Neil Sedaka's Tribute To Lena
Am so pleased to get this tribute from Neil Sedaka, having been a huge fan of his since I was very young! This tribute has been written exclusively for this website on the 6th August 2012, and was sent to Victor Zavaroni as soon as it went up, who was very pleased!
"I remember Lena very well We lived in the same block of flats on Park Street behind the Dorchester Hotel in the early 70s.
I always thought she was a great talent. Her rendition of "Going Nowhere" is thrilling. She feels it down to her toes.
She is very missed." - Neil Sedaka
"I remember Lena very well We lived in the same block of flats on Park Street behind the Dorchester Hotel in the early 70s.
I always thought she was a great talent. Her rendition of "Going Nowhere" is thrilling. She feels it down to her toes.
She is very missed." - Neil Sedaka
Considering
so many folks, dissatisfied with everything,
who need someone to understand they're lonely, they're lonely,
and they're not alone.
And everywhere
they shrug their shoulders, tell themselves that they don't care,
and all the while they make believe they're happy, oh they're happy,
but not really.
And they're asked to hold the world together,
make it happen, give it children,
who in turn are turning on to going nowhere.
And all the strength they'd ever need to help them
has been wasted, remains hidden,
in the confusion of going nowhere.
And who am I
to criticize the world that I have grown up in.
Most of you would tell me that I'm crazy, yes I'm crazy,
I can't help it.
I understand
that where you are is where you've been so many years,
and things that tend to change you, tend to hurt you, yes they hurt you,
very deeply.
And still you try to hold the world together,
make it happen, give it children
who in turn are turning on to going nowhere.
And all the strength they'd ever need to help them
has been wasted, remains hidden,
in the confusion of going nowhere,
going nowhere,
going, going, going nowhere,
going nowhere.
- Lyrics by Neil Sedaka