I rarely read a post on someone's blog and then immediately post the same thing here. But our pal Steve over at Power Pop shared something today that has really grabbed hold of my head and heart. As Steve put it, "I didn't see this coming down Broadway." Yeah man, neither did I.
This is a new song from Amy Grant, written by Nashville's Sandra Emory Lawrence and released on January 6th. It is stunningly beautiful musically and lyrically, well, you'll figure out why it made my heart hurt.
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Sal on an unrelated note, thanks for the nod to Bob. Not everyone's a Deadhead but this weekend was incredibly difficult for those who are.
Bye, Bob! As for the Amy Grant, I was not looking for her to make such a political statement. Good for her and quite a lovely, heartbreaking song.
Agreed. Beautiful and powerful song from a surprising (to me) source.
But I wonder if —like what happened with "Born in the USA"— the riot-loving "patriots" will completely miss the point and hear this as a tribute to their assault.
"We've lost our way". Indeed.
Wow, a great tune! Thanks for sharing this. I posted it on my FB page
Growing up, protest songs were what gave us voice in face of the injustices we saw during the Vietnam/Watergate era. In today's environment I'd never expect any artist to come up with an "Ohio" or "Won't Get Fooled Again". It was heartening to hear Shania's beautiful song. It's a ray of light. I hope there's more to come so that we can flood the darkness away.
"The father, son and holy ghost,.they caught the last train for the coast."
That was gorgeous. As was Rosie Flores' cover of the day, which led to me hearing this, Sal, which you might like (if not already familiar with it, and you might be since I believe you're a fan of Trombone Shorty): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqWJQkN8Yow&list=RDjqWJQkN8Yow&start_radio=1
C in California
Thank you for sharing that.
Great to hear an artist taking a position. What an effin shit show we got.
Very good. Thanks for that. I'll add it to the list which includes Phil Ochs "Cops of the World", John Prine "Thats how every Empire Falls" and way back to Jackson Browne - who saw it all coming Lives in the Balance!
Yes.
Bob Weir's death has been a rough one. These musical talismans that have provided so much are disappearing exponentially. Thank you for sharing that beautiful song.
Nice. And a nice surprise. Good for her. Thanks for the share.
I only knew Grant as a Christian music singer, but I'm not certain that I ever actually heard any of her music. That is a stellar song!
Thanks Sal & I'll add James McMurtry"s "We Can't Make It Here"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8h5VdIe33o
I didn't see that one comin'! That's a keeper.
As somebody said, it's always a bad sign when folk music starts getting good again. 😎
Wow what a great song. Just to show a bit of foreshadowing there is this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fGxujeJbY
It's a good song, but too mellow for me. Maybe she should have borrowed the opening riffs from "Ohio" instead, and built on that. A little anger and disgust never hurts a protest song.
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