“Mrs. Robinson” by Simon & Garfunkel
“And here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson. Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo.”
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“Long May You Run” by Neil Young
“Long may you run. Long may you run. Although these changes have come with your chrome heart shining in the sun. Long may you run.”
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“Off He Goes” by Pearl Jam
“He’s been taken… Where, I don’t know? Off he goes with his perfectly unkept hope and there he goes…”
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“No Depression” by Uncle Tupelo
“I’m going where there’s no depression, to a better land that’s free from care. I’ll leave this world of toil and trouble. My home’s in heaven, I’m going there.”
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“Redemption Song” by Bob Marley & The Wailers
“Won’t you help to sing, these songs of freedom? ‘Cause all I ever have redemption songs, redemption songs, redemption songs.”
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“Should Have Known Better” by Sufjan Stevens
“I should have known better. Nothing can be changed. The past is still the past. The bridge to nowhere.”
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“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash
“I fell into a burning ring of fire. I went down, down, down and the flames went higher. And it burns, burns, burns. The ring of fire, the ring of fire.”
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“Star Witness” by Neko Case
“The look on your face yanks my neck on the chain. And I would do anything to see you again.”
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“Back O’ The Moon” by 10,000 Maniacs
“Tonight upon the mock brine of a Luna Sea. Far off we sail on to the Back O’ The Moon.”
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“Jack-Ass” by Beck
“I been drifting along in the same stale shoes. Loose ends tying a noose in the back of my mind.”
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“Lived in Bars” by Cat Power
“We’ve lived in bars and danced on tables. Hotels, trains and ships that sail.”
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Lucinda Williams: A Guide To Her Best Songs
NPR Music Critic Ann Powers reviews the career of Lucinda Williams as she releases her 14th studio album, Good Souls Better Angels.
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“Epistemology” by M. Ward
“I put the right foot in front of the left.and beyond that is anybody’s guess.”
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“Resurrection Fern” by Iron & Wine
“And we’ll undress beside the ashes of the fire. Both our tender bellies bound in baling wire. All the more a pair of underwater pearls than the oak tree and its Resurrection Fern.”
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“Oh Well, Okay” by Elliott Smith
“If you get a feeling next time you see me, do me a favor and let me know. ‘Cos it’s hard to tell. It’s hard to say. Oh well, okay.”
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“The Boxer” by Simon & Garfunkel
“In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade. And he carries the reminders of ev’ry glove that laid him down.”
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“The Beast” by Laura Marling
“And look out for the beast. Tonight he lies with me. Tonight he lies with me. And here comes the beast.”
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“Fire and Rain” by James Taylor
Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain. I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end.
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“Memory Lane” by Elliot Smith
“But everybody’s scared of this place. They’re staying away. Your little house on Memory Lane.”
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“Positively 4th Street” by Bob Dylan
“You got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend. When I was down you just stood there grinning.”
