One of my favorite songs of all time.
It seems to convey the goodness in everybody–in humanity. On Some Elvis Costello special, he played this song and then said that he had written it based on a part from The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck.
The lack of comments on all of Kristofferson's songs is unfortunate. Really one of the greatest song-writers alive today.
@RomanHoliday The song does, indeed, appear to have been inspired by an incident described in Steinbeck's novel; however, it was written by Kris Kristofferson, not Elvis Costello. According to Kristofferson, this was Johnny Cash's favorite KK song.
@RomanHoliday The song does, indeed, appear to have been inspired by an incident described in Steinbeck's novel; however, it was written by Kris Kristofferson, not Elvis Costello. According to Kristofferson, this was Johnny Cash's favorite KK song.
One of my favorite songs of all time. It seems to convey the goodness in everybody–in humanity. On Some Elvis Costello special, he played this song and then said that he had written it based on a part from The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck. The lack of comments on all of Kristofferson's songs is unfortunate. Really one of the greatest song-writers alive today.
@RomanHoliday The song does, indeed, appear to have been inspired by an incident described in Steinbeck's novel; however, it was written by Kris Kristofferson, not Elvis Costello. According to Kristofferson, this was Johnny Cash's favorite KK song.
@RomanHoliday The song does, indeed, appear to have been inspired by an incident described in Steinbeck's novel; however, it was written by Kris Kristofferson, not Elvis Costello. According to Kristofferson, this was Johnny Cash's favorite KK song.