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Posted on 01/11/2024 5:24:53 PM PST by fatima
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It was written by one of the band members who fell in love with another band member’s girlfriend..........
Background:
Michael Brown has stated that the song is one of a number he wrote about Renée Fladen (later Fladen-Kamm), the then-girlfriend of the Left Banke’s bassist Tom Finn and object of Brown’s affection. She was associated with the band for a few weeks, and was described as a free-spirited and tall blonde. Brown wrote it one month after he met her.[8] “Walk Away Renée” was one of a series of love songs the infatuated Brown wrote for his muse.[9] Other works about her include the band’s second hit “Pretty Ballerina” and “She May Call You Up Tonight”. After decades of obscurity, she was identified in 2001 as a noted singer, vocal teacher, and artist on the West Coast.[10]
According to band member Tom Finn:
A bunch of teens got an apartment together around Tin Pan Alley, in the Broadway area, and Renee lived there part time when she wasn’t living with her mother. Most of the kids were like half runaways in those days, and there was a “crash pad” there, as we used to call it. I guess I brought her to the studio one day where Michael met her and fell in love with her.[11]
Brown says of his unrequited love for Renée:
I was just sort of mythologically in love, if you know what I mean, without having evidence in fact or in deed ... But I was as close as anybody could be to the real thing.[12]
Renée was looking on during the recording of the song, and her presence nearly prevented its completion. In an interview, Brown stated:
My hands were shaking when I tried to play, because she was right there in the control room ... There was no way I could do it with her around, so I came back and did it later.[13]
However, co-writer Tony Sansone has given a different version of the origin of the song and contends that he is the primary writer. Sansone has stated in interviews that he wrote the lyrics, and he randomly chose the name Renée because the Beatles used the name “Michelle” in their hit song of the same name; he likewise chose a French name, Renée.[14
Baby Won't You Please Come Home -- Louie Prima with Keely Smith
Bible in a Year :
The Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
In a refugee camp in the Middle East, when Reza received a Bible, he came to know and believe in Jesus. His first prayer in Christ’s name was, “Use me as your worker.” Later, after he left the camp, God answered that prayer when he unexpectedly secured a job with a relief agency, returning to the camp to serve the people he knew and loved. He set up sports clubs, language classes, and legal advice—“anything that can give people hope.” He sees these programs as a way to serve others and to share God’s wisdom and love.
When reading his Bible, Reza felt an instant connection with the story of Joseph from Genesis. He noticed how God used Joseph to further His work while he was in prison. Because God was with Joseph, He showed him kindness and granted him favor. The prison warden put Joseph in charge and didn’t have to pay attention to matters there because God gave Joseph “success in whatever he did” (Genesis 39:23).
God promises to be with us too. Whether we’re facing imprisonment—literal or figurative—hardship, displacement, heartache, or sorrow, we can trust that He’ll never leave us. Just as He enabled Reza to serve those in the camp and Joseph to run the prison, He’ll stay close to us always. .
Reflect & Pray
When have you experienced God’s redeeming action, such as Reza and Joseph did? How does Joseph’s story help you to trust Him more?
Saving God, You never leave me, even when I face the hardest of circumstances. Please give me hope and eyes to see Your work in my life.
Wan' tell you a story
'Bout a woman I know
Ah, come to loving
She steals the show
She ain't exactly pretty
Ain't exactly small
Forty-two, thirty-nine, fifty-six
You could say she's got it all
The same situation happened to Eric Clapton who fell in love with George Harrison’s wife.
The result?
LAYLA....................
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX5USg8_1gA
XTC - All You Pretty Girls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-QmWy22mM8
I think I prefer Brown's version of the origination of that song.
I saw Eric Clapton with his band Derek & the Dominoes on teh Layla tour back about 1971.............
Should we also talk about the origination of "Lola". I have heard similar stories of how that song came to be.
;)
The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sQaJNtbSzI
How many more times treat me the way you wanna do?
How many more times treat me the way you wanna do?
When I give you all my love
Please, please be true
...
How many more times, barrel house all night long, all right
How many more times, barrel house all night long?
Well, I've got to get to you, baby
So, please come home
Definitely one of my favorites.
Pretty Persausion — R.E.M.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vvlMCJv77V0&pp=ygURcHJldHR5IHBlcnN1YXNpb24%3D
Probably my all-time favorite R.E.M. song.
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