I’ve been known to say that Neko Case is to my 40s what Lucinda Williams was to my 30s what Liz Phair was to my 20s what Suzanne Vega was to my teens. And by…
Posts tagged In love with that song
Day 176 of 200: Blue (SotW)
I have been singing along to The Jayhawks’ “Blue” for going on 24 years now. I don’t know who introduced them to me, they just seem to have been always around. It is only this…
Day 171 of 200: Introducing a New
Since the 200 Project is going swimmingly, I’m starting a new project to keep the momentum going through 2019. This new project is Song of the Week and will feature whatever song I can’t seem…
Reasons I Cannot Stop Listening to ‘Alabama Pines’ Today
My friend Carrie & I once had a discussion about which Jason Isbell song we could write a book (or maybe it was a short story) about. I think she chose “Outfit” or maybe it…
Let’s Talk About How Revolutionary ‘I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man’ Is
It’s 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning. The sun is shining and I’ve had my coffee. Prince has been dead for two days now and I’m sitting here listening to “I Could Never Take the…
16 Reasons I listened to The Decemberists’ ‘Philomena’ 16 times today
Some days certain songs seem to really hit the spot, like in a physical way. The song seems to settle into the space where your ear attaches to the side of your head and just…