Tender Love

Hard to believe that it has been almost an entire year since my last post, but Becky's World is back!  I've made many new discoveries in my hiatus -- namely, great new radio stations.  Every Sunday from 12 noon to 4 PM, you can listen to classic broadcasts of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem on Mix 98.1 from Rutland, VT.  The broadcast each week is from the 80s and corresponds with the present week.  So, for instance, this week's may be from the week of March 30 in 1985.  It's great to revisit these and think, "Hey, that was the number 1 song back then?!"  Sometimes, it is quite surprising!  Anyway, I listened to a broadcast recently where "Tender Love" by Force MDs was in the Top 10.  Took me back to my middle school days!  I forgot how lovely this song is, and now that I am a professional musician, I can appreciate the simple beauty of the the melody and accompaniment.  Come to find out, it was written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.  I had no idea!  If you want to check out an extremely funny clip of them discussing the song and how it came about, click here to watch that on YouTube.  Meanwhile, enjoy Tender Love!