“I could make you happy, make your dreams come true
There’s nothing that I would not do
Go to the ends of the Earth for you
To make you feel my love.”
Bob Dylan wrote it. Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, Adele, Neil Diamond, and many others recorded it. These talented singers knew a great song when they heard it.
Make You Feel My Love has been one of my favourite love songs ever since Dylan released it on his 1997 album, Time Out of Mind. As it happened, that was the same year he came to perform two shows at St. John’s Memorial Stadium here in Newfoundland, one of which Paul and I attended.
A little side note here about that concert: My daughter Denise was in class during her last year of high school when she heard through the student grapevine that Dylan was coming to our fair province. Knowing full well how big a fan her mother’s fiancé was, she phoned Paul from school on her lunch break to be the first to blurt the good news. Needless to say, we were elated and scored our tickets right away for the show. But as excellent as the concert turned out to be, Paul remembers that phone call with a special fondness. It showed him how much his stepdaughter cared.
Nowadays I like to tease him about the song and how I identify with the lyrics in the last verse shared above. I am reminded of how I followed him to Newtown five years ago. Now tell me, what could be more proof of my love and loyalty – to make him feel my love – than to go to “the ends of the earth” that is Perry’s Point, a wild piece of land that juts out into the cold North Atlantic?
Mushy? Sentimental? I don’t care.
*Photos taken from Perry’s Point on April 19, 2016.
Beautiful moment in time Jennifer and I bet you enjoyed the concert too.
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It was an unforgettable time, Kath.
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Dylan’s ends of the earth and the header pic featuring the blue shimmering waters are both beautiful, Jennifer. Perry’s Point reminds me of my time spent at another land’s end, The Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
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Wow, that’s nice to know, Raj. It’s a tad warmer there, though, I suspect. 😉
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I went there during winter; still it cannot be as cold as Perry’s Point…
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You have a lovely family Jennifer. Perhaps it helps to keep you warm there on the ends of the earth? 😉
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It helps enormously, my dear. 😉
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What a nice memory!
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I agree! 🙂
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It’s the Adele version I know Jennifer – these are great memories though and romantic indeed 🙂
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I thought it was a nice memory to share. 🙂 Thanks!
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it’s a beautiful song Jennifer. I didn’t know Adele sang it, I’m listening to it now! I love yours and Paul’s love story. ❤
Diana xo
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Thank you Diana for knowing what I’m trying to say. ❤️😍
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Nothing wrong with sentimental and mushy just saying,
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Ha ha. Thanks, Joanne!
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I’m off to find Adele’s version. She’s my current addiction.
What a wonderful story. Kids. Like your daughter, mine loves finding something her dad adores.
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I know, Jacqui, I thought it was so sweet of her to do that.
Adele is a pure gem, isn’t she? 🙂
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Great song – nice sentiment – theres only one Bob Dylan…have a nice day.
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Absolutely, Ken!
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Believe it or not, I don’t know that song. I Googled it on You Tube, but I don’t recognize it. Not sure how it escaped me. But what a lovely memory for you all!
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Billy Joel got it on the charts back in 97 then Adele on her first album I think. It is a great memory. 😊
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