Patti La Belle and Michael McDonald: On My Own (1986) Online

"On My Own" is just one of those perfect music moments that never gets old and it's always relevant about its lyrics about romance, distance, growing apart and trying to remove parts of life that can't be washed away easily: a separation (or to some extent, the distance created by lovers who are distant from each other either physically or emotionally). This amazing duet by Patti La Belle and Michael McDonald is a favorite of mine for life, not just the beautiful song, the matching voices and dialogues their "characters" have but also the video, which to me seemed to inspire years later the poster (and maybe the story setting of "Sleepless in Seattle"). One is in New York, the other is L.A.; but despite their loneliness in beautiful settings, empty houses or nice beaches, they're having one thought in mind: how is it difficult to stay on their own after spending some lifetime together. It's pure poetry in images.

I guess we've all been there on that road the distance thing, the missing out the loved one. Ok, I might sound corny but admit it, it's real. And if you're not invested in the images - beautifully shot by the way with the split screen showing the similarities and differences between La Belle and McDonald's lives apart - you have to give praise for how the song by Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager is something out of this world: with perfect, reflective and powerful lyrics that were sung by two great performers filled with heart and soul (and just like the clip, they never met while singing their parts - it was recorded in different parts of the country and times later after the song became a popular hit was that they finally got a live performance together).

Closing arguments: just watch it. It'll melt your heart away with memories of times go by when love meant something. Or just feel the 1980's nostalgia. It's pure class. 9/10