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40 years ago, while growing up in the diverse Western Addition neighborhood, a young-ish mixed-race couple lived in the adjacent apartment building. The husband was ethnically French, and the wife was Black. Obviously, everyone talked about the couples' race(s).
I still recall the day(s) after Christmas 1980. There were no video games; we kids got bikes, skateboards, roller skates, and sports equipment, which we could bring outdoors. Somebody had a boombox, and when Leo Sayer's "More Than I Can Say" came on, the ethnically French guy cringed, "Why does it have to be so white ?"
We kids just looked at each other. We were of all ethnicities and we wondered why a white guy would complain about a song being too white.
The ethnically French guy then told us that members of Buddy Holly's band, The Crickets, 20 years earlier, had recorded "More Than I Can Say." But none of us had that version, so we kids just shrugged.
He and his wife (who was really nice and down to earth) lived there for maybe 2 or 3 more years. We kids always wished there were more like him, to point out what was what. In some weird way, when you become an audiophile, it's not that you care if anyone else likes or dislikes the music. But you wish there were guys like him, who could give you more info about the music.
But here we are, 40 years later, and Leo Sayer's "More Than I Can Say" is still a lite rock staple.
-Lummy The Loch Monster
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