Songs about humanity

[JordyG]

There is room for all of it. Beauty is in the eye, or in this case, ear of the beholder. As Tony Williams sang , and before him Bill Kenny sang,"To Each His Own".

Agreed. Of course just to put this into a more personal perspective, I saw both iterations of BS and T. Once with Al Kooper and twice with Clayton-Thomas. With Thomas it was just after his two albums with BS and T were released. I also saw Kooper with Mike Bloomfield doing that Super Session stuff. Although I liked Clayton-Thomas' versions for me personally they didn't come close.

 

[Bigboote]

Emmylou Harris doesn't write much music, but when she does the result is often damn near perfection. Red Dirt Girl was, I think, the second album she wrote most or all of the music for. I'm gonna post two songs. The first is the first cut, called The Pearl. I read where she said that she was suddenly struck with the fact that pearls are so beautiful, but they're a reaction to basically pain. The song lyrics really describe this in terms of the human plight:

 

[Bigboote]

Second one is more straightforward:

 

[Scud49]

Emmylou.....wow, you bet-

"Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad When he really got trouble like a daughter gone bad It gets real hot down in Louisiana The stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will It ain't no time for lengthy speeches"

 

[Ozimoto]

Another good one commenting on the human condition. Janice Ian's "Society's Child."

 

[CL82]

 

[Bama fan]

From one of my favorite artists. His music touches in many ways.

 

[Bama fan]

I often end up back at this song. Can't help it!

 

[Scud49]

Stranded.......and then Big Joe showed up. Based on a true story:

 

[Bama fan]

An old Doobie offering . Look at the group of musicians assembled here!

 

[Bama fan]

Here's one from Steely Dan on the generation gap issue! They are ,imo, the most accomplished, carefully crafted, cleverly engineered group of musicians. This one is great, but the recording of Peg is a story unto itself.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I often end up back at this song. Can't help it!

Not a bad place to end up at!

 

[Bigboote]

Another good one commenting on the human condition. Janice Ian's "Society's Child."

Can't believe I missed posting that. The incredible thing is that she was 15 when she recorded it. I saw an interview with her in which she said that prior to the recording session they asked her what she'd need. She had no idea wha they meant (she was 15 and raised on a commune), and when they clarified what instruments, she blurted out "a harpsichord." In the interview she said she'd said that because she thought she'd never be able to play one again.