John Prine
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One of the great American songwriters just released his first CD of original material in 13 years. I love this.
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I have absolutely no idea who he is. Not like Taylor Swift, who I hear about all the time but have never heard a single song of hers. I have never even heard this guy's name. The fact that he's releasing his first album in 13 years means he's been around a while. I'm fascinated by the idea. I'll definitely look into it.
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HaileyMcComet wrote:
I have absolutely no idea who he is. Not like Taylor Swift, who I hear about all the time but have never heard a single song of hers. I have never even heard this guy's name. The fact that he's releasing his first album in 13 years means he's been around a while. I'm fascinated by the idea. I'll definitely look into it.
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Here's a good article about John Prine: https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/life-death-and-john-prine/
He's never been huge on the charts (though his new album debuted at #5, his best chart performance ever), but his songs have been recorded by nearly everyone: Bette Midler, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, John Denver and more.
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I listened to "Linda Goes to Mars" based on Bill Murray's recommendation.
It's funny how such a wide variety of people I know about - Kris Kristofferson, Roger Waters, Bill Murray, Bob Dylan - are praising someone I've never even heard of. That makes me wonder how many other people are out there.
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Just watched an interview of John Prine on CBS News Sunday Morning (on my DVR) all about his comeback and new album.
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My brother used to play Paradise (Mr. Peabody's Coal Train) on the guitar when the kids were younger and we'd all get together at Christmas. Super fond memories. Extremely excellent song
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"When religions lose their vision, that's how every empire falls" ~ John Prine
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John will be on CMT tomorrow, thursday night!
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One of his albums made Rolling Stone’s top 50 albums of 2018!
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I didn't even know that John Prine was still alive!