[BenLurkin]

ELO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkNRPTibt_M

Sailin’ away on the crest of a wave
It’s like magic
Rollin’ and ridin’ and slippin’ and slidin’
It’s magic

Chorus
And you, and your sweet desire,
You took me, ooh, woah, higher and higher, baby
It’s a livin’ thing,
It’s a terrible thing to lose,
It’s a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose

Making believe this is what you conceived
From your worst day, (I’m thinking of dying)
Moving in line then you look back in time
To the first day (I’m thinking, I’m thinking)

Repeat Chorus

Takin’ a dive ‘cos you can’t halt the slide
Floating downstream, (I’m thinking of dying)
So let her go don’t start spoiling the show
It’s a bad dream (I’m thinking , I’m thinking )

Repeat Chorus

It’s a livin’ thing,
It’s a terrible thing to lose,
It’s a terrible thing to lose
What a terrible thing to lose

[Caramelgal]

Thanks. I've always loved this song by ELO. When it came out in ’76, as even as a 15 year-old, I immediately thought the song was a plea to a woman not to have an abortion. And many other people have thought the same over the years.

But according to Jeff Lynne, the song was intended to be about “love and the loss of love”.

So that assumption could still apply. What ever it’s about it’s a great song.

In a similar vain, here’s another song that’s been open to much interpretation.

As weeks went by
It showed that she was not fine
They told me son it's time to tell the truth
She broke down and I broke down
Cause I was tired of lying

Driving back to her apartment
For the moment we're alone
She's alone
I'm alone
Now I know it

Ben Folds Five-Brick

[P.O.E.]

That was a treat. Saw those guys back in ‘78 for the “Out of the Blue” tour.