Weekend In New England

Album: This One's For You (1976)
Charted: 10
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  • Last night I waved goodbye
    Now it seems years
    I'm back in the city
    Where nothing is clear
    But thoughts of me holding you
    Bringing us near

    And tell me, when will our eyes meet?
    When can I touch you?
    When will this strong yearning end?
    And when will I hold you again

    Time in New England
    Took me away
    To long rocky beaches
    And you by the bay
    We started a story
    Whose end must now wait

    And tell me, when will our eyes meet?
    When can I touch you?
    When will this strong yearning end?
    And when will I hold you again

    I feel the change comin'
    I feel the wind blow
    I feel brave and daring
    I feel my blood flow
    With you I could bring out
    All the love that I have
    With you there's a heaven
    So earth ain't so bad

    And tell me, when will our eyes meet?
    When can I touch you?
    When will this strong yearning end?
    And when will I hold you
    Again
    Again Writer/s: Randy Edelman
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Valerie J from Laguna Hills, Ca, UsaI did not really get into this song when it was released, but heard it recently and it had a special meaning for me. Notice there are no names or pronouns in it, only "you". The person the narrator is missing could be a man or a woman. I don't remember exactly when Barry Manilow came out as gay, but certainly when the song came out in 1976 he still was not out. Younger people might not realize how much pressure LGBT people faced to remain closeted at that time, especially celebrities. I'd like to think this song might have been a subtle nod by Manilow to his fellow LGBT fans. Everything in the song fits the narrative, including the idea of going somewhere (New England) away from where one person in the couple works and is frequently recognized (New York) in order to get to know a new love and feel free to be onesself. (Reba McIntyre's "response" song notwithstanding, the tone and lyrics of Manilow's song don't sound like one in which the narrator is having an extramarital affair.) The lyric "I feel bold and daring" especially reinforces the idea of someone finally starting to feel free enough to be himself and experience a love that was largely forbidden at the time. Great song!
  • Janet Sep from Springhouse PaOne of his best songs ever. It's still being played today, but by alot of older people I know that a lot of the younger generation thatI know loves the song. and ask me it is. When I yell them, they have no idea who he is. But they love the music.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn March 2 1977, 'The Barry Manilow Special' was aired on the ABC-TV network...
    The special was nominated for four Emmy Awards; it won one, 'Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Special'...
    On the special he performed three of his previous hits; "Mandy" {#1 in 1975}, "It's A Miracle" {#12 in 1975}, and "Could It Be Magic" {#6 in 1975}...
    At the time his "Weekend In New England" was in its second of two weeks at #10 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart, and that was also its peak position on the chart, but he did not perform the song on this special.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 20th 1977, "Weekend In New England" by Barry Manilow peaked at #10 (for 2 weeks) on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; it had entered the chart on November 21st, 1976 at position #78 and spent 19 weeks on the Top 100...
    And on January 2nd, 1977 it reached #1 (for 1 weeks) on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart...
    Was track five of side one on his fourth studio album, 'This One's For You', the album peaked at #6 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart...
    Two other tracks from the album also made the Top 100; "This One's For You" (#29) and "Looks Like Me Made It" (#1 for 1 week)...
    Mr. Manolow, born Barry Alan Pincus, will celebrate his 71st birthday in four months on June 17th (2014).
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