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| Billy Joel – The Downeaster 'Alexa' Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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I've lived my entire life on Long Island, and my father has been a commercial fisherman for more than half of his life. I grew up on the water, on my father's clam boat and then his Sea Ox open-bow, for gillnetting. This song pretty much embodies the spirit of men like my father, who fell in love with working on the water, and will never leave it, no matter how tough it gets. I know the Long Island water as well as any - and it makes me sad to think that the knowledge that has been passed down to me serves no good. I'll never make it as a bayman. This song is the scream of my spirit. I'm land bound, hating it. |
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| James Taylor – That Lonesome Road Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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I don't know exactly what James Taylor had in mind while writing this song along with Don Grolnick. He chose it to play at John Belushi's funeral. Bill Murray said in an interview for the book Live From New York that he vividly remembers James Taylor playing this song at John's funeral, and that hearing this song even today chills him and brings him back to John's grave. Now when I listen to it I think of John Belushi, Chris Farley and other great people that have been lost to drugs. Beautiful song. |
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