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    Journey’s “Send Her My Love”: A 80s Rock Letter to Our Ex-Lovers

    Scott BolandBy Updated:No Comments3 Mins Read

    Post author:Journey is a band that has fans from different generations, both young and old. One of its signature hits, “Don’t Stop Believin”, gained new popularity in the 21st century when it was covered in the hit TV show Glee. “Don’t Stop Believin” will be one of those songs that will live eternally in the American pop culturBut how about the other songs from Journey? To tell you the truth, I don’t really like “Don’t Stop Believin”. Yes, it is a great song but it has been overplayed too much. But, there is one song from the  that I truly love. Inspired by the prompt of “Give/Get/Take/Receive/Send” for #SongLyricsSunday, I present you my favorite Journey song: “Send Her My Love”.(This is part of #SongLyricsSunday, a weekly song lyrics prompt hosted by . Anyone is free to join. The rules on how to join are at the bottom of this post)

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    I have featured a variety of 80s rock songs before. Some examples are. Although one could argue that Journey’s Send Her My Love” is like The Police’s “King of Pain” as the two are similar tunes about lost love and heartbreak. “Send Her My Love” is uniquely different. It’s a tune that reminiscences about lost love.

    Imagine that you wanted to send a letter to one of your past lovers. It might be scary to do so. Or, you might find it silly. But, what would happen if you had a chance to say anything to that ex-lover? What would you say? “Send Her My Love” is a tune that expresses that inner dialogue that we always wanted to write to our former lovers: “Hey, how are you? How are things?”.

    Of course, you might have moved on from past lovers and don’t have to say “I still think of you”. But, not like the character in today’s Journey song. This character was in love with a woman. Yet their relationship ended as the man thought that she needed much more than their faux relationship. Although the woman has moved on, the man still reminiscences about her and the adventures they went on together. He is reminded about every little physical detail of her, frequently seeing those details in his dreams.

    Have you ever experienced this type of situation, even if the relationship ended amicably or not? I personally haven’t because I only have one lover in my lifetime. Before we dated, both of us were friends for a long time. My ex-lover and I are still friends. Even though he is married to someone else and lives his own life, we still message each other like a continuous conversation from time to time. I don’t have to reminiscence about our relationship because I am so over it and been so for a long time.

    Behind the Scenes of Journey’s “Send Her My Love”

    The lyrics for “Send Her My Love” were written by keyboardist Jonathan Cain and lead singer Steve Perry. It is said that “Send Her Love” is one of Perry’s personal favorites.

    In an interview with Songfacts, Cain had this to say about the song’s meaning:

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