He Was a Friend of Mine

reminds me a lot of her Names.

was this on any of their albums?

I think its about like a guy that might have been killed by a drunk driver. and how he did nothing to deserve to die. but thats just an assumption.

Willie Nelson sang this and it was on the soundtrack to Brokeback Mountain... for some reason I thought he wrote it for the movie.

Dylan wrote it.

It is most likely about Jesus Christ, or written with some other person in mind in a way to compare that person with Christ.

This song reminds me of my friend Bill who died on vacation in Florida when he was on vacation for a football bowl game. He was a good person and it is so true what they say, "Only the good die young."

I love Cat Power! A simple song but still a great listen.

It's not on any albums, she did it in session with John Peel, you can download it. It's a stunning version of the song.

i love how their aren't a whole bunch of lyrics because Cat Power's voice is so painful sounding that it tells a story on its own.

Oh and Willie Nelson didn't write it. It's a traditional folk song. Bob Dylan did a particularly famous version of it.