It left an indelible mark on her life and may account for her rejection of Stills. Married at 18, Judy was divorced a few years later and lost custody of her son for five years. The song is probably more suited to being Judy's theme song, rather than just a song she got from another composer.

Yet there is another love affair in the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young clan - Joni Mitchell and Graham Nash have quite a thing going.Īnd it was Joni who wrote Judy's biggest hit, Both Sides Now, an amazingly mature tale of the other side of love. Lulu marrying Robin Gibb was probably the rockiest romance of 1969. It's rather a touching story, all the more so because romance is not common in pop. Trouble is that while Judy - who arrives in Toronto tomorrow for a concert at Massey Hall - reportedly shares in the affection, she isn't prepared to abandon her booming career to become his lady at that huge house he rents in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Stills, a sensitive, quietly spoken young man from the South, is deeply in love with Judy Collins, to whom the Suite is dedicated. The song was written and is sung by Stephen Stills, former member of the Buffalo Springfield. So goes the final verse of a currently popular song called Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Oh, and that great bass line at the beginning? Stills played that.Lacy lilting lady, losing love lamenting,

Now, something I didn’t know about it: according to Picky Wedia, Stills wrote it in “inverted order,” with the breakup in the beginning (“It’s getting to the point where I’m no fun anymore, I am sorry”) and the love (“change my life, make it right, be my lady”) at the end! Stephen Stills wrote this when they were breaking up. I don’t want to insult the intelligence of my readers, but on the other hand I occasionally tend to forget that not everyone learned to read from album liner notes, and consequently won’t know all the things I take for granted as “common knowledge.” So, in case you didn’t know. #2: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills, and Nash

Today’s song is one of those that you can probably turn on FM rock radio and hear today, just in case you’ve never heard it (or haven’t heard it in 20 minutes). For those who have no clue about the songs on the obscure side I present ten hits that have “eyes” in the title.

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