feels like rediscovering the song all over again. or like the song's cool but cool in a different way twin.
ex can't hardly wait by justin townes earle or farewell transmission by waxahatchee and kevin morby
thereās a thing in (particularly 20th century) folk music where artists across decades cover the same songs over and over and over again. i think itās a beautiful museum of distinct times in history and i find it so interesting to see how artists have adapted the same songs to apply to the modern world and themselves as musicians. everyone and their mother (exaggeratedly) has made some version of the song āin the pines,ā from lead belly to the kossoy sisters to joan baez to dolly parton to nirvanaāand theyāre all so wildly and beautifully different. the differences in lyrics and even melody are a clear representation to me of music as an oral tradition, and i think it is so fascinating and amazing to truly think about the ways in which humans share and change art over time. i love people.
normally im an original recording purist but sometimes different covers just hit the way they need to. this is a nina simone "i shall be released" spring, sorry the band & bob
i made a playlist of some heavy hitters. sometimes you can just tell an artist covers a song and you know that it's because, in a different universe, they would have written it themselves. sometimes they take a bad/mediocre song and you realize that it pretty was good all along. sometimes someone will sing a song and you can hear the reverence in their voice and it makes you love the music with them. its incredible really. i like the idea of sharing in the act of creation like that. favs on the playlist are stevie wonder, lianne la havas and michael cera palin
beautifully warped and crinkles at the slightest touch. perfect companion to the sense of accomplishment in filling a physical page with thoughts and ideas
one of those meaningless things that people say but donāt actually meanā¦ let me let the stupid questions flow without you staring at me like that, Iām just trying to learn!
