Day 28.
'Member how I talked about that purity in Sam Cooke's voice? That unbridled light and joy? Hearing his voice and this lady's sears my heart every single time. Locks in so much joy and anguish ... and all the bittersweet necessary bits of living.
There are some parts of this song that speak so sweetly and clearly to that mega sensitive 7-12-year-old me. I didn't hear Eva until many years later (like a year before Love Actually), but I remember the first time I heard this song. It felt like the letter I'd wanted to write to myself.
And I can be grateful for that now with the gift of ...
