Lyric discussion by mentally 

Cover art for Cherish lyrics by Association, The

Wow, I am just stunned how only a small amount of people knows this song... Terribly underrated... This song, and Never My Love are my favorites from The Association. Look at those lines rhyme! Just priceless...

@mentally Yes... and just seeing the lyrics in print doesn't show the great vocal harmony. I especially like the last verse, where someone's singing a descending G scale of just the sort that you'd expect to be played on tubular bells.

@mentally Yes... and just seeing the lyrics in print doesn't show the great vocal harmony. I especially like the last verse, where someone's singing a descending G scale of just the sort that you'd expect to be played on tubular bells. (Actually, the bell motif goes clear through it--notice the backing vocals "bong bong" on F and C at the very start.)

@mentally Yes... and just seeing the lyrics in print doesn't show the great vocal harmony. I especially like the last verse, where someone's singing a descending G scale of just the sort that you'd expect to be played on tubular bells. (Actually, the bell motif goes clear through it--notice the backing vocals "bong bong" on F and C at the very start.)