What song do you associate with the current season? - California Dreamin' by The Mamas & The Papas
All the leaves are brown/ And the sky is grey/ I went for a walk/ On a winter's day
What’s your favorite love song, and why?
What’s your favorite love song, and why? - Graceland by Paul Simon
The second verse of Graceland has two of the best lines any love song ever contained.
"She comes back to tell me she's gone"
"And she said, losing love is like a window in your heart, everybody sees you're blown apart Everybody sees the wind blow"
What’s a song you’ve had on repeat recently?
It's always a good day to listen to The Bottle Rockets. This song is pure poetry in the style of the early 60s Dylan and Phil Ochs. Hell, maybe even Woody Guthrie.
What’s a song that helps you focus or concentrate?
I'm probably not smart enough to truly appreciate classical music, but I do recognize Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. I've been listening to it regularly since my kids were little. They all love it too.
What’s your favorite collaboration between artists? The short, tragic life of Gram Parsons is a thing of legends. His collaboration with Emmylou Harris is a thing of legends too. She's appeared on so may different albums over the years (see list), but this is my favorite.
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Mark Knopfler, Rodney Crowell, Elvis Costello, Daniel Lanois, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, John Prine, George Jones, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Conor Oberst, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, Gillian Welch, Dave Matthews, Shawn Colvin, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, Lyle Lovett, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nanci Griffith, Bonnie Raitt, Dwight Yoakam, Townes Van Zandt, Kris Kristofferson, Don Williams, James Taylor, Rosanne Cash, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon, John Denver, Guy Clark, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Carl Jackson, Bela Fleck, Del McCoury, Robert Plant, Willie Nile, Sam Bush, Iris DeMent, Trisha Yearwood, Vince Gill, Mavis Staples, Mark Chesnutt, Sheryl Crow, T Bone Burnett, Norah Jones, Jackson Browne.
Share a song that tells a great story. - Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town/ She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around/ Down Main Street after midnight, brand new pack of cigs/ A fresh one hangin' from her lips, a beer between her legs/ She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her friends/ The road goes on forever and the party never ends
I'm glad I get to live in the same world as this man, a man with integrity and passion who uses his amplified voice for something more than making money. Bruce Springsteen is part of chain reaching all the way back to Woody Guthrie,
What song reminds you of your first love? Don't ever marry someone you meet in rehab, OK? That's all I'm going to say.
Share a song that feels like it has healing powers. Could there be any other answer? I mean it's right there in the title, right? Marvin Gaye was yet another iconic performer from the 60s who left this earth too soon, killed by his own father. Marvin Gaye was the Prince of Soul Music and one of the greatest singers of all time.
What's a song you'd want your best friend to hear for the first time? My favorite version of this tune is from a benefit concert for the Interfaith Dental Clinic, recorded live at the BlueBird Cafe in Nashville in 1995 with Guy Clarke, Steve Earle and Townes van Zandt. (plus an uncredited appearance by Emmylou Harris on two songs) My favorite line is "I have seen the David, seen the Mona Lisa too, and I have heard Doc Watson play Columbus Stockade Blues". Me, too Guy, me too.
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