The office is at a lull today. The Germans left this morning (da! liebschen) and some of the staff went out to lunch.
Me, as always, decided to stay back and just surf the Net. Tamad to go out during lunch time, its so hot! So, I'm sitting here with my ice cold White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks humming a tune.
"Hmmmmm...so never leave me lonely, tell me you'll love me only, and that you'll always, let it be me."
Guy and Pip were at the height of their popularity ( so was Bot and Ate Vi) when I was growing up in the 70's. I remember my Yaya Floring buying tagalog magazines with pictures of these loveteams and watching their movie reruns on our big Black&White TV (a model carried over from the late 1960's). Siyempre, since she's watching them, I'm found to be watching them as well. Together with hearing the name "Ma. Leonora Theresa", I associate Let It Be Me with the Guy and Pip loveteam. Dad said the song was popularized by the Everly Brothers (who they????) but to me, Let It Be Me was immortalized by Guy and Pip and I remember warm sunny days, soft warm nights, and my secure little world will never change.
1975. I was 7 years old. My grandparents were all still alive, the strong-man was into his 3rd year of Martial Rule and Guy and Pip ruled TV land.
Let It Be Me
I bless the day I found you.
I want to stay around you.
And so I beg you,
Let it be me.
Don't take this heaven from one.
If you must cling to someone.
Now and forever,
let it be me.
Each time we meet love,
I find complete love
Without your sweet love,
what would life be.
So never leave me lonely.
Tell me you'll love me only.
And that you'll always
let it be me.