You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh.
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.
And when two lovers woo
They still say, “I love you.”
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by.
Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date.
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate.
Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
That no one can deny.
It’s still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die.
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by.
Oh yes, the world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by.
Oh my dear, how Mother Goose loves this old song…it seems the further down the road I go, the more I love “As Time Goes By”. This is not to say that Mother Goose is aging — only that the song grows more and more precious.
Who can forget the story of Rick and Ilsa in Casablanca? Will she stay with Rick in Casablanca or fly away with Victor Laszlo? Should she do the right thing or follow her heart? Or is following her heart ALWAYS the right thing?
Oh the romance, oh the love, oh my heart just goes pitter patter to remember them in Paris…
And here’s a photo caption contest that Mother Goose won this week over at Discover the Forest (on Facebook).
Today we’ll enjoy a love song from the early days of Mother Goose. It may be difficult to believe that Mother Goose was once a teenager attending rock shows at the Duluth Arena, but it’s true I tell you. In fact, seeing Alice Cooper in concert may have been one of the most memorable evenings in my young goose life. In the early 70′s, there were none like him onstage or anywhere else for that matter.
A big Happy belated 64th Birthday, Vincent Furnier — how can you be so old when the rest of us are still so young?
But back to our love song. Alice Cooper didn’t record many love songs, per se. And that’s the magic of “You and Me” and perhaps it’s only fitting that I show you the song as he performed it on the Muppet Show.
And just to celebrate Vincent’s birthday, Mother Goose will just go ahead and post another beautiful love song by Alice Cooper.
Did you know that Vincent is still around and doing great shows? Did you know that he’s practically a professional golfer? Did you know he’s a born again Christian? Believe it or not, he’s a blessing.
America in the 1960′s was full of change and upheaval. Even the songs of love such as this one written by Tim Hardin and recorded by so many many people reflects some controversial ideas. Minorities and women were marching and protesting — striving for equal rights in the workplace, and demanding equal status in the marketplace. Mother Goose was aware of, but largely unaffected by these societal changes and upheavals — news travels slower to Minnesota than the rest of the country, possibly because of the long winters.
A family outing "up north"
But back to our love song..
Women were reconsidering traditional roles during the 1960′s. More women chose single status and independence over “married with 2.5 children”. Being an accessory to a husband’s career became less of a desired goal and more of a “rear-view mirror” attitude. Even well-to-do women burned their bras in protest of being just a “lady”.
Is that Mother Goose on the right?
Remember “Women’s Lib” — remember the shock and trouble caused by the prefix Ms and then the Ms magazine and Gloria Steinem.
Women are people too.
And yet, this love song touched the heartstrings of so many married folks. Mother Goose can’t necessarily agree with all the sentiments expressed in the lyrics of this song. I’m not so keen on walking behind Mr. Mother Goose carrying his pots and pans, but I’ve been known to wash a few of his dirty pots and pans after he’s had a cooking fest. I don’t know if love is based on colored blouses and shiny shoes, but I have loved enough to have babies — SIX of them in fact. It’s a good old love song, full of controversy but all good nonetheless.
If I were a carpenter
And you were a lady
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?
If you were a carpenter
And I were a lady
I’d you marry you anyway
I’d have your baby
If a tinker was my trade
Would I still find you?
I’d be carryin’ the pots you made
Followin’ behind you
Save your love through loneliness
Save your love through sorrow
I gave you my onlyness
Gimme your tomorrow
If I were a miller
And a mill wheel grindin’
Would you miss your colored blouse
And your soft shoe shinin’?
If you were a miller
At a mill wheel grindin’
I’d not miss my colored blouse
And my soft shoe shinin’.
Save your love through loneliness
Save your love through sorrow
I gave you my onlyness
Gimme your tomorrow
If I worked my hands in wood
Would you still love me?
I’d answer you, “Yes I would”
And would you not be above me?
If I were a carpenter
And you were a lady
I’d you marry you anyway
I’d have your baby
Save your love through loneliness
Save your love through sorrow
I gave you my onlyness
Gimme your tomorrow
I especially love the way that Johnny and June sing it. They have always been a blessing, and I know that all the folks in heaven are enjoying their music today. Maybe Johnny is a carpenter — June is still a lady.
