Since this was WAY before the internet, i went to several record shops trying to explain the lyrics as i could recall them. That was not much help... i only saw the commercial once (apparently it did not air much. I couldn't find more than a few blog posts mentioning that it even existed). Mostly what i could remember was the central theme of "Changes". One record store sent me to The Who's song "Music must change" but that was not it. For a few months i searched for the answer and then one day while reading an interview with Trent Reznor, about David Bowie being a big influence on him, it hit me; that voice just might be David Bowie.
Once i got that into my head i scoured the record stores for a CD with that track on it. The only one that i could find was the double disc "The Singles 1969-1993" so i took a leap, still not knowing for certain if it was Bowie. The CD came from the Boutte Kmart and I still have it to this day.
There it was... Disc 1 / Track 2... "Changes". I had finally found it. And once i heard it again, it made a difference in the way i perceived life.
It became a theme song for me. I welcomed change now knowing that it was all for the best. i named my senior art project "Changes" in homage (even though it was originally inspired by the Rolling Stones album "Metamorphosis").
Today i got in the car to go get breakfast and heard "Changes". Even though i own the song on CD (and iPod, vinyl, and cassette), hearing it on the radio just means a little more. Its a cosmic sign reminding you that it is okay to take a leap (Pink Floyd's "Time" makes me feel that way as well).
Here is a clip of the song "Changes"
