, are a few of the songs I remember about time passing.  Without planning it that way, they all date from the 1950's and 1960's.  First, from Simon and Garfunkel, "April Come She Will".

Next, Sandy Denny and the Strawbs with "Who Knows Where The Time Goes".

From Magna Carta, here's a lovely folk-style tune, "Time For The Leaving".

With tongue firmly in cheek, here's Flanders and Swann with "A Song Of The Weather".

And finally, here's a very early Jethro Tull song, "We Used To Know".  If the chords seem familiar, there's a little-known reason for that, as I'll explain in a moment.

Here's a 1996 live recording of that piece, which Ian Anderson opens by explaining how and why the Eagles' hit "Hotel California" sounds rather like "We Used To Know".

There you have it:  five songs, picked at random, about the passage of time.  What are your favorites on that subject?  Let us know in Comments, and provide a link to a version of the song if you can find one.

Peter