Home for a Rest

Driving over the Iron Workers Bridge this beautiful, cold morning listening to Spirit of the West‘s Home for A Rest on the CBC. I was remembering all those good times (many fuzzy half-memories if I’m honest), associated with that song. So many.

When the announcer came on and thanked a listener, Linda, for her tweet. She was, “dancing and crying as the song played while she walked to work.” I smiled. No question that’s my sister.

I love that she shared her moment. I love that because she shared her moment I could picture her and feel it too. That indescribable feeling that good music can create. We all have our memories of songs. They are different. But it is the universality of that feeling that makes it magical and brings us together.John Mann 2

Thank you, John Mann and Spirit of the West for the memories, for giving Canada a theme song, for putting North Shore pubs on the list of things to do while visiting Vancouver.

And, for bringing people together. That is what is supposed to do. 

 

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