“Autumn in New York”. You’ll notice there is no song about “springtime in ny”.
Granpa Jones - I'm Tying The Leaves (So They Won't Come Down)
Heathaze - Genesis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6L4a_Rj190
A good counterpoint to all the “Autumn of my years” songs:
“Forever Young” originally written by Bob Dylan. Rod Stewart added verses and recorded the quintessential version. I love the opening lines and the weaving in of the Golden Rule. It’s such a great song from parents to their kids as you launch them on the pathway to a righteous life.
Dylan orginally wrote it as a lullaby for his eldest son Jesse, born in 1966, Dylan’s song relates a father’s hopes that his child will remain strong and happy. It opens with the lines, “May God bless and keep you always / May your wishes all come true”, echoing the Old Testament’s Book of Numbers, which has lines that begin: “May the Lord bless you and guard you / May the Lord make His face shed light upon you.
Rod Stewart version:
May the good Lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
Surround you when you’re far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As you’d have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you’ll always stay
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven
With a prince or a vagabond
And may you never love in vain
And in my heart you will remain
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
And when you finally fly away
I’ll be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
No one can ever tell
But whatever road you choose
I’m right behind you, win or lose
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young ,Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
For, Forever Young, Forever Young
“Moondance’’, Van Morrison.
Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December
But the days grow short when you reach September
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
One hasn't got time for the waiting game
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
September, November
And these few precious days I'll spend with you
These precious days I'll spend with you
California Dreaming ....
Btw mid 90s Nashville today
Damn hot for mid September
Nat King Cole - ‘tis Autumn
What’s the difference between “autumn” and “fall”?
Beats ‘em all - Arthur Prysock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1McwpWFiWI0
Frank Ifield - Summer Is Over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqHybT6FmNw
Iron-clad feather feet pounding the dust,
An October's day towards evening,
Sweat embossed veins standing proud to the plow
Salt on a deep chest seasoning
Standing like tanks on the brow of the hill,
Up into the cold wind facing
In stiff battle harness chained to the world
Against the low sun racing
Bring me a wheel of oaken wood
A rein of polished leather
A heavy horse and a tumbling sky
Brewing heavy weather.