I've loved this since the first time I witnessed Josh do it live; in a big club here. I thought I got it and what he was going for - what with all the folk song references; and he did allude in his introduction to everyone dying.
I wanted to mention, on the same multiple-reference tip, that Bob Dylan's "Tryin' to Get to Heaven" also refers to several traditional songs, from "Miss Mary Jane" to "Goin' Down the Road"; and really works as a very deep meditation on life and mortality as Dylan faced his own, being then a man with a fungus around his heart.
It's on "Time Out of Mind" (1997), and was covered by Robyn Hitchcock (with slight lyric changes) by Robyn Hitchcock with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings on the album 'Spooked' (2004). Robyn of course has done and released a great many Dylan songs.
Thanks for your other thoughts on Josh's song.
== Rev. Dan
I've loved this since the first time I witnessed Josh do it live; in a big club here. I thought I got it and what he was going for - what with all the folk song references; and he did allude in his introduction to everyone dying. I wanted to mention, on the same multiple-reference tip, that Bob Dylan's "Tryin' to Get to Heaven" also refers to several traditional songs, from "Miss Mary Jane" to "Goin' Down the Road"; and really works as a very deep meditation on life and mortality as Dylan faced his own, being then a man with a fungus around his heart. It's on "Time Out of Mind" (1997), and was covered by Robyn Hitchcock (with slight lyric changes) by Robyn Hitchcock with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings on the album 'Spooked' (2004). Robyn of course has done and released a great many Dylan songs. Thanks for your other thoughts on Josh's song. == Rev. Dan