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To me, what makes a song stand out is when its one that anyone can relate to in one way or another. If only this late beautiful precious masterpiece of a gentleman was still here. Not only do I love his voice, but I love his songwriting too.
To be fair, shouldn't we shorten the list and eliminate any songs from any artists who have not won a Nobel Prize in Literature
Bob Dylan's 'Hurricane'
small sampling of lyrics-
...And for the black folks he was just a crazy ******
No one doubted that he pulled the trigger
And though they could not produce the gun
The D.A. said he was the one who did the deed
And the all-white jury agreed
Rubin Carter was falsely tried
The crime was murder one, guess who testified?
Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied
And the newspapers, they all went along for the ride
How can the life of such a man
Be in the palm of some fool's hand?
To see him obviously framed
Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land
Where justice is a game...
Roy Buchanan is one of rock’s most tragic figures. Insanely talented, held in awe by his world-famous peers, Buchanan was a tortured soul whose pain could be clearly felt through his music. The tragedy of his life was twofold: first, that in spite of his off-the-charts abilities, he was never known to the general public, but rather familiar only to serious rock fans and secondly, that he was found dead, hanging from his own shirt, in a jail cell in Fairfax County, Virginia at the age of 48...
... Which leads us to “The Messiah Will Come Again”, considered by many to be Buchanan’s masterpiece. After a spoken introduction which alludes to the life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, he takes the listener on a journey through melancholy, sadness, despair and redemption, utilizing virtuoso technique, dynamics (something rarely heard from rock guitarists, although it should be noted that Buchanan was equally proficient in the country and jazz styles), and some of the sweetest Telecaster tones known to man.
There was a town
There's this strange, little town, they called 'The World'
It's a lovely, lovely little town
'Til one day a stranger appeared
And their hearts rejoiced
And the sad little town was happy again
But there were some that doubted
They disbelieved, so they mocked him
And the stranger, he went away
Now the sad little town that was sad yesterday
Is a lot sadder today
I walked in a lot of places that I've never should have been
But I know that the Messiah, He will come again
Townes van Zandt Pancho and Lefty
Guy Clark LA Freeway(and most of his other songs)
Gentle on my Mind John Hartford
Bob Dylan Don't Think Twice
Warren Zevon Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
I'd rather vote for another Jimmy Webb song "Wichita Lineman". Just finished an entire book dedicated to the song.
Carol Kaye's opening bassline gets me every time.
This is the best of the songs mentioned thus far in the thread. I bought the Wichita Lineman album just for that song and Dreams of the Everyday Housewife as soon as it hit the store shelves. Oh....what a voice Glen Campbell had, especially in those early days. Beautiful Song....almost tearfully so when he gets to....I hear you singing in the wires....and you envision a past special love.
By The Time I Get To Phoenix put him on the musical map, but Wichita Lineman was his best.
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