I wanted to get to this for Valentine’s Day. Miracles is a wonderful love song—I don’t have any doubts despite the ‘if only’ construction for getting by. It means that’s all we need: believe in ourselves and each other. That’s easy enough. It is about the same in Tumblin’—Don’t be blue/I’ll stand by you/and we’ll get that feeling. Ai Garimasu (more or less There is Love in Japanese) says because you gave me your love, I know exactly who to call. Sweeter Than Honey contains ‘warm as a piece of the sun, softer than starlight’ as well as ‘you’re the best thing I’ve ever had.’ There Will Be Love is a bold declaration: Even when I close my eyes, all I see is you. (I am an old softie, and even I think that is sappy.) Play on Love asks the listener to put the books down and live love; I think Grace Slick took that from Catullus, a great source. It’s up to you and up to me/Come down yelling ‘Timber!’ through the burning trees—that is as high energy and as chaotic as rock and roll.
There’s a good saxophone break in Miracles and two decent instrumental songs, one of which is named for an archangel who has his feet on the ground and his head in heaven (thanks, Wikipedia).
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