She may beg and she may plead and she may argue with her logic/Mention all the things I’ll lose that really have no value/Tho’ I doubt that she will ever come to understand my meaning/In the end she’ll surely know I wasn't born to follow. Wasn't Born To Follow. GOFFIN & KING.
The legendary Carole King is over in the UK at the minute promoting her Tapestry: The Legacy Edition release. I remember that record was never far away from my turntable in the early 1970s - along with James Taylor's Sweet Baby James, John Lennon's Imagine and Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Yeah, I know, maverick bolshie bloggers that we are, we 'wasn't born to follow', right? Nevertheless -I finally got round to putting up the 'Followers' widget on my blog.
So I suppose that's OK, then. Blogs is different. You know they are! We can now follow (at least a little bit). Without a trace of guilt or the tiniest compromise to our rebellious individualism!
I'm quite overwhelmed by the steady stream of visitors to my blog - both the one-offs and occasionals, and the loyal core who come back time and again. Thanks so much for reading - and commenting. I do appreciate it.
7 comments:
Giraffes aren't born to follow either! (This side of the intergalactic portal or the other...)
As you point out, blogs is different. Rebellious individualism? Love it.
I would like to be a follower Robert, but however many times I click on "follow" nothing happens - so I am following in spirit and will try again tomorrow.
Well, I be a loyal follower, henceforth and herewith…'course I have been following all along since…uhhh?…a bunch of months back.
Are we really rebellious individuals? I'm so very pleased! I thought I was just a surly contrarian.
I followed a small blog for about a year, it became very popular...I had to stop following :)
There were just too many followers.
I became your loyal and humble follower when you found a way to talk about Goethe and your hot dentist in the same blog.
I am not worthy.
Stand easy, loyal followers all.
Raph - if a fireman's ladder of a neck, spots and a predilection for the colour purple ain't individualism, I don't know what is!
Weaver - 'in spirit' is not good enough! Try, try and try again!
Grizzled - you have inspired me...
A bookish and surly contrarian
Had a fling with a strict vegetarian
But as meat was his style
He two-timed her meanwhile
With a carnivore girly librarian
Now, from my blog you'll know I'm helpless when I get into Light Verse mode, so I'd better stop this at once...
Gleaner - I didn't quite follow that :)
Val - arise, my child, bless you, bless you (gives sign of the cross in a popish way)...
Oughtn't you to have another dental checkup before your trip just in case?
You're killin' it.
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