Thanks Top Ten: My Thanksgiving (#9)

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Friday is Friday, regardless of what’s going on in the world, so happy Friday!!! Georgia allows some stores to reopen at their discretion today, and I’m praying they are successful. This series of songs with “thanks” in the title is in honor of those who’ve kept us relatively comfortable amid all of this. Here’s today’s song, and will you look who’s showing up.... #9: My Thanksgiving - Don Henley Maybe I should call this the FOL (Friends of Linda) countdown. Speaking of Ms. Ronstadt, I remember her talking about Don in an interview: she said she called him, and it was a “professional,” business-like phone call. He called back and said, “What was that all about?” And, she reported, “He came over with a bag of figs, and we had a great time.” No to the figs, yes to Henley’s terrific voice. This song is a little more cheery and upbeat than Henley’s typical cynicism, but this album came out shortly after he got married. So chalk up the relative positive attitude (“I wallowed in the springtime, now I’m welcoming the fall”) to the honeymoon phase. It’s a beautiful song with a gentle reminder that we should be grateful. My Thanksgiving Written by Don Henley, Stan Lynch, and Jai Winding Recorded by Don Henley From Inside Job, 1995 Some of them ain’t no joke: