| Billy Bragg and Wilco – Remember the Mountain Bed Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Check that... I meant Woody Guthrie... Also, the entire disc, "Mermaid Avenue" is all Woody Guthrie songs. | |
| Nickel Creek – Best of Luck Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| It's defintiely about an affair, but it's hard to tell exactly what point of view, or what happened. Clearly the vocals are intesely done and it gives the song a real edge, while still being melodic...It has that "does he love you' feel like the Rilo Kiley song... | |
| Elliott Smith – Independence Day Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I thought it sad that Elliott comitted suicide a while back. His music was innovative and thoughtful, but always creative. http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=254 for info on his death. |
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| James Blunt – You're Beautiful Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I agree with what's been said, and I still recall a specific time and place where this happened to me, and well, it was the day before semester break in December of 1979, in Ann Arbor Michigan. It was snowing... I was across the street from the Medical School Library, waiting for a bus. It was a kind of magical moment, with the scene, and then across the street was the most beautiful girl. We made eye contact, she smiled, and then the bus came. I was sure I would see her again, but that was the only moment, ever... Maybe that was the purpose of that moment. |
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| Billy Bragg and Wilco – Remember the Mountain Bed Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This song is a beauty, for sure, and it was written by Arlo Guthrie back many years ago. If you read the lines carefully enough, you will se it is actually the story of a man's life, as it relates to the love of his life. The song deals with his thoughts and reflections as he approaches his own death, I believe, and takes great comfort in knowing he is going to be reunited with his family, who he loved dearly. At the end of his life, it all makes sense - why we do the things we do, and what matters most in the end, are the visceral memories of passion... The way this song is done, the simplicity of the arrangement, the vocals, are just outstanding, because they let the lyrics live. And life begins again. |
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