Willie Nelson - “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” (2.18MB mp3 file)
Last week, one of Andy’s friends from Portland moved to town and invited us to a game night at his new house. We arrived and discovered we’d be playing charades, a game I unfortunately had not participated in since probably ninth grade. But I was ready to dive in, and we were given four slips of paper and told to write something relating to these four categories: movies, music, people, and miscellaneous. (“Top Gun,” The Cure, Tom Hanks, and Batman, if you’re curious about what I tossed into the bucket.)
There was a “too obscure” rule in place dictating that if half of the people on the opposing team hadn’t heard of what/who was written on the paper, you could draw again and choose another to act out. During my turn, I pulled out a slip of paper with “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” written in thick block letters; I immediately knew what this was referring to, and figured the whole room would as well, so I assumed I didn’t even need to invoke the obscurity rule. I pulled some sweet silent moves — pointing to my eyes, making a sad face, fluttering my fingers while mimicking rainfall — but the closest guess I got from a teammate was “Sad eyes in the rain.” Huh? Was I just really terrible at this game? (Very likely.)
When my time ran out, I held the slip of paper up and announced what it said, while every person in the room except one stared at me blankly and a few of them shouted variations of “What is that?” or “What does that mean?” or “I have no idea what that is.” The one guy was on the opposing team, and said timidly, “It’s a Willie Nelson song, right?”
“Yeah! It’s a Willie Nelson song!” I exclaimed. “I thought it was a huge hit for him…? I mean, am I that much older than you guys? I’m only 32. Oh, I grew up in the South and my stepdad played it a lot, so maybe that’s how I know it? I’m sorry, you guys,” I apologized to my team, “I thought it was a pretty big song that everyone knew.” I think we ended up losing the game, but thankfully by more than just that one point.
Songs That Saved Your Life
don't forget the songs
that made you cry
and the songs that saved your life
yes, you're older now
and you're a clever swine
but they were the only ones who ever stood by you
I'm April. I like music.
I post a song
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