We Three: My Echo, My Shadow and Me - The Ink Spots

Reverie. Random Thoughts. Down memory lane. 

Timely for me to find this old song I love at YouTube... from one of my childhood favourite popular singing groups: The Ink Spots.

The song:  "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me)" by The Ink Spots. 

 

The song tells a story of a person who feels isolated and alone, despite the presence of their "echo," "shadow," and the "me". 

Through all of the feelings of loneliness and longing for companionship and love, the romantic in some of us somehow continuously wait for someone to join us in our solitude, even if it takes eternity. 

Ah, relationships are never easy, always a challenge. Loneliness and longing for a connection are always a part of life.  

About the Ink Spots:

The Ink Spots was an African-American vocal group prominent in the late 1930s and ’40s. Along with the Mills Brothers, they were one of the first African-American groups to reach both black and white audiences. The Ink Spots exerted great influence on the development of the doo-wop vocal style. The principal members were Orville (“Hoppy”) Jones, Charles Fuqua, Ivory (“Deek”) Watson, Bill Kenny, Jerry Daniels, Herb Kenny, and Billy Bowen.

Formed in 1932 as the King, Jack and the Jesters, the group became the Ink Spots when they relocated to New York City. After Herb Kenny replaced original member Daniels, the group began a slow evolution toward its distinctive sound. In 1939 the Ink Spots scored a huge hit with “If I Didn’t Care,” on which Bill Kenny’s tenor lead contrasted with Jones’s deep bass. Among their many hits in the 1940s were “Address Unknown,” “My Prayer” (later rerecorded by the Platters), “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” (a collaboration with Ella Fitzgerald), “We Three,” “To Each His Own,” and “The Gypsy.” The Ink Spots were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

My other favourite song of The Ink Spots was "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", with Ella Fitzgerald.  

Resource: 

The Ink Spots. Encyclopaedia Britannica (Online). Article by Amy Tikkanen. Accessed January 16, 2024.

 

(c) January 16, 2024. Tel. Leaves from my Musings. All rights reserved. 

On belonging and seeking connection

 

 

Like classical music I also love literature. The last time I read Mary W. Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein was many moons ago. Earlier today I found in my FB feed the same quote I've loved, back in my youthful years:

 

"I was benevolent and good; 

misery made me a fiend. 

Make me happy, 

and I shall again be virtuous." 

 

~ Mary W. Shelley, 'Frankenstein' ~

 

The monster justifies his actions. He was benevolent and giving, gentle. He needed acceptance, love, a feeling of belonging, but instead, he continuously got no support but an irresponsible creator who abandoned and rejected him. 

 

Sometimes in life we give our best in many ways to a group or friends we believe we belong or believe we can belong, but somehow it's not good enough. We are never really accepted, rather, we are rejected and treated with indifference often in a subtle way. Eventually, we back off as we realise we've been pushed too hard… and somehow, we wonder why it has taken too long to get it, that we never really belong.

Photo credit:

I picked it up from a Facebook few years back. Sorry, artist is unknown. 

(c) 30 July 2022. Tel. Leaves from my Musings. All rights reserved.

Decluttering books, for painting's sake

Today is Monday. I've decided to take a breather from my writing pen and painting brushes. Instead, I'm going to clear my clutter especially books. 

Through the recent years (span of twenty), I've been letting go books, still buying some, but much less than I've been donating or giving away to charity and friends. 

Decluttering books can be difficult, as I've often stopped dead in my tracks when I see something I used to love but no longer do. All kinds of emotions come into play. This time I'm mainly decluttering because I want to allow myself to create a space for my current interest: watercolour painting.

The above artwork is one of my earliest doodles. Lately, I've been having fun with colours, one great therapy whilst in lockdown due to Covid-19 delta variant.    

(c)  October 11, 2021. Tel. Leaves from my Musings. All rights reserved.