Brighter Side - Connie Conway

Song Facts:

• Genre: Country/Folk

Lyricist: Connie Conway

• Composers: Connie Conway



Artist Info:


Connie Conway was a talented singer-songwriter renowned for country and folk music. His general music flavor is that of nostalgia, added to the traditional sounds combined with highly personal storytelling. Most songs by Conway have lyrics that speak of simple joys in life and the hard things in life itself but somehow always manage to draw warmth and strength from his audience.


Annotations and Meaning:


"There's a brighter side to every dark, dark cloud" this really is the view of classical optimism in which it is said that no matter how very grim things might appear, there has to exist some positive aspect. This continues throughout the song with the line "And there's a smiling face in every crowd," encouraging listeners to look for and find the silver lining in a predicament.
Lines like "All your troubles will soon fade away" and "If you look for the bright side instead of the grey" are reminders not to lose optimism, for surely your way of thinking would make quite a difference between the two ways of looking at the life's ups and downs.

Such recurrent references to natural elements, such as the sun and rain in "There's a sun to shine after every rain," and the repeated motif of the rainbow, are evidently symbolic. In some instances, it was going on to further emphasize resilience following hardship.

This song was also based on an ambition theme with a touch of humility. The line "Well, it's a lonesome thing to be a king, with no people around" seems to suggest that maybe the search for great status or solitude will not head toward happiness but rather bolsters an earthier existence in which the most important features are personal relationships ("It's what you give not what you take").

Finally, which line best sums up the whole song to you? "The rainbow in the sky will show the reason why / There's a brighter, brighter side," speaking of renewed results and perspectives life holds after facing all its challenges.