In a message dated 12/6/2002 4:32:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Anyone out there as big a fan of HM as I am? > Here is my little Help Me story: When I was a little boy, my younger brother died unexpectedly and I suffered from a sort of post-traumatic anxiety about 6 months after the event. I was unable to sleep at night and would remain awake listening to the a.m. radio. And, to this day, I can remember all the tunes that were popular at the time: Popcorn, Eres Tu, Seasons in the Sun, Sundown...and Help Me. All those songs still give me the heebie-jeebies when I hear them, because I am instantly transported back to that time when I was scared, unable to sleep and filled with sadness. That is, except for Help Me. When I was in college, I kept thinking about the song Help Me for some reason and on a lark decided to confront this demon reminder of my past. I picked up Court and Spark, and gave it a listen and was absolutely transfixed. And Help Me transformed for me into a feel-good song. Amazingly, it is the only one of the top 40 songs from that time that does not carry with it a bad feeling. In fact, it is one of those tunes that I love to crank in the car when I am feeling extra-extra good. Joni sounds so in love--her voice rarely has that same quality to it. and the band is rockin! Ken
