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... from page 1 The Statue of Liberty, seen from a vantage point in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the lower Manhattan skyline is shrouded in smoke following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. Photo taken on September 15, 2001.( AP Photo / Dan Loh)“ What separates us from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn people we’ ve never met.”-David Levithan Smoke pours from a gaping hole and the upper floors of the World Trade Center ' s North Tower, shortly after hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the building on September 11, 2001 in New York City.( AP Photo / Richard Drew)“ All of a sudden there were people screaming. I saw people jumping out of the building. Their arms were flailing. I stopped taking pictures and started crying.”-Michael Walters, a freelance photojournalist in Manhattan People covered in dust walk over debris near the World Trade Center in New York City, on September 11, 2001.( AP Photo / Gulnara Samoilova)“ You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.”-Colin Powell“ For me and my family personally, September 11 was a reminder that life is fleeting, impermanent, and uncertain. Therefore, we must make use of every moment and nurture it with affection, tenderness, beauty, creativity, and laughter.”-Deepak Chopra, M. D. September 11, 2001 is a date that no one will ever forget especially the ones who experienced it. It changed the lives of Americans and even the people around the world. Terrorism is underscored, there ' s total chaos and grief. Heroes are recognized and the victims are remembered. What the incident suggests, for me, is that it ' s time for the world to be united again and work as one.
And deep as a river, Come rain or come shine I guess when you met me, It was just one of those things, But don ' t ever bet me, ' Cause I ' m gonna be true, If you let me." " Come Rain or Come Shine " Eric Clapton & B. B. King Johnny Mercer ' s lyrics for " Come Rain or Come Shine " were set to music by Harold Arlen for the 1946 musical St. Louis Woman. " Come Rain or Come Shine " was also recorded by Ray Charles, June Christy, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Crawford, Ella Fitzgerald, Connie Francis, Judy Garland, Danny Gokey, Don Henley, Billie Holliday, Jack Jones, Oliver Jones, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Barbra Streisand, Margaret Whiting, Woody Herman and other artists. Any of these versions of " Come Rain or Come Shine " might be suitable for a rainy day download list, but the Eric Clapton and B. B. King track may be the most bluesy of all.
" Raindrops keep fallin ' on my head, But that doesn ' t mean my eyes will soon be turnin ' red. Cryin ' s not for me, ' Cause I ' m never gonna stop the rain by complainin ' Because I ' m free. Nothin ' s worryin ' me." Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head- B. J. Thomas( From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) – this song suits best our rainy whereabouts. The classic plucking of those guitar strings, how lovely to hear it. A must-have in rainy song collection.
They are the top four of my rainy season music picks. Perhaps the mellow touch and tune of the song keeps me turned on it‘ til my day end. Plus the mushy / soft sound that caress our ears. Rain or shine, music never fails us to give a time to relax and have a peace of mind. It’ s really an inevitable part of us humans that we have music, we like music, and we love music.“ I’ m singin’ in the rain, I’ m singin’ in the rain,” the song says.
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