If you’re looking for the perfect love song, look no further than Barbra Streisand’s offering from A Star Is Born, “Evergreen.” She penned this track with Paul Williams, but famously performed a duet of it with Kris Kristofferson, her co-star. Uncover the meaning behind this love ballad, below.
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Behind the Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand Duet That Some Consider “The Most Perfect Love Song Ever Recorded”
Love soft as an easy chair
Love fresh as the morning air
One love that is shared by two
I have found with you
This song was penned for Streisand and Kristofferson’s show business drama, A Star Is Born. Like the plot of the film, this song sees the titular couple revel in their relationship. Of course, the relationship hits a road block and Kristofferson’s character finds himself spiraling downward. However, this song is meant to highlight their good times together.
Like a rose under the April snow
I was always certain love would grow
Love ageless and evergreen
Seldom seen by two
The lyrics are rife with imagery. Love soft as an easy chair / Love fresh as the morning air, Streisand sings in the opening verse. The powerful lyrics paired with both artists’ stunning vocals make this a widely beloved message of devotion.
“The most perfect love song ever recorded,” one X user wrote in response to this song. “Right here, folks.” We venture to guess many would agree with them. It’s a passionate song that is endlessly applicable, despite being written for a specific purpose.
You and I will make each night a first
Everyday a beginning
Spirits rise and their dance is unrehearsed
They warm and excite us
‘Cause we have the brightest love
This song has come back in the public consciousness in the wake of Kristofferson’s death. “The first time I saw Kris performing at the Troubadour club in L.A. I knew he was something special,” Streisand said of her duet partner. “Barefoot and strumming his guitar, he seemed like the perfect choice for a script I was developing, which eventually became A Star Is Born.”
In honor of the late, great singer-songwriter, revisit this track, below.
Two lights that shine as one
Morning glory and midnight sun
Time we’ve learned to sail above
Time won’t change the meaning of one love
Ageless and ever evergreen
(Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for ABA)
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