Think I'll go out to Alberta

Another great CD.

"If I get there before the snow flies,
And if things are going good,
You could meet me if I send you down the fare.
But by then it will be winter
Not so much for you to do
And the wind sure can blow cold way out there."
Ian Tyson: Four strong winds

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Neil Young: Comes a time
Song: Neil Young: Four strong winds (Ian Tyson cover)

And I get back to Illinois

Currently grooving to
Record: Ty England: Two ways to fall
Song: Joan Baez: Day after tomorrow

I would turn away and return to you

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Villagers: Becoming a jackal
Song: Villagers: Becoming a jackal (Live at Jools)

I wrote a post yesterday but somewhere in cyberspace it diappeard ...
Yesterdays record was: Neil Young: Tonights the night
Yesterdays song was: Neil Young: Roll another number

My life is changin' in so many ways

Half way through a biography of Neil Young. Some days I also listen to a record I read about. Today I listened to a classic album "Harvest". It kind of deepens the understanding of the lyrics to read about the songs . It's also interesting to know some things about the circumstances during the recordings and also about his private life.

A month ago I had a short discussion concerning Neil Young versus Bob Dylan. I said that, although I'd listened a lot to both of them, I thought Bob Dylan was a way better lyricist. Reading this book I understand that at least some agree.

"My life is changin' in so many ways
I don't know who to trust anymore
There's a shadow runnin' through my days
Like a beggar goin' from door to door"
Neil Young: A man needs a maid

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Neil Young: Harvest
Song: Neil Young: A man needs a maid

Cursed with a love

Currently grooooving to ...
Record: Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
Song: Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Crowd surf off a cliff

And this is how it is

"And this is how it is
and it's no easy trick
we can promise what we want to
but we can't make it stick
half a life ago
with this ring we wed
and now we're sittin’ at this table
with the things we never said"
Gretchen Peters: Breakfast at our house

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Gretchen Peters: Burnt toast & offerings
Song: Gretchen Peters: Breakfast at our house

Got a reservation

A week ago I saw a documentary on svt/play 'bout the French film maker Jaques Tati. It brought me back to my childhood. As I remember it, my father was a great fan of his and I saw the last of his films, Traffic, when I was 10-11 years old. I know I liked it very much. Maybe I've been afraid of not appreciating that one, or any of his other films, I haven't own any of them. The documentary also made it absolutely clear to me why I loved Traffic and why I had to buy the Tati-collection which includes all his five movies.

Tonight I watched the first one, "Jour de fête" and although it's not one of the best movies in the world, it's really funny. One can also understand by watching it, who were the heroes in his life.

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Chip Taylor: Yonkers N.Y
Song: Chip Taylor: Charcoal sky

Everybody knows this is nowhere

"I think I'd like to go back home
And take it easy
There's a woman that I'd like to get to know
Living there"
Neil Young: Everybody knows this is nowhere

Currently grooving too ...
Record: Neil Young: Everybody knows this is nowhere
Song: Neil Young: Everybody knows this is nowhere

Teach your children well

"You, who are on the road must have a code
that you can live by.
And so, become yourself, because the past
is just a goodbye."
Crosby, Stills & Nash: Teach your children well

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Crosby, Stills & Nash: s/t
Song: Crosby, Stills & Nash: Teach your children well

Some days you gotta dance

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Burrito Deluxe: Disciples of the truth
Song: Burrito Deluxe: Wichita

I wanna make you close your eyes

Girl I've been waitin' on this long hard day to get over
So I can rest my head right here on your shoulder
I just wanna lay here and feel ya breathe
Listen to the rhythm of your heartbeat
And see where it leads...
Dierks Bentley: I wanna make you close your eyes


Currently grooving to ...
Record: Dierks Bentley: Feel that fire
Song: Dierks Bentley: I wanna make you close your eyes

Time to get a gun

My neighbors car got stole last night
right out of his driveway.
We heard the dogs barking,
we never paid them any mind.
And Mary says she's gonna lock the door
from now on when we go away.
I've been walking around this farm
wondering if it's time.
Fred Eaglesmith: Time to get a gun

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Fred Eaglesmith: Falling stars and broken hearts
Song: Miranda Lambert: Time to get a gun (cover)

We've All Got Our Reasons

"There's history and mystery hidden beneath our skin
It's all a part of who we are and the life we live"
Walt Wilkins: We've All Got Our Reasons

Currently groovin' too ...
Record: Walt Wilkins: Mustang Island
Song: Walt Wilkins: We've All Got Our Reasons

Out of the rain

"It's been raining hard in Winnipeg, like where you've gone
So I am going to write a song to soothe my aching
For two whole days the rain came down and I've been thinking round
To when I was too young to see my heart was breaking"
The Duhks: Out of the rain

Currently grooving to ...
Record: The Duhks: Migrations
Song: The Duhks: Out of the rain

Everybody's got someone

"Everybody's got somebody that they never forget
a turn in the road they don't regret
a long gone love that never lost its shine"
Maia Sharp: You are mine

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Maia Sharp: Echo
Song: Maia Sharp: You are mine

I was done out of money

"I was done out of money
I was dry as a bone
Standing on a corner in Juarez, Mexico"
Brad Colerick: Juarez

Record: Brad Colerick: Lines in the dirt
Song: Brad Colerick: Juarez

Across the evening sky

"Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving
But how can they know it's time for them to go?
Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming
I have no thought of time"
Sandy Denny: Who knows where the time goes

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Ben Harper: Diamonds on the inside
Song: Fairport Convention: Who knows where the time goes

No telling what a love song could do

"As she started to sing for the very last time
He trembled as he stood there alone
And the pain he'd been holding inside for so long
Just fell from his heart and was gone"
Linda Thompson: No telling

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Linda Thompson: Fashionably late
Song: Linda Thomson: No telling

If I don't see you

"If I don't see you when the bonfires are burning, burning
If I don't see you when we're singing the Gloriana tune
If I've got to see you when it's raining deep inside the forest
I got to see you at the waning of the moon"
Van Morrison: Celtic New Year

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Van Morrison: Magic time
Song: Van Morrison: Celtic New year

Is there room for one more

"Is there room for one more at the singles bar?
Have been working up the courage all year
I pull off my ring as I push my way in
Won't be needing it here
Can you guess my age in this life?
Who'll be taking me home tonight?"
Tracey Thorn: Singles bar

Currently grooving to ...
Record: Tracey Thorn: Love an it's opposite
Song: Tracey Thorn: Oh, the divorces!

And what a surprise: Gwyneth Paltrow: Country strong (CMA Awards)
She looks pretty nervous but she's doing fine. Look at the smile on Vince Gill's face :-)