The fifth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number five, ‘Home Thoughts From Abroad’ by the late Clifford T Ward.
This track is part of my life.
Imagine me as a 17 year-old, stationed in west Germany, on heavily-armed, operational duties with a squadron of nuclear strike aircraft, based on the front line that separated the cold war from a very hot one.
I was in love.
She lived a thousand miles away, back in the UK, and we kept in touch through frequent letters and occasional phone calls.
Clifford T Ward’s eloquent, intelligent lyrics seemed to capture my feelings; they somehow brought us closer together.
The song has endured longer than that relationship, but I am still inordinately fond of both.