Only the Very Best

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This is a very powerful song that I am in love with!

Originally in French, with the title “S.O.S. d’un Terrien en Détresse” [SOS of an Earthling in Distress], it was the title that struck me most, then the power of the music and finally the lyrics. The raw emotion it evokes got me searching and I found the English adaptation sung by Peter Kingsbery with the title “Only the Very Best”.

It was composed by Michel Berger and written by Luc Plamondon in 1978 for the rock opera Starmania, a cult French musical; Tycoon (1992) being the English adaption with lyrics by Tim Rice.

As I said, it’s a powerful song of raw emotion that for me, speaks about giving totally to the one you love and how losing them can impact your life.

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