Married July 1974 with this song played just before our vows. The priest was a little hesitant but let us do it. In the end he thought it was pretty cool. So did we!
Married July 1974 with this song played just before our vows. The priest was a little hesitant but let us do it. In the end he thought it was pretty cool. So did we!
Is this about Tony Blair?
Is this about Tony Blair?
I love this song - it's a cover, and Lisa Marr's original is definitely worth checking out. It might be based on Marr's real experiences moving from Canada to LA, but of course it's dangerous to assume a song is purely autobiographical. It's beautiful, though. To me it perfectly captures the alienation of moving to a new place and being a stranger to everyone, and wondering if anything you're doing really matters.
I love this song - it's a cover, and Lisa Marr's original is definitely worth checking out. It might be based on Marr's real experiences moving from Canada to LA, but of course it's dangerous to assume a song is purely autobiographical. It's beautiful, though. To me it perfectly captures the alienation of moving to a new place and being a stranger to everyone, and wondering if anything you're doing really matters.
I first heard this song when I was 12, and for years I thought it was literally about a bobsled. It didn't click until David Wisdom, the host of CBC Stereo's Nightlines, included it in a sex-themed episode of his show. Still took me a minute, because I didn't know what a bobsled could possibly have to do with sex.
I first heard this song when I was 12, and for years I thought it was literally about a bobsled. It didn't click until David Wisdom, the host of CBC Stereo's Nightlines, included it in a sex-themed episode of his show. Still took me a minute, because I didn't know what a bobsled could possibly have to do with sex.
I'm not sure of the deeper meaning of this song - there may or may not be one. I wouldn't be surprised to learn either that it was a profound allegory, or a daydream that turned into a playful exercise in songwriting for Lisa Marr, Robyn Iwata, and Neko Case - three incredible artists at the beginning of their careers. Either way, it's unique and brilliant. Seeing the video for "Go Fish" on a bootleg VHS tape is one of the fondest memories from my childhood.
I'm not sure of the deeper meaning of this song - there may or may not be one. I wouldn't be surprised to learn either that it was a profound allegory, or a daydream that turned into a playful exercise in songwriting for Lisa Marr, Robyn Iwata, and Neko Case - three incredible artists at the beginning of their careers. Either way, it's unique and brilliant. Seeing the video for "Go Fish" on a bootleg VHS tape is one of the fondest memories from my childhood.
Considering Leadbelly is a Black American man, I think it's about a white-passing woman who lives like a refugee running from her evil father. She tries to have a normal life but her husband is lynched, and she's forever on the run and at the mercy of men, hiding in the pines going wherever the cold wind blows. He calls her his girl but he knows she really belongs to an evil slaver man and he's doomed like the other men who tried to help her were doomed.
Considering Leadbelly is a Black American man, I think it's about a white-passing woman who lives like a refugee running from her evil father. She tries to have a normal life but her husband is lynched, and she's forever on the run and at the mercy of men, hiding in the pines going wherever the cold wind blows. He calls her his girl but he knows she really belongs to an evil slaver man and he's doomed like the other men who tried to help her were doomed.
writing in Jan 2026. I have always loved the dual thanks and warning messages to the US. Considering how divided we are now I'm skeptical that we can "lift up your heart, make a new start And lead us away from here" I pray to God that we can. I don't want to contemplate the alternative!
writing in Jan 2026. I have always loved the dual thanks and warning messages to the US. Considering how divided we are now I'm skeptical that we can "lift up your heart, make a new start And lead us away from here" I pray to God that we can. I don't want to contemplate the alternative!