RIP Marilyn Bergman

Of the many notable songs that she co-wrote with her husband, there are a couple that I especially admire: The Way We Were and The Windmills of Your Mind.  Besides the sheer appeal of the lyrics, what has stood out for me is the way that the former embodies the soul of the movie it was written for, and the way that the latter nails the turbulence in the mind of the character it was written for.

From The Way We Were:

Memories
May be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget

From The Windmills of Your Mind:

Keys that jingle in your pocket
Words that jangle in your head
Why did summer go so quickly
Was it something that you said

When you knew that it was over
You were you suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning
To the color of her hair