The most time we have is four songs.
Pisano also wrote poetry in her youth.
Do They Have a Future?
John Belushi’s widow Judy was writing songs about her life with the late comedian prior to her death this summer.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images
Do They Have a Future?
Before the show, though, she came down with what she thought was laryngitis.
At her doctors urging, she decided to persevere.
As Pisano learned, laryngitis wasnt the issue.
It felt cruel, says Luke Pisano.
She had unlocked this thing to keep her going, and it was taken away from her.
A year later in 2023, Pisano entered hospice care and was given months to live.
In her bed, and often with her ukulele, she enlisted Taylor to record her songs.
Taylor gently augmented the recordings with additional instruments to enhance the songs and Pisanos performances.
According to Taylor, the frailty of Pisanos voice as heard on those recordings only adds to their power.
She was really serious about that.
And that was one of the promises I made her.