19 - And I'll be Satisfied Not to Read in Between the Lines

Another day, another awesome song.  Another song brought to my attention because of a movie.  This time, not a trailer song, an actual song from the movie.  It has a really strong connection to the characters and I can see why.

The song is playing the first time they meet.  So it becomes "their song."  I have got to say, I love their first meeting, that is teased out across the whole movie, and the use of this song in it.  The movie I'm speaking (typing?) of is The Five Year Engagement.

I do not recommend this movie for everyone.  It is rated R, so if you feel the urge to watch it, know that it carries a bit of language and sexual innuendos/scenes (no nudity...I think.)  Despite some of the baser elements, the story is quite touching and frustrating.  It struck me more deeply than I anticipated when viewing the trailer.  So after hearing the song in the movie, I went home and downloaded...

Song 19/Day 19

"Sweet Thing" off of the album Astral Weeks by Van Morrison.

Nothing about the movie makes me think of Autumn.  But the song does.  I had heard of Van Morrison for years but never explored the music.  I still haven't ventured beyond this song as of yet...but I will in time.

But there is so much in this song to occupy the mind.  The lyrics are just beautiful poetry.  To me it tells the story about a guy returning to his girl.  For whatever reason they have been apart he's coming to her.  I imagine it's something he's done that has pushed her away.  But she's giving him another chance, and he's happy with that.  Some of the lyrics paint the image that he was read in to things too much, or was suspicious.  When he sings:

Just to dig it all an not to wonder
That's just fine
And I'll be satisfied
Not to read in between the lines

A lot of times you hear it said that "Love is in the air," in the Spring.  For me there's something more romantic in the Autumn.  There's a lot of mystery and wonder.  And isn't that one of the great things about romance?  Sure it can be frustrating, but learning things about each other and discovering what's around that corner of a mind or the next.

That's Fall for me.  In the broader sense of "romantic" more than the former.  There is just something about Autumn that makes me want to take off on an adventure.  This song kind of inspires that too.  It's just a great hopeful song about choosing to be content and loving the moment for what it is.

Take a listen, enjoy, share.

"Sweet Thing" by Van Morrison on the album Astral Weeks

-Jesse