The writer of Ecclesiastes says,
“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”
Case in Point:
Compare this 40 year old classic with this week’s Number 1 single:
Bus Stop– The Hollies (1966)
That’s the way the whole thing started
Silly, but it’s true
Thinking of a sweet romance
Beginning in a queue
Came the sun, the ice was melting
No more sheltering, now
Nice to think that that umbrella
Led me to a vow
Chorus
Bus stop, wet day
She’s there I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus go, she stays, love grows
Under my umbrella
All that summer we enjoyed it
Wind and rain and shine
That umbrella we employed it
By August she was mine
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Umbrella– Rihanna (2007)
When the sun shines
We’ll shine together
Told you I’ll be here forever
That I’ll always be your friend
Took an oath
I’mma stick it out ’till the end
Now that it’s raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
That’s freaky weird…..