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After a decade of begging and pleading, my family finally got me to sit down and watch The West Wing.
I’ve only just started Season 3… so shhhh… but it’s amazing that a decade on, all the battles and challenges and events and story lines are just as poignant and touching and relevant today.
Haven’t we learnt anything yet?
I spent last night crying over the death of Mrs Landingham and playing and replaying that final scene where Jed strides in from the rain, faces the barrage of reporters and hands in pockets, jaw set and eyes clear, states that he is in fact going to run for a second term.
And the soundtrack to this wonderful piece of television?
Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits
These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you’ll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you’ll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms
Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I’ve witnessed your suffering
As the battles raged higher
And though they hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
There’s so many different words
So many different songs
We have just one world
But we live in different ones
Now the sun’s gone to hell
And the moon’s riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it’s written in the starlight
And every line on your palm
We’re fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
Can date this…t’was tripping around Europe in a Combi. It was our only tape (yes… tape) Must have played it 1000 times. Never tired of it. It is genius. Believe the live shows around this time were brilliant.
If you are looking for a tranquil moment amonst your West Wing tears…try a little Mark Knopfler doing local hero.
Has the same touch.
Hey tears… there may may be more tomorrow night- if you know what I mean π
Geeeees that’s a story and a half! I don’t have any cool stories like that. Awesome.
And yeah… I did know what you meant… and it turned out that you were right!
Go Pies!
PS…good to have you back π
Thanks!
I second Pedro in being glad to see you back.
I am always slow to checking out series that the rest of the world raved about for years. West Wing is on my list, but I’m halfway through Lost first.
Cheers!
Ugh, Lost. I’ll never be convinced to try that one!
Nice post, thanks for sharing! π
That is a pretty brilliant scene. It broke my heart when Mrs. Landingham died.