Rainbo (Sissy Spacek) Sings About the Two Virgins Album

 

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This is another one of those “Why haven’t I heard this before?” moments…

It appears that our darling actor Sissy Spacek recorded a song in 1968, released in 1969, which would require the news of the day to understand or a solid knowledge of Beatles.

The title of Spacek’s song (recorded under the name “Rainbo”, how hippie cool is that) is “John You Went Too Far This Time’

There are many Beatle references in this song. I present ( claiming fair use) the lyric here:

Everything you asked of me, I did, John
From holding hands to living in a sunlit submarine
And you were something special when you said, John,
That you had more disciples than the man who was too green

John, I love you
But you went too
Far
This time

John, I love you
But you went too
The man with the foolish grin
Is you

I recall you turned me on with Pepper
The tour we took with Lucy was a trip I won't forget
And John, I loved you when we both wore flowers
But putting down your guru brought confusion and regret

John, I love you
But you went too
Far
This time

Now I gaze in awe before that picture
My mind retires to the place it was before you came
I love the things you showed me up 'til now, John
But since that picture, I don't think my love will be the same

John, I love you
But you went too
Far
This time

John, I love you
Alone on a hill
The man with the foolish grin
Is you

A few references:

   Holding hands   I Want to Hold Your Hand

   Sunlit submarine   Yellow Submarine

More disciples        more popular that Jesus

Foolish grin            The Fool of the Hill

Pepper and Lucy     Sgt. Pepper album

That picture            very likely the picture on the cover of John and Yoko’s

                              “Two    Virgins”

It seems that that step was a step too far for Rainbo.

Personally, Beatles fan that I am, I got past the cover.

It was the recording on the vinyl that I claim was John going too far for me.

The arrangement on this recording is cleverly done by Paul Harris, who successfully blends in backing music which sounds like the psychedelic  Beatles of the Pepper, Penny Lane, Magical Mystery Tour days.

I envy the writer of the lyric as it too is superb.

If you are a Beatles fan, moderate to intense, you will appreciate this recording.

Click the following Youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38YIMgtEMFU

Celebrating Religious Freedom, Personal Conscience, American Integrity

 

holiday focused postage stamps available at USPS

My patriotism rests, in much part, on the first amendment to the Constitution which provides “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"

As a child living in Detroit during the 1960s, I was introduced to many different faiths. Of course, there were, as now, the many different denominational takes on Christian faith. But also, the kid that lived next door was Egyptian Muslim. A girl in my class at school was Saudi Arabian Muslim. I had Jewish friends.

I loved having discussions about our differing faiths. My faith grew richer and deeper by hearing their faith stories, traditions, and customs.

“This is America!” I excitedly thought.

I was, and am, proud to be a citizen of a nation that respects personal conscience so deeply that it is written into our very fundamental social contract known as the United States Constitution.

Other nations assert a State religion. For the United Kingdom it is the Church of England, for Argentina, the Roman Catholic, for Denmark, the Lutheran Church. And of, course Muslim nations assert the Islamic faith.

But here in America, your faith and religion are a matter of your personal conscience.

Religion is neither imposed upon you nor is it prohibited of you.

This is America! I vigorously assert.

Oh, there are voices claiming that there is some sort of suppression of religion happening in America. I suspect those voices are merely stirring the pot of electoral politics.

Far from suppression, many faiths, positions of conscience, are affirmed even by The United States Post Office as you can see by the availability of holiday-focused stamps.

From my childhood in Detroit to this day, my patriotism rests upon the Constitution and especially the first amendment.

The Constitution is the national and social contract by which we all get along.

I pray that in 2024 we all get along like 1960s Detroit elementary school kids talking about our different faiths across a table at lunch time.

This is America! I proudly proclaim!