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The White Stripes – Death Letter Lyrics	23 years ago
Ya gotta hear the original "Death Letter Blues" by the great Son House. Extremely cool.

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XTC – Dear God Lyrics	23 years ago
I'm not sure whether Andy Partridge believes in God. However, XTC did another song after this called "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead;" the main character in it bears a strong resemblance to Jesus. Who knows? Maybe Andy justs wants us all to think about this stuff more.

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Garland Jeffreys – Jump Jump Lyrics	23 years ago
Garland dedicated this song to John Lennon, who died about six months before this came out.

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Garland Jeffreys – Christine Lyrics	23 years ago
I transcribed the slow version of this song. The same CD, ESCAPE ARTIST, as a fast version that's in the second person (ie, "You caught my eye...").

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Counting Crows – If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead) Lyrics	23 years ago
For anyone who doesn't already know, Richard Manuel was the piano player/vocalist for The Band. He had the most heartbreaking voice I've ever heard (best example: "Whispering Pines" on the album THE BAND from 1969). Manuel committed suicide in 1986.

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Ramones – Bonzo Goes To Bitburg Lyrics	23 years ago
Reagan took a lot of flack for that trip, since he participated in a memorial at a cemetery which held quite a lot of dead Nazis. Dee Dee later weakened his dislike of Ronnie and changed the title to "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down."

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Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics	23 years ago
Maybe the coolest song ever.

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Bruce Springsteen – My City Of Ruins Lyrics	23 years ago
Though it's taken on new meaning after 9/11, Bruce wrote this one before then about the decay of Asbury Park. He performed it at the Clearwater festival in AP in August 2001.

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Bruce Springsteen – Jersey Girl Lyrics	23 years ago
Don't wanna sound annoying, but everyone realizes this is a Tom Waits song originally, right? Check out Tom's version of his great HEARTATTACK & VINE album.

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Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London Lyrics	23 years ago
In the live version (on STAND IN THE FIRE), he changes the line to "He'll rip your lungs out Jim, and he's looking for James Taylor!"

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