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lorralexander
06-06-2002, 09:48 PM
Can anyone tell me what this song is about?
Who it was written for and why?
Thanks
lorralexander
06-06-2002, 09:48 PM
Can anyone tell me what this song is about?
Who it was written for and why?
Thanks
Bill
06-07-2002, 08:02 AM
Is it subtitled "Song for Stephen Foster"?
lorralexander
06-07-2002, 11:27 AM
Yes it is
lorralexander
06-07-2002, 11:27 AM
Yes it is
Lorralexander
06-08-2002, 11:09 PM
Doesn't anyone know this song's meaning? I grew up lisening to GL but it wasn't until I was older that I truly listened to the words and their meaning. I just recently purchased "If You Could Read My Mind" (which my father played when I was little) and I really like "Your Love's Return". I was hoping someone from this site would know the history behind this song. It is very touching.
Lorralexander
06-08-2002, 11:09 PM
Doesn't anyone know this song's meaning? I grew up lisening to GL but it wasn't until I was older that I truly listened to the words and their meaning. I just recently purchased "If You Could Read My Mind" (which my father played when I was little) and I really like "Your Love's Return". I was hoping someone from this site would know the history behind this song. It is very touching.
Brian 57
06-09-2002, 08:09 PM
I don't know if this is really what's behind it, but it's an educated guess. Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864) was a composer (Oh Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer, and others). He also wrote "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair", a tribute to his wife, Jane McDowell Foster. Theirs was not a happy marriage, and they separated twice. Perhaps GL's song refers to the separation and some parallel event in his life. It may be all circumstantial evidence, but it's the best I can come up with. Hope it helps. I got my info from this site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/foster/peopleevents/p_jfoster.html

[This message has been edited by Brian 57 (edited June 09, 2002).]