CLIFF DE YOUNG ~ SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS

Sunshine is a 1973 made-for-television docudrama It was based on a true story about a  young mum called Jacquelyn Helton who found out she was dying of cancer and who subsequently made a series of tapes about her thoughts and feelings so that her young daughter could listen to them when she was older.

I first read about this story in a newspaper before I was married. Shortly after I got married, the docudrama was released in the U.K. as a movie and my husband and I went to the cinema to see it. I subsequently bought the L.P. of the sountrack.

The film used John Denver's 1971 song 'Sunshine on my Shoulders' as its theme tune. This subsequently  became one of my most favourites songs - partly because it reminds me of the film and partly because I am somebody who just loves to be out in the sunshine! :-)

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a day that I could give you, I'd give to you the day just like today.
If I had a song that I could sing for you, I'd sing a song to make you feel this way.

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a tale that I could tell you, I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile.
If I had a wish that I could wish for you, I'd make a wish for sunshine for all the while.

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high.