Musical Musings on Home - Going to, Leaving and Missing

Music Wed (back on a Wed!). This is dedicated to the feeling of "home" - being in it; returning to it; leaving it (and those left behind in it); wondering if u can ever really go back to it; and the joy of being welcomed back to it. So here we go. First, one of my fave Beatle songs which evokes such sadness is "She's Leaving Home"-  http://youtu.be/V4PFC6bIexo - her desperation to leave and her parents' desperation of being left behind, alone with each other. Next is Michael Buble's "Home" (check out the Caught In The Act live version or this super cool version recorded live at Abbey Roads http://youtu.be/PFGcVyASR2I ). Listen to this on a road trip when u r by urself and u will ache to return home to those u love. And now to the really maudlin - Joe Jackson's powerful, beautiful "HomeTown" which raises the question of whether u can ever really go home becuz maybe the "home" of ur memory never quite existed in reality (this version is a great solo rendition which adds in another fave, " Number Two"  http://youtu.be/NP_6aBG6Nq4). We end on a high note with Kenny Loggins' classic celebration of being joyous to come home with the knowledge that those u r returning to r as excited to have u back as u r to come back - "Celebrate Me Home" http://youtu.be/Ktwgi9vTL1A. I have loved this song for 30 yrs, and I will love it for 30 more. Enjoy - and be grateful for ur home.