Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Carly Simon was a personal friend of Jackie's. She wrote this song in tribute to her.
Touched By The Sun
If you want to be brave
And reach for the top of the sky
And the farthest point on the horizon
Do you know who you'll meet there
Great soldiers and seafarers,
Artists and dreamers
Who need to be close, close to the light
They need to be in danger of burning by fire
And I, I want to get there
I, I want to be one One who is touched by the sun,
One who is touched by the sun
Often I want to walk The safe side of the street
And lull myself to sleep
And dull my pain
But deep down inside I know
I've got to learn from the greats,
Earn my right to be living,
Let my wings of desire Soar over the night
I need to let them say "She must have been mad"
And I, I want to get there I,
I want to be one One who is touched by the sun,
One who is touched by the sun
I've got to learn from the greats,
Earn my right to be living,
With every breath that I take,
Every heartbeat
And I, I want to get there I,
I want to be one, One who is touched by the sun,
One who is touched by the sun.

3 comments:

keeblerc said...

I love this song. It's a beautiful way to start this site on Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Carly Simon gave her the sheet music about a month before Jackie died--can it be 15 years ago already? As Jackie treasured the song so much, when Carly attended the wake at her 5th Avenue apartment and asked another friend of Jackie's, Bunny Mellon, if it were possible to place the music on top of the coffin. Bunny told her to do so. But then Ed Schlossberg intervened and scolded Carly for her actions. "Only the grandchildren, Carly, can leave things on the coffin. Who do you think you are?" Carly fled in tears as Ed made quite a scene but on her way out the door, Bunny Mellon asked for the music and promised Carly it would be buried with Jackie. I'm sure Ed has many good qualities but it's moments like this which make him look like a real jerk IMHO.

The Carolyn Style said...

Edwina....

Linda said...

Wow, words can't express my contempt for this guy..Edwina indeed...