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In 1976, when Jackson Browne was working on his "Pretender" album, his wife, model/actress Phyllis Major, died of a drug-related suicide.
This added some extra weight and poignancy to one of his songs--although it had been written before her death.
"Here Come Those Tears Again," is actually about a man whose "ex" keeps re-appearing in his life, and how it gets increasingly hard to deal with emotionally. It's not exactly a parallel, but the overall emotion is definitely similar.
On top of it all, Phyllis' mother, Nancy Farnsworth, had actually written many of the lyrics and was given a songwriting credit.
TRIVIA: One of the background singers is Bonnie Raitt.
"Here Come Those Tears Again" was released as a single in January of 1977, and peaked at #23 on the Hot 100--just a few days before the anniversary of Phyllis' death.
This whole story is a quite a downer, but there is an upside of sorts: For what it's worth, "Here Come Those Tears Again" by Jackson Browne is a "Great Song of 1977." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_5UuHsAoaI
Tomorrow: Happy Mother's Day! Coming June 1: "Great Songs of the '80s."
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