This month, all my A to Z Challenge posts will feature a song that is on my personal list of “deep cuts.” These are songs that my husband often razzes me about, that there’s no one else who has ever heard of them or is listening to them, or they’re songs that possibly are just not that mainstream. If we are of the same era or run in the same musical taste circles, none of these may seem that off the beaten path, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t fun songs! Enjoy!

I fell in love with this song when I watched one of my very favorite movies, The Horse Whisperer, which stars Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, and a young Scarlett Joahnsson. My favorite genre of poetry, music, book, movie, etc. is tortured, impossible love stories, and this movie fits that genre. This song by Allison Moorer (I’m using her last name to fit today’s letter) appears in, what is to me, one of the most impactful scenes in the whole movie. The relationship between Redford and Scott’s characters has been building and there’s so much tension built between them that the viewer is ready to explode. And they get this scene, which is actually so much more intense than they could have prepared themselves for! If you haven’t seen the movie, you may not experience this, but if you have seen the movie, then maybe you’ll agree with me that this scene is romantic, yes, but it is also where we as the viewers get to watch two people make love to each other without anyone taking their clothes off or any actual sex. This song playing in the background is so sad and romantic and wistful, it fits the mood perfectly. Every time I hear the song, it takes me back to this movie scene and I feel the tension and the poignancy of this scene in my gut. I don’t know if the song makes the scene or the scene makes the song, but I don’t care. The song is beautiful in lyrics and tone and it evokes strong feelings in me, so it’s one of my all time favorites.

Here’s the song as it is played in the movie, complete with the romantic, sexy, sensual dance scene. I hope you find the song as lovely and moving as I do.