The fifth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number five, ‘Home Thoughts From Abroad’ by the late Clifford T Ward.<\/p>\n
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This track is part of my life.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
I was in love.<\/p>\n
She lived a thousand miles away, back in the UK, and we kept in touch through frequent letters and occasional phone calls.<\/p>\n
Clifford T Ward’s eloquent, intelligent lyrics seemed to capture my feelings; they somehow brought us closer together.<\/p>\n
The song has endured longer than that relationship, but I am still inordinately fond of both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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