When things got tough with the cancer, he thought she'd leave because she couldn't stand to watch, she's a happy person, not one to tolerate decline. 'cause I knew how much you loved the sun"
"When the rain came I thought you'd leave "The coldest winter in almost 14 years" is the toughest test of their marriage, fourteen years long. General CommentIts a song about love sticking by your side in the face of long, debilitating death. The coldest winter in almost fourteen years Now I can rest assured knowing that we've seen the worstĭon't have much but what I've got is yours Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years If the mandolin wind couldn't change a thingīuffalo died in the frozen fields you know Through the darkest nights I've ever known (It’s recommended that you listen to this on Spotify as their embed only has 200 songs.But you chose to stay, stay and keep me warm “Mandolin Wind” was never a single, though it was on the b-side of the “I Know I’m Losing You” single, and I think it’s gotten a lot of airplay on oldies radio, as it absolutely should.ĭid you miss a Certain Song? Follow me on Twitter: Certain Songs DatabaseĪ filterable, searchable & sortable somewhat up to date database with links to every “Certain Song” post I’ve ever written. Hell, maybe it was that session guy from the 1960s who had disappeared, Jimmy Page. It’s a weird choice, but it totally works, though I could see where people might think it ruined the mood he’d set.Īccording to the Wikipedia page on “Mandolin Wind,” there is some dispute on who played the mandolin on “Mandolin Wind.” Some sources have it as Ray Jackson, who played the mandolin on “Maggie May,” which seems the most logical, but others have it as Martin Quittenton, or even Davey Johnstone, prior to joining Elton John’s bad. But, of course, Rod Stewart couldn’t leave it at that, so after you’d assume that the song is just about over, Waller sneaks in again, smashing his drums as Rod sings “and I love ya” over and over again until the fade. Those last round of “ooh ooh ooh” are off-the-fucking-charts heartbreaking. Because nothing is as poignant as his vocal on the last verse. So maybe it was the coldest winter in thirteen years and eleven months? Or fourteen years and three months?Īnd of course, none of that matters when halfway through the song, Mickey Waller comes in with a tambourine, and there’s a mandolin, pedal steel and acoustic guitar hootenanny that is almost as poignant as Rod’s vocal. I love love love “coldest winter in almost fourteen years,” which is both weirdly specific and a bit vague. Now I can rest assured knowing that we’ve seen the worst And, of course, Rod’s sad sweet voice.īuffalo died in the frozen fields you know If the mandolin wind couldn’t change a thingįor much of its running time, “Mandolin Wind” eschews the idea of momentum: each verse is a self contained unit, starting up with a couple of strums of a mandolin, accompanied by an acoustic guitar and a twinkling pedal steel guitar. Through the darkest nights I’ve ever known
Well, that’s not entirely true, as “Mandolin Wind” is really a heartfelt love song.īut you chose to stay, stay and keep me warm
So how did Rod follow “ Maggie May” - a song with a mandolin solo for the ages - on Every Picture Tells a Story? With an entire song about mandolins! And the wind they make!!
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