“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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“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.”
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“I Love You But I’m Lost” by Sharon Van Etten
“I love you but I’m lost between the pain and cost. I hold myself alive. I love you but I’m lost.”
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“Changes” by David Bowie
“Strange fascination, fascinating me. Changes are taking the pace I’m going through.”
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“Train From Kansas City” by Neko Case
“‘Cause the train from Kansas City is coming into town. The train from Kansas City is a-coming. And there’s nothing I can do can make it turn around.”
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“Tension Makes a Tangle” by 10,000 Maniacs
“Tension makes a tangle of each thought becomes an inconvenient sound as it never penetrates, as servile edges beak and feint.”
