Bob Franke sings For Real

Bob Franke sings his song, "For Real." performed on February 7, 2009 at the Northwest Park Nature Center, Windsor, CT

[@garyhalllive]

This song was very comforting to me when my mom died back in ‘88. It was also a favorite song of my dad’s. He liked to quote the line “Let’s be kind to each other, not forever but for real”.

[@ukulelejowoodstock9806]

I love this song. I never forgot hearing it for the first time some 20 years ago when Bob Franke was in the Woodstock area.

[@carolynshull4841]

The best song I ever listened to. He also wrote the other best song I ever heard, "Hard Love".

[@greggeisenberg9196]

This song made a big impact on me, too, everyone. I appreciate your comments. I first heard it as a young songwriter, around 21 or 22 years old, and have never forgotten it (or Lui Collins' haunting rendition.)

[@shayrul49]

I still cry everytime I hear this song. Thank you Bob Franke.

[@FoamGoddess]

Articulate, musical, emotionally honest, unpretentious, and in a suit! Lovely, lovely, thank you, Bob. From an old Boston area fan, Phyllis

[@marcielightwood5108]

This still brings big time tears... Bob Franke has written hard, bittersweet truth wrapped in haunting beauty. Thanks, Bob.

[@MaayanLieberman]

This song is a true gem- Every word is as it should be and I love it! Thank you-

[@silaszayne6343]

instablaster.

[@super8guy]

Thanks for posting this deeply affecting song. Made me cry. I love ur music.

[@sergiou66]

thank god i found this song! i heard back 1988, when i was 13 years.... i lost the tape and since then, im looking for this song and album,,, i''ll apreciate if Mr Bob put al the songs from this album.... many thanks for this moment.

[@eotto2001]

Thanks for this song. It got me through some dark times. I heard it first with Lui Collins. We don't like to deal with existential truths about life.

[@shortygreyhannah]

Made me cry. Love this. "if God's held a hammer in the palm of His hand, then God knows the way we feel." For those of us waiting to be with Jesus, what cannot be made whole, will be made new. Jesus is making all things new.

[@spring74light]

The very essence of songwriting! The first words of this song constitute a complete essay! So much description, scene-setting, and emotional engagement ... masterly verbal economy! The finest example I have ever heard. Were there one word to sum up Bob's message: "transience". It comes at us with such integrity, power and meaning. Even a "timeless transience", could one be excused a contradiction. The fleeting nature of the human condition. In the very act experiencing, one is spent!

[@gdoucette1978]

Thanks for posting this Bob. Keep 'em coming!

[@HSTOZA]

@FoamGoddess I still love you Phyl! From an old Merchantville fan.

[@clplummer]

Could you add Thanksgiving Eve? It has kept me going through so many tough times--I would love to be able to share it.

[@manfredlankes9148]

Why is Bob Franke not recognized as Bob Dylan is?

[@carolynshull4841]

Indeed