Aubrey Was Her Name

In celebration of the first day of class for the new year, I give you a story that happened on day 1.

I already mentioned the fact that my first class was Human Computer Interaction, but I did not tell you that there were other students in the class, who were psych majors. One of them, just happened to be sitting right next to me. So I ask her if this is the HCI 500 class and she tells me, No. It is a Psych class. Well that totally freaked me out and I was worried that I had messed up, right off the bat. I stuck it out and it all became clear when the teacher arrived and told us exactly the classes he was teaching in that room.

My new friend and I spent the entire semester next to each other and since our teacher loved to break us up into groups of about 4, we were always talking to each other and became friends.

One of the things that friends do...is ask each other their name.

She said it was Aubrey.

Me, being of a certain generation and her being just about my son's age, I asked her the logical question. Did your parents like the singing group Bread?

She gives me a big sigh and says that yes, they were big fans of the song and so they named her Aubrey. (That is her on the far right, in bright red)

Every time I think of my life in that class, this song pops into my head.

In my travels, I found out where the inspiration for the song came from.

"This 1972 Bread hit is a classic example of a David Gates ballad, a song that evokes strong emotion without relying on typical pop ballad techniques. The lyrics to "Aubrey" were sparked by a screening of Breakfast at Tiffany's: Gates used that film's moody feel as the inspiration to create a tale of man who pines over a short-lived romantic encounter that he knows he will never be able to relive."

You can listen to it, HERE.

Aubrey

And Aubrey was her name
A not so very ordinary girl or name
But who's to blame?
For a love that wouldn't bloom
For the hearts that never played in tune
Like a lovely melody that everyone can sing
Take away the words that rhyme, it doesn't mean a thing

And Aubrey was her name
We tripped the light and danced together to the moon
But where was June?
No, it never came around
If it did it never made a sound
Maybe I was absent or was listening too fast
Catching all the words but then the meaning going past

But God I miss the girl
And I'd go a thousand times around the world just to be
Closer to her than to me

And Aubrey was her name
I never knew her but I loved her just the same
I loved her name
Wish that I had found the way
And the reasons that would make her stay
I have learned to lead a life apart from all the rest
If I can't have the one I want, I'll do without the best

But how I miss the girl
And I'd go a million times around the world just to say
She had been mine for a day