Songs From the Heart (Soaps In Depth 1/17/06)

It all started when Forbes March (Nash) and his 6-year-old daughter, Marina, were in Central Park, and the little girl wondered about a group of people she saw gathered. "They were standing around the [John] Lennon memorial," March relates. To explain the significance, the actor purchased a Beatles compilation, which brought back childhood memories. "My mom used to sing me 'Blackbird,' and I sang my daughter 'Hey Jude' when she was still in diapers." That particular tune caused an interesting reaction in his daughter. March says Marina blushed a deep red when it played, though she said she'd never heard it before. "The mind of a child is a funny thing," he says, adding that his mom's singing caused a strong reaction in him, too. "I have no idea why, I just feel really comforted and sad at the same whenever I hear it. I miss my mother's singing -- somehow, I'm going to have to trick her into singing it again next time I see her."