Simple and Brilliant
I was listening to a cover of Hallelujah by Cohen and found myself contemplating what song is the most covered song.... so I asked google. I was brought to an article of the top 10 covered songs. The Beatles hold most of the spots with number one being 'Yesterday'. One of the songs further down the list was 'And I Love Her'. I hadn't heard the song in a while so I went to youtube and watched a live version of them playing the song. Simple brilliance. When I was a college student studying abroad, I went to Pere-Lachaise cemetery outside of Paris mostly because my friend wanted to see Jim Morrison's grave. But the most moving image I remember from that cemetery is an above ground stone grave box shaped with one vase atop and in the vase; one single yellow rose in a back bend. Simple and moving. No name on the grave. Just a body laid to rest and someone added a single rose. I think of all the things we add to our lives in an attempt to make