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My 3 Songs for Friday, 2/23

Posted at 2:29 PM on February 23, 2007 by Steve Seel (4 Comments)

Today Michelle Kvenild from Apple Valley had a special dedication to her husband Kory for his birthday. A very personal set that was filled with tons of love, and a fair helping of playfulness in the middle.

1) Tom Waits: "Picture In A Frame"
2) Pigeon John: "Money Back Guarantee"
3) Johnny Cash: "If I Were A Carpenter" (w/ June Carter Cash)

I have to say, that Tom Waits song is powerfully affecting to me. Well, most are ... but this one is one of the sweetest musical love letters I've ever heard, and that's saying quite a lot.

Comments (4)

When I hear "I'm gonna love you 'till the wheels come off," I feel like I'm falling off a cliff.

Posted by Jacquie Fuller | February 25, 2007 12:02 PM

Yep. Exactly.

Posted by Steve Seel | February 26, 2007 1:16 PM

I could not agree more on this song. I got into Tom Waits relatively late, Mule Variations was the first album of his I bought, just on a whim. I didn't think much of it until I got to "Picture in a Frame" and practically melted. That "I'm gonna love you 'til the wheels come off" gets me too, and today Tom Waits is one of my absolute favorites (and I've grown to really appreciate the rest of Mule Variations in the process).

Posted by Skorch | February 26, 2007 1:53 PM

Georgia Lee from Mule Variations always gets me teary.. Every time.

I love his "bawlers" songs. Such sweet sentiments coming from this gruff, worn out voice, with beautiful, spare accompaniment. It gets me every time.

Johnsburg ,Illinois from Swordfishtrombones does the same thing.

Posted by frick | February 26, 2007 4:07 PM

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