NAME THAT TUNE (November 26, 2023)

 Ah, my dear readers …. we have a serious tune today. This wonderful song is a lesson and a warning to parents everywhere.

It was also a huge hit for the person who wrote and recorded it.

Let’s not waste another minute with talk. Here are your five clues.

1. Today’s featured performer was born December 7, 1942 in New York City; he was a singer-songwriter, philanthropist and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs.
2. This 1974 song is the only number-one song for our performer. It was nominated for a Grammy in 1975 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011.
3. On July 16, 1981 our multi-faceted artist was killed in an accident on the Long Island Expressway when his Volkswagen Rabbit was rear-ended by a tractor trailer truck. He was on his way to perform at a benefit concert when the accident occurred.
4. As a dedicated humanitarian, today’s performer fought to end world hunger. He was a key participant in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977 and in 1987 was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work.
5. Today’s song started out as a poem written by the wife of our performer; he took her words and put them to music. It is a story of regret, the sad tale of a man who only has time for his work and puts everything before the needs of his young son who grows up to be just like his dad.

Those are the clues, my friends. Do you think you know the answers? Scroll down to see if you are right.

How did you do? If you knew the answers were Harry Chapin and his fabulous song, “Cats In the Cradle”, then you did great!

Let’s have a listen to that terrific song right now.

What a great song by the late Harry Chapin whose birthday happens to fall on a Thursday this year; if you’re a faithful reader of all my posts, you’ll know all about Birthday Thursdays! 😉

Thanks for joining me today. Please be sure to catch me this coming Tuesday as I wrap up November with the final installment of I’m With The Banned. I guarantee you, it will be an unforgettable post.

Be well, my friends!

See you on the flip side.

I’m The Sicilian Storyteller

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