The cover of Haruki Murakami's "Men Without Women." (Courtesy Alfred A. Murakami is a master of taking what seem to be everyday occurrences, and even trite sentiments, and investing them with mystery and even majesty. I can just be … I’m sure in heaven Percy Faith is playing the background music.”īut we’re less interested in Percy Faith today than in the Japanese writer of those words. There’s no headaches, no sensitivity to cold … Everything is simply beautiful, peaceful, flowing. I close my eyes and give myself up to the beautiful strings. I don’t need to think, don’t need to say anything, or do anything. It’s a vast space, with nothing to close it off. “When I listen to this music I feel like I’m in a wide-open, empty place. So I’m going to let Haruki Murakami, or at least one of his characters, have a go: Whenever I try to explain why Percy Faith’s 1959 “Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ ” is such an integral part of my playlist, my wife looks at me like I have two heads.
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