I used to listen to all the maudlin music I could gather….back in the day.

This was one of the tunes.

When you’re young….and “ten years behind me” would have made you a pre-teen, you don’t really have a deep well of experience yet.

You don’t have any experience….but you take the world and all it might hold so seriously.

Perfect for becoming a fan of the maudlin.

This guy was pretty good….sideman, musician….had a couple of big hits….good songwriter.

He’s been gone for a couple of years now.

Andrew Gold.

Here’s another maudlin one….