Nostalgia corridors: “You Belong to Me”

As part of our weekend R & R we bring you this time Patsy Cline’s classic rendition of YOU BELONG TO ME, a tune that completely encapsulates the innocence of the American public and its armed forces during WWII, especially allied aviation. The lyrics are uncomplicated, and the presentation, typical of Cline and other pop artists of the time, especially country, straight and uncomplicated. Patsy Cline and her generation are galaxies away from the self-conscious, self-promoting, grotesquely overpaid, and incredibly self-indulgent performers of today. Yet Cline, with her simplicity, easily outshines a Madonna or a Lady Gaga, along with the zillion of mediocre rock stars that constitute the musical reference of younger generations. Are we suckers for corn? Well, as always corny is as corny does, you be the judge. Maybe some corn is good for you.—P. Greanville

YOU BELONG TO ME

See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sunrise from a tropic isle
Just remember darling all the while
You belong to me

See the market place in old Algiers
Send me photographes and souvenirs
Just remember when a dream appears
You belong to me

Fly the ocean in a silver plane

You belong to me

Fly the ocean in a silver plane

You belong to me