terry reid-may fly

my favorite replacements story involves terry reid. apparently during the 'all shook down' sessions terry reid was around. the 'mats were huge fans. one night terry came in and did a version of this song that made tommy stinson cry. i'm so glad they didn't record it. i would give everything i have to have been there that night.

you've heard me say it before and i'll say it again. life is beautiful. it's tragic, sad, difficult, and tedious. but there is such beauty all around. you may find it in other people. in love, in art, in food, in the sound of a train whistle at 2 a.m., in a perfectly timed phone call, in a scratch of yr head, in halloween, in violence, in books, in that crisp fall air, in the browning of the leaves, in the greening of the grass, in wine, in whiskey, in a voice. in a human voice.
i love the human voice. even when it's shrill and horrid. even when it's fading away. even when it tells you it..doesn't...love you...anymore.
because the voice is honest. the words it uses may not be, but the voice always gives it away. the voice. the tremble. i like my voice. i like how it sounds when it sings. it's the only thing i like about me.
i hope you guys like this song. i think it's really beautiful. and i think you should all embrace what's beautiful about life. it doesn't last forever, y'know?