"Love Me in a Special Way" | DeBarge
I love this song. The first time I listened to it, my partner swayed with me, the second time, I serenaded their cat Binx. She was completely indifferent and that was entirely okay because the piercing power of the saxophone and the smooth vibes of Bunny’s voice said to me, “you can love you in a special way”. The lyrics are sultry and confident and put me in an 80s kind of mood, which is entirely imagined since I was born in 1991. Though I didn’t have the opportunity to know the 80s personally, the faded smoke effect and big hair lives as confidently as a memory in my imagination. But what a way to picture being loved in a special way by way of my hands, hands of my lover, or a cat’s indifferent eyes.
[Book of Delights pg. 101 | “Love Me in a Special Way”]