So it's been an idyllic spring rain sort of day. I decided to walk to my various engagements because of that hazy, humid sun, and was rewarded by getting caught in a couple rain showers. Not the kind of rain showers that make me run for cover, but the type when the sun still shines and every drop is big and warm and splashes merrily on my hands and feet.
Best music for that?
Why, another cover of an already great song remade funkier and more soulful by the ever exuberant Al Green.
When that intro starts up, and those sparkling horns start blasting, there is no better place for me to be than outdoors walking under dappled light, spinning and air-trumpeting and smiling like everything inside me is growing fresh. I'm sure I attracted some funny looks, but then again, I'd like to assume I inspired more smiles than anything else.
So the raindrops on my arms are dry now, but it's only a few more hours until I get to step back outside into the steadily brighter evening and be romanced once more by the the newness of the season.
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (The Beatles)- Al Green
(Yes, those are my feet up top.)
Now get outside and don't be afraid of a little rain! It feels about as wonderful as that song.
shut up al green.
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