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THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES

by Robert Bidney

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This song is a musical memorial to all those we've lost to Covid, the famous and the not-so-famous, using real names and information gleaned from the one-line obituaries printed on the front page of the May 24, 2020 issue of the NY Times when they honored the first 100,000 people who passed away.

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THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES

JOAN WAS KNOWN FOR HER SENSE OF HUMOR
MARVIN HAD A MILLION DOLLAR SMILE
JULIAN WAS THE LIFE OF EVERY PARTY
AND JEANE WAS SEEN WITH ELEGANCE AND STYLE

JOHN, HE WAS A FAV’RITE OF BOB DYLAN (John Prine)
ALAN, HE WROTE “I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL” (Alan Merrill)
JOE, HE GOT A GRAMMY SINGING COUNTRY (Joe Diffie)
AND ADAM’S MUSIC NE-VER GOT OLD (Adam Schlesinger “Fountains of Wayne”)

ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO PASSED AWAY
ARE LISTED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE TIMES TODAY
ONE LINE WRITTEN…’BOUT EVERYBODY’S LIVES
THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES

HARVEY LIVED ACROSS FROM YANKEE STADIUM
THEY WERE ROSEMARIE’S FAV’RITE TEAM
BOBBIE, HE BOUGHT TICKETS TO THE SEAHAWKS
PAUL, HE COULD’VE PLAYED IN MAJOR LEAGUES

WYNN, HE WAS A FOUNDER OF A THEATER
TERRENCE, HE WON TONY’S FOR HIS PLAYS (Terrence McNally)
ADAM HAD AN EXPERTISE IN MUSICALS
JENNIFER MADE COSTUMES FOR THE STAGE

ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO PASSED AWAY
ARE LISTED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE TIMES TODAY
ONE LINE WRITTEN…‘BOUT EVERYBODY’S LIVES
THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES

WHAT A SENSELESS LOSS OF PEOPLE
CAN WE EVER COMPREHEND
WE COULD’VE DONE SO MUCH BETTER
IT’S TOO LATE FOR THEM
IT’S TOO DAMN LATE FOR THEM


THEIR MEMORY SURVIVES
THEIR MEMORY STILL SURVIVES

JOAN WAS KNOWN FOR HER SENSE OF HUMOR
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©ROBERT BIDNEY

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released September 11, 2021
PRODUCED BY: FERNANDO PERDOMO
VOCALS: ROBERT BIDNEY
INSTRUMENTS: FERNANDO PERDOMO (GUITARS, BASS, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS)
STRINGS: KAITLIN WOLFBERG (VIOLINS, VIOLA, CELLO)

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