{"id":4427,"date":"2025-04-13T23:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/?p=4427"},"modified":"2025-04-13T23:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:06:56","slug":"me-and-magdalena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/me-and-magdalena\/","title":{"rendered":"Me and Magdalena"},"content":{"rendered":"\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=\"the monkees - me &amp; magdalena (lyrics)\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RuveKzrJ9zY?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=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Me and Magdalena<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">verse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me and Magdalena<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2032re driving south through Monterey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the sun is slowly sinking<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Into a distant ocean wave<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">chorus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I don&#8217;t know if I\u2032ve ever loved any other<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half as much as I do in this light she&#8217;s under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">verse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell me, Magdalena<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you see in the depths of your night?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you see a long-lost father?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does he hold you with the hands you remember as a child?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">chorus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But know everything lost will be recovered<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you drift into the arms of the undiscovered<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I don&#8217;t know if I\u2032ve ever loved any other<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half as much as I do in this light she\u2032s under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">bridge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me and Magdalena<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always leaving early and sleeping late<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secluded in the canyon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lost within a turn of fate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">chorus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But know everything lost will be recovered<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you drift into the arms of the undiscovered<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I don&#8217;t know if I\u2032ve ever loved any other<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half as much as I do in this light she&#8217;s under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writer: Benjamin Gibbard, Performed by The Monkees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-american-songwriter wp-block-embed-american-songwriter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hkqzJJpsV2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/the-story-behind-me-magdalena-by-the-monkees-and-why-ben-gibbard-called-writing-it-the-greatest-honor-of-my-career\/\">The Story Behind &#8220;Me &#038; 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