Tears in Heaven

“Would you know my name

If I saw you in heaven

Would it be the same

If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong

And carry on

‘Cause I know

I don’t belong here in Heaven…”

     This is a sad song written and sang by a famous American unplugged pop singer and composer Eric Clapton to memorize his 4-year-old son Conor who fell from a window of the 53-rd floor New York apartment building in March of 1991.

     The death of his little boy gave Clapton a strong impact not only Conor was his only child but also was joining Clapton’s life at his late forties.  The sorrow was so huge that Clapton was isolated himself for a long period of time.  Finally, Clapton decided to pull himself together and starting working again.  Clapton dealt with the grief of his son’s death by co-writing “Tears in Heaven” with Will Jennings and this song has won several musical awards.

     From the lyrics and melody, we feel the sadness and emptiness of a desperate father when he faces the biggest tragedy in life by losing his beloved child for good without saying goodbye. 

     As the song says, “I must be strong and carry on….”, if the child knows what his father has been through after his death, he would pray in heaven that his dear father goes on with his life with a strong and positive mind.

     Most of all, the story tells us to cherish our friends and families while we can and treasure every moment we share with our beloved ones before it is too late.

The link of this song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRsJlAJvOSM

Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree

    I heard this song when I was a kid.At that time, I was not familiar with English, so I asked my mom what was this song about.
    The song was based on an actual incident that occurred aboard a southern bus bound for Miami. One of the passengers explained to the driver that he was just out of prison, having served three years for passing bad checks. In a letter to his wife, he had written that she didn't have to wait for him; but if she still loved him and wanted to forgive him, she could let him know by tying a yellow ribbon around the only oak tree in the city square. As the bus nearing the man's hometown of White Oak, Georgia, the driver was asked to slow down so that all passengers could see whether the ribbon was in place.To everybody's surprise,there were hundreds of ribbons on oak trees. Everybody was cheering and the man couldn't say a word because he was surprised so much.

    I was deeply touched by this story.And I swore to god that I will never commit any crime to put myself in such an awkward situation because I don't think my future wife would do the same thing and forgive me.

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The song's link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIRf9dDnPzY