Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear?

Love can be wonderful, but it also can be very destructive. It can cause people to lie, to cheat, to commit murder, and--worst of all -- to write lyrics like these:
"Why do birds suddenly appear, Every time you are near?"
These lyrics are of course from the Carpenters' huge hit "(They Long to Be) Close to You". You frankly have to ask yourself: "Do I really want to be near somebody who causes birds to appear suddenly? Didn't Alfred Hitchcock do a horror movie about this?"
Originally published June 25, 2004.