I FOUND IT!!!!!

Do you hear that? If not, hold on, you might just be slow. (If you still can't hear it, hit Refresh... or turn on your speakers. Or, you might just have to scroll to the bottom to get it to start playing... but then come back here, and enjoy.)

Hear it now? OK, good.

That, my friends, is satisfaction. Sweet, sad, soft satisfaction. That is the pinnacle of a quest which has lasted me for more than a quarter of a century.


Just listen...




Ahhhhhhhhh......





In case you're a little perplexed as to why this is such a special moment, let me reference you to an earlier post. HOLD ON. Wait until the song is over. You just can't interrupt a classic such as this.


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OK. Now. (Come back when you are done.)



Almost exactly what had been running thru my head all these years, except I just couldn't remember all the words. So sweet and melodic, and sad, sad, sad.

Thank you for sharing this moment with me.

Now, if you'll scroll down to the bottom of the page, you will see a green box. These are just some other old faves. They brought me joy throughout the years. Feel free to click on any of them at any time.

When I was a wee one, I think the first radio song I ever learned to sing was "Seasons in the Sun". Again, here it is, in all its ballad-ical glory.

Patches, the Saddest Song I'll Never Hear

Have you ever had a song that just stuck in your head, but all you knew of it was a couple of lines? I had heard this song a long time ago, on an old 45 rpm. I don't remember where we had gotten it, and I have no idea whatever happened to it. But it struck me then as perhaps the saddest song I would ever hear in my entire life, and I have never been able to shake it. I have not heard it in probably 25 years or longer. All I could remember were a few lines from the chorus: "Patches, I'm depending on you son. To something, something, something..." And that was it. Every now and then, I would ask some old timer country music afficianado, and I guess it didn't stick with anyone else like it did with me, because no one had any idea what I was talking about. The best anyone could remember was a different song called 'Patches' about some girl. Well, that one was by Dickey Lee from 1962, but it wasn't my sad, sad song.

I love the internet! After sporadic diligence, I finally have uncovered the mystery. Well, most of it, anyway. My song, the one I have sought my entire life, is also called 'Patches' and was written and performed by Clarence Carter. Unfortunately, all I can find are the lyrics. One day, I just know that I will hear that beautiful, sad song again. With my luck, it will come on just as I have to get out of the car because I am already running late. But at least will know the lyrics.