Broken Arrow

Well, it's pretty late here in Becky's World, but I wanted to make sure to write this evening.  I am trying to get back into the habit of writing daily.  So, I think I can just sneak in if I type pretty fast!

This weekend, I found an entertainment news page on the web that had excerpts from Rod Stewart's new book.  Unfortunately, I am not sure of the title, but it's his memoir.  In the article I read, there were several snippets of Rod discussing the women in his life, including his first and second wives.  The excerpts in his article ended with him meeting Rachel Hunter, who was his third wife.  He talked about all the women he romanced -- and how he just couldn't seem to stop, no matter how hard he tried or how much he loved his wives.  Well, I guess I can't say I feel badly for him, but if he was really that weak, I guess maybe...  Anyway, we know his discography is huge and spans several decades.  I thought it would be nice to look at "Broken Arrow," which was written by Robbie Robertson in 1987 and recorded by Stewart in 1991.  Low and behold, I found out yet again that I had the wrong lyrics in my head all these years.  I thought he sang, "Who else is gonna bring you, a broken arrow...who else is gonna bring you, a bottle of wine..."  Yeah, but the end of the second line is "who else is gonna bring you, a bottle of rain."  Well, now I am not sure what to think.  A bottle of rain?  Still sounds overall like a love song.  You know, typical scenario -- he's deeply in love with a woman, he wants to breathe when she breathes, he'll get to her if he has to crawl, he can't be held with these iron walls...  You get the point even with me taking bits and pieces of the lyrics and putting them together.  Since it's Robertson's song, it is definitely different in a poetic sense, but I think it matches Rod's persona and artistic style just perfectly.  Check out the video above -- you'll notice Rachel Hunter there.  So, maybe this all came together as he was falling for her (I've lost track).  Whatever the case, great song, nice video, and kudos to Mr. Stewart on this cover.  Nicely done.