Alright, I've settled down a bit. Time to start posting for real*.
One of the finest feelings of my life is sitting in a coffee shop / friend's living room / my bed when I've got a moment, high on coffee, and vibing on a wonderful song.
There's a lot of time for that now, so it would seem this is an excellent forum to share some of those songs I've loved.
Here's the first one:
Bonnie Prince Billy: I Called You Back
One of my favorite artists, I'm sure we'll see more from Bonnie, né Will Oldham, on Song Corner** going forward.
Listen to the tune. One of the most tender songs I've ever heard. Moves me every time. The simple, almost droning beat that sets the table for the tiny flourishes, the vulnerability, and Oldham's shaking voice.
I hope you enjoy.
Like it?*** Here's more.
Until next time,
Song Corner.
*I realized that I don't have to keep a particular voice or tone throughout this entire blog. I can dabble, I can experiment. I can write whatever I damn well please (case in point - I would never say that in real life). And here's the kicker, what compelled me to go ahead with it: the more I write, the more of a sample size we'll have. And then we'll be able to take this body of work as a whole, rather than a outlier from one particular manic, lonely, inspired, or hungover morning.
Minor epiphany.
** Going to have to think about this name. Might need to go back and change these at some point, but for the immediate future Song Corner will work just fine.****
***Everything in red here? Not a formatting mistake, though that's a good guess. No, this is all of the text I thought I had lost to the Angel's Share of blogging (see "Getting Over It" post). Turns out it hadn't been lost to the ether after all, but rather just made invisible! Wonderful news. My day has been made. And best of all? Yep - an opportunity for another footnote! God, I love this blog.
**** I love footnotes. So much fun. Expect these to be a mainstay on WIDWINW.
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