{"id":898,"date":"2026-06-08T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/?p=898"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:21:59","slug":"mm-1987-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/2026\/06\/08\/mm-1987-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MM &#8211; 1987"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e4ac651328708ea719ac0894fa30934\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.istockphoto.com\/id\/1452691818\/photo\/man-giving-you-binoculars-and-pointing-in-the-distance-to-where-to-look.jpg?s=612x612&amp;w=0&amp;k=20&amp;c=evZHRiyvAHOd8tJfHqV7Aml5zdKSl6tYl2e7GqzK0DE=\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:739px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e4ac651328708ea719ac0894fa30934\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"From A Distance - Bette Midler (Lyrics Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tpphk421REA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e4ac651328708ea719ac0894fa30934\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>&#8220;From a Distance&#8221; is a song by American singer-songwriter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julie_Gold\">Julie Gold<\/a>, initially penned in 1985.\u00a0 \u00a0Gold&#8217;s friend\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christine_Lavin\">Christine Lavin<\/a>\u00a0introduced the song to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nanci_Griffith\">Nanci Griffith<\/a>, who first recorded it for her 1987 album\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lone_Star_State_of_Mind\">Lone Star State of Mind<\/a><\/em>. A successful cover version by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bette_Midler\">Bette Midler<\/a>\u00a0was released in 1990.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kathy_Mattea\">Kathy Mattea<\/a>\u00a0released a cover of it on her 1991 album\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_Passes_By\">Time Passes By<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Julie Gold has stated that she believes in an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immanent\">immanent<\/a> and beneficent God, and also thinks that people have a right to interpret the song any way they want, as with all art.\u00a0 \u00a0She has stated that the song is about the difference between how things appear to be and how they really are.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>&#8220;From a Distance&#8221; became an international commercial success after it was covered by American singer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bette_Midler\">Bette Midler<\/a>\u00a0for her seventh studio album,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Some_People%27s_Lives\">Some People&#8217;s Lives<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(1990). World events at this time gave the song a resonance as an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthem\">anthem<\/a>\u00a0during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_War\">Gulf War<\/a>. \u00a0It reached number one on the US\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)\">Adult Contemporary<\/a>\u00a0chart and number two on both the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cash_Box_Top_100_Pop_Singles\"><em>Cash Box<\/em>\u00a0Top 100<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billboard_Hot_100\"><em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0Hot 100<\/a> charts.\u00a0 \u00a0The song went on to win a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award\">Grammy<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year\">Song of the Year<\/a>\u00a0(for Julie Gold) in 1991 and a &#8220;3 Million Airs Award&#8221; from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadcast_Music_Incorporated\">Broadcast Music Incorporated<\/a>. The song also reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number six following a re-release in 1991, having originally failed to make the top 40 when released concurrently with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cliff_Richard\">Cliff Richard<\/a>&#8216;s version.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Midler re-recorded a Christmas edition for her 2006 Christmas album,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cool_Yule\">Cool Yule<\/a><\/em>, with additional lyrics by Los Angeles native Jay Landers. Additional recordings of the original have been performed by Gold, Griffith,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simon_Nicol\">Simon Nicol<\/a>\u00a0(of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fairport_Convention\">Fairport Convention<\/a>) and many others.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. . . &#8220;From a Distance&#8221; is a song by American singer-songwriter\u00a0Julie Gold, initially penned in 1985.\u00a0 \u00a0Gold&#8217;s friend\u00a0Christine Lavin\u00a0introduced the song to\u00a0Nanci Griffith, who first recorded it for her 1987 album\u00a0Lone Star State of Mind. 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