Flatter me into believing you actually read these play lists because they’re just a hell of a lot more indicative of how I’m feeling than anything you’ll hear from me:
1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right/Bob Dylan. I’m not going to cheapen any of the Dylan songs by saying a damn thing about what they mean to me. I’ll just clarify that my dog is not named after Bob Dylan. My dog is named after Dylan Thomas. And so is Bob.
2. Had Ma a Girl/Tom Waits. Pretty particular about my Waits. Used to listen to him on the drive home from the bakery in West Seattle, watching the sun set over the industrial sky line. Exhausted. That was a good year in the sense that I took a break from knowing just about anyone. And I can do that for about a year.
3. Wild World/Cat Stevens. Somehow I don’t believe that Cat Stevens has seen anything truly wild: did he write this? Nonetheless, this was a real heartbreakin’ song when I was about 15 discovering Cat Stevens. And it’s still a good one.
4. Tangled Up in Blue/Bob Dylan.
5. The Only Living Boy in New York/Simon & Garfunkel.
6. This Year’s Love/David Gray. I only feel this way after it’s too damn late to make a difference. As I realized a few years ago, for instance, that I should really get in touch with my high school sweetheart. You know? It’s a nice thought, that the game could be over.
7. I’m Your Late Evening Prostitute/Tom Waits. But ya know, the last song just kind of brings me here.
8. A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall/Bob Dylan.
9. Something/The Beatles.
10. Danny’s Song/Kenny Loggins.
11. Long Way Home/Tom Waits. Maybe my favorite Waits song.
12. The Blower’s Daughter/Damien Rice. I always forget about this one. And it’s good.
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I read them. Music helps me remember my life better than anything. I'm not pretending to care because I do, but you can choose to believe that if you wish.
you have tom waits singing long way home? i want. i want.
You can have, you can have! Isn't it a good one? Gosh golly yes.
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