…sad ending…

I hate reading books with sad endings, especially like this one. The book Buddy’s Blues had quite a sad ending and I felt quite emotional after reading it. The band -->the bosses<-- broke up ever since the drummer took drugs, got into trouble, even he tried to repent. Some bad accident happened and his spine was seriously injured. He did not like the girl -Olivia- anymore, as she became a very ambitious girl and hid things from him.


He later contacted a girl named Charmian, which was actually the sister of an old friend he knew when schooling-- Jules. Things appeared they were good friends until one day they decided to stay in hotels. Although they booked two separate rooms, Charmian suddenly knocked on the door and confessed that she had a crush on him since she was 14. Buddy suddenly realized that the person he loved is Charmian after all. They went to bed together for the night. After some days, Charmian announced to him that she was pregnant. Buddy was so shocked that he mentioned things like abortion and things like that. Char was also equally confused. By the time, the bosses broke up. They could not find another good drummer as good as the guy who was hooked on drugs and now spine injury.


Talking about bands breaking up, I realized that there is this phenomenon in the society. Like let us see some example. S Club 7 broke up. Backstreet boys also too… I mean, it is very difficult to maintain a band. You notice that after a band is made up and after they make big bucks, they break up to lead their own life. Does it happen to most bands? I hope not. Sometimes, existence as a band then makes one popular...



Charmian and Buddy sort of broke up (not really) for a period and Buddy went to America for tour. It ended with that he started to sing solo instead of being in a band. Many were impressed and the tour became something different. Buddy missed Char a lot and he wrote to her many times. He felt very demoralized, as there was no reply. Finally, things were resolved and Buddy’s father managed to ask his mum to convince Char to go over to America to find Buddy. Buddy was so relieved when he met her. Very soon, they got married. Buddy’s mother also came over to America to witness the solemn event. The baby was due soon and Buddy always longed for home-- Britain. He made many recordings there. He wrote 40 songs. You can see that he is filled with ideas. He wrote a song -->always heading home<---



See it in the sunrise, clouds against pale blue
Splashing light on water, smoky rainfall too
The dancing of the atom, rocks and running streams
Long-forgotten stories, memories and dreams
The beauty of the children, the wisdom of the old
Changing the seasons, always heading home


From year to year
From day to day
From dawn to dark
From birth to grave
Always heading home
We’re always heading home


It’s there in children voices, echoes from the past
The music of the forest, the silence of the stars
The rhythm of the ocean, a call that can’t be heard
A feeling something’s missing, that can’t be said in words
The way that all things balance, the fast one and the slow
The question and the answer, always heading home


From year to year
From day to day
From dawn to dark
From birth to grave
Always heading home
We’re always heading home


What do you think of his song? I liked the lyrics, although I got no idea how the tune will sound like. It was true that Buddy and Char were heading home. Nevertheless, bad things do happen in the journey to home. They were involved in an accident. The mother Char died first. Buddy managed to survive for a few days. He laid there unconscious without moving. Although with his father’s persuasion to ‘wake up’ and he managed to open a bit of his eye and move his hand, he did not survive. They left behind a baby, named as Holly, a girl. Buddy’s parents took care of the baby. Buddy’s songs eventually topped the charts-- *Always Heading Home* for weeks and weeks. Fans sent him cards for his greatest achievements as a singer.


I feel sad for Buddy. I think it is really a pity for Buddy. He did not live through to see how popular his song became. It is funny ah. I noticed something. Many of us do not treasure the things or the talents we have. It is only when they are not around, and then their collections would be highly appreciated. As a singer, the main purpose, besides making big bucks, we also enjoy being popular. We enjoy looking at the eager or satisfied faces of the audiences. That is the main point of singing after all. Hence, my message is: I feel that we should try to treasure what we have. It is far tooooooooo late when we start to appreciate one’s efforts, contributions, or talents when he or she is not around…