Widower Submits Song He Wrote for His Wife of 73 Years

From the website: When 96-year-old Fred saw a songwriting contest advertised in the paper he couldn’t help but write one for his wife who’d passed away only a month earlier. They had been together since the 30′s.

Unable to play an instrument or sing, Fred simply mailed in his lyrics. The studio holding the contest saw his song and read his story in the letter he attached and decided to record it for him.

Whether you like the final outcome or not, this is a beautiful story…
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Just think how much MORE touching this story would have been if it had been a good song.

Do a test. Let someone listen to the song without telling them the background story. Is the song only good if they know it was about a cute old man losing his wife?

According to my calculations 100% of people who die during marriage leave the other one behind for some period of time (Assuming they didn't die simultaneously). Does that transform them immediately into competent song writers?

I think not.

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