"Coming Around Again" is my favorite Carly Simon song, even if it does make marriage sound like the bleakest thing ever. The opening line: "Baby sneezes, Mommy pleases, Daddy breezes in" sets up the whole idea of how people in love can get into a rut so bad, nothing feels like feeling anymore and falling apart is preferable because "there's more room in a broken heart." And yet amidst the sadness, Simon insists so earnestly (and with such touching pain) that she does believe in love, with the rising back-up vocals to support her.
Not only are the lyrics themselves truly affecting...the way Simon sounds so real just makes it all the more heart-breaking. It's a far cry from the infamous "You're So Vain."
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