Tag: Marc Cohn
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Marc Cohn @ The City Winery, 2012 Jan 26
{This has apparently been sitting in my Drafts folder for four years. Oops. I never finished it, so it ends abruptly. -=-BLG} It’s been a while (a real long while) since I’ve gotten to a Marc Cohn show, but this one was worth it. He played the City Winery, which is an odd hybrid of…
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Rest for the Weary (30 Days of Marc Cohn – Day 19)
“Rest for the Weary” The Rainy Season One of the things I like about Marc Cohn is that his songs aren’t all about finding, having, and losing the girl. Every album includes very personal songs that nonetheless seem to be universal. I’m also struck by how well his songs, without generally being all that upbeat,…
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The Rainy Season (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 18)
“The Rainy Season” The Rainy Season The Rainy Season is not a happy album and “The Rainy Season” is not a happy song. While Marc Cohn held a wide mix of songs and styles, Cohn’s sophomore album is generally dark. What comes through more than anything is how hard love can be to maintain, especially…
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“Girl of Mysterious Sorrow” (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 17)
“Girl of Mysterious Sorrow” Burning the Daze I’ll make a confession. I did not get, at first, that this song was about graveside remembrance. In fact I felt quite clever to figure it out. Listening to it again, it now seems pretty obvious and I was just dense the first time around. There is cleverness…
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Walk Through the World (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 13)
“Walk Through the World” The Rainy Season This song holds a special place for me. Marc Cohn was a transformative album for me — heck, I even considered attending grad school at the University of Tennessee just so I could be “Walking in Memphis” — and so I looked forward with eager anticipation to Cohn’s sophomore…
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Saving the Best for Last (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 8)
“Saving the Best for Last” Marc Cohn I missed a day, so this will be quick. The second song in my list from the incomparable debut album. I like this song because it is so unconventional. Not a bit about love, unless you count the line, “When I finally take this journey, I’m going to…
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If I Were an Angel (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 7)
“If I Were an Angel” Join the Parade Yet one more in Marc Cohn’s intermittent series of relationships that are just bad news. (Others include “Giving Up the Ghost” and “Shadow“.) At least this time he takes some responsibility. Well you probably think I’m foolin’ myself That I just want to have my fun But…
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29 Ways (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 6)
“29 Ways” Marc Cohn This is the first song on my list drawn from Marc Cohn’s self-titled debut album, but it won’t be the last: Every one makes it eventually. To be honest, it didn’t nearly make it. The album version isn’t much to talk about. But in concert, this is one of the most…
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Shadow (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 5)
“Shadow” Marc Cohn Live 04-05 This is a slow sultry jazz-y tune that seems like it’d be fun to sing. In keeping with a developing theme, it’s an anthem for a dysfunctional and probably unhealthy relationship. After all, lines like You’re a shadow Over my soul You’re the heart of darkness An unfillable hole do…
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The Calling (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 3)
“The Calling (The Ghost of Charlie Christian”) Join the Parade This is a song that sort of snuck up on me. I first heard it in concert (in at least 2007, though I think it was earlier), and it initially underwhelmed me. The guitar is amazing, but that’s Shayne Fontane and to be expected. It…