As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Monday, March 9, 2015

LP #19 John Prine (1971)


Like Sade, John Prine went on to have a long and reasonably successful musical career, but never managed to top the magic of that debut album. Prine certainly never got much airplay on the radio, but I’d bet that most of what he gets these days (on adult-alternative and Americana stations) comes from songs on this record.
 
Fun fact – “Illegal Smile” was the theme song for a 1974 sitcom on ABC called “The Texas Wheelers.” Despite (or perhaps because of) the music, the show only lasted for 8 episodes, despite starring Jack Elam, Gary Busey, and Mark Hamill.
 
Favorite tracks:
Paradise
Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore
Angel From Montgomery
Sam Stone
Illegal Smile
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