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Jingle-Jangle Morning, by Clifford Thurlow
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Jingle-Jangle Morning, by Clifford Thurlow

leer en español        In the jingle-jangle morning I’ll come following you.I have always loved that line. It has haunted me since I first heard it, shimmering with promise and uncertainty. For years I thought it must conceal some deeper meaning — a code or hidden message — but now I realise it doesn’t mean anything at all. The words are the meaning. They are beautiful, melodic, alliterative, compelling.We have all woken in the jingle-jangle morning, unsure what the day will bring, and felt that sudden urge to follow our dreams, our lover, our destiny.The line closes the chorus of Mr. Tambourine Man:Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for meI’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to.Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for meIn the jingle-jangle morning I’ll come following you.When...