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Post by erik on Apr 8, 2020 16:32:20 GMT -8
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Post by Bingo on Apr 8, 2020 17:53:19 GMT -8
This loss is something that I feel particularly strongly, as John Prine is one of the singers who, I feel, has shaped my musical tastes and appreciation over much of my adult life. These are a few of my favourite songs, from a man whom I considered one of our greatest songwriters "Sam Stone" - the first song of his that I heard. It is a masterful study of drug addiction, and the problems faced by some military veterans returning from combat (advisory - the chorus is based on a child, repeating a desperate family member's blasphemy. This is integral to the song, but some might find it offensive) "Paradise" - another early song, about what many see as the despoiling of Appalachia by open cast mining "The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" - a song from his middle years, usually interpreted as a lament for the misunderstandings in a failing marriage "Angel From Montgomery". As this is probably his best known, and most widely covered song, I've chosen a cover version, by Susan Tedeschi (with flute solo by Kofi Burbridge) Miranda Lambert, who regarded him as an influence, summed up how I feel too, in just a few words in this tweet: twitter.com/mirandalambert/s...11499084345344 I'll finish with the song she mentioned, "Hello In There" - a song built around compassion for the loneliness of old age. Rest in Peace, John
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Post by eaglemaster on Apr 9, 2020 1:26:31 GMT -8
Thank you, Bingo, for the selection of songs provided, mostly performed by John Prine himself. They are indeed lovely.
May John rest in peace now...
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