Not sure when leaves start falling, though autumn officially starts late September. I hadn't thought to take pix or record autumn leaves and trees until late December. During raking around then, I thought of parodying "Can't Hurry Love" with initial title of "Can't Hurry Leaves". Refined it to "Can't Rush Fall Leaves" to match syllable count. I took pix and recorded clips on the following dates:
December 29, 2020
January 1, 2021
January 4, 2021
January 9, 2021
January 10, 2021 (snow day, imaging through glass)
January 11, 2021 (leftover snow)
January 24, 2021 (foggy, still leaves on trees)
Partial listing of my lyrics:
I feel glum some with autumn leaves,
And I been raking before Halloween.
A gardener said,
You can't rush fall leaves,
Some seem glued to their trees,
She said some do fall easy,
Often unexpectedly.
You can't rush some leaves,
Some will cling to their trees,
As though they were stuck,
No matter how some winds might gust.
But how many fall leaves
Must I stand,
When I step outside,
It's time to rake again, ...
Original song info:
Song: You Can't Hurry Love
Artist: The Supremes (redo by Phil Collins)
Writers: Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
Music: "You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes | Karaoke Version | KaraFun", Feb 7, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnqE7FRxV-s
Related, parody of Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do":
"Raking Leaves Ain't Hard to Do (with scrolling lyrics)" (video, article)
"Raking Leaves Ain't Hard to Do (widescreen)" (video, article)
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