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Dance tonight to the genius of Barry White

Dec 31, 2015 Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon

What are you doing tonight? That’s a hackneyed question to ask anyone at this time of the year. Around the world people seek some pleasure in the celebratory mood that comes with the passing of the year we lived in; a year we know will never come again.
It is that time when people want to forget the troubles that come with living in human society.
Old Year’s Night is different from every other occasion because the moments we lived with in that year become part of our memory bank. We feel that urge to say goodbye in the happiest of ways. One thing for sure about Old Year’s Night; you want to be with the people you love. You want to see past as it ebbs away with those you love being around you.
In each of us at this time of the year is the urge to say, “I want to have a moment of pleasure because I don’t know what tomorrow will bring.” This is what is special about the final hours of a dying year.
So tonight, the peoples that populate Planet Earth will enjoy themselves. But the way this column is written, so far it is as if all of us will have the freedom tonight to taste the beauty of life as we dance.  Even in our own country, many will not celebrate because they do not have any reason to.
But poor as this country is, we must be thankful for small mercies because as we move and grove and waltz tonight, small children clinging to their parents will make a dangerous journey over dangerous waters fleeing the inhumanity that comes with war. Many will not see the New Year.
The water will consume the children and their parents. That has been one of the most painful tragedies of 2015, in particular the plight of the Syrian refugees.
To read about drowning refugees clinging to their children as death consumed them was a most horrible experience in 2015.
In many parts of the world tonight, including Guyana, there will be lavish celebrations as we say goodbye to 2015, but we must pause for just a tiny second to remember those in poverty that will not see the fireworks. But, of course we should be careful not to let ourselves be burdened with the angst of 2015 as we dance toward the stars tonight. It is a special occasion and humans must savour what they may never see again.
Despite differences in age, people will enjoy themselves tonight and it is important that they do. Tennessee Williams in his play, “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore,” wrote that every step we take at any time becomes the past (the movie version is titled, “Boom” with husband wife team, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; Taylor spoke those words in the film version)
The past is living in the present by the logic of Williams. And he is right. The past will pass tonight and we must not let it do us so without the experience of joy.
You shouldn’t stop dancing on Old Year’s Night. I can’t dance at all but I do have memories dancing with my wife on Old Year’s Night, especially in Canada. Here is a song I think you should sway to late into the evening as 2015 comes to a close.
It remains one of the greatest instrumental tunes ever composed. If I have to choose ten of the best songs that I love, this will be high up on my list.
Dance to the genius of soul legend, Barry White, and his phenomenal song, “Love’s Theme” where lush orchestration and big guitars mix the genres of classical notes, rhythm and blues, funk, disco and soul all wrapped up in a phenomenal sound that is incomparable. Here are the lyrics. Please dance 2015 away with this song.

Play our love’s theme tonight
My love’s here, it’s no dream tonight
It’s been so long
Since we’ve danced to our love song
I know the melody
That made her mine will be
The melody that keeps her close to me

Play our love’s theme once more
Make her feel, like she felt before
While the lights are low
Just let the music flow
I know that the melody
That made her mine will be
The melody that keeps her close to me

Play our love’s theme again
Touch her heart, touch her soul and then
Once we sip the wine
Her lips will come to mine
I know that the melody
That made her mine will be
The melody that keeps her close to me

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