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.)

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

John Prine

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/john-prine-obit-253684/
 
One of the greatest debut albums of all time – and quite a few noteworthy songs after that, as well. I saw him perform at Wolf Trap on August 27, 2004, with Kris Kristofferson opening.
 
Favorite songs:
Paradise 
Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore
Angel From Montgomery
Sam Stone
Please Don’t Bury Me
Dear Abby
Illegal Smile
Jesus The Missing Years
Hello In There
It’s A Big Old Goofy World
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  1. JFApril 9, 2020 at 4:48 PM

    Angel From Montgomery
    Dear Abby
    Your Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Any More
    https://www.nytimes.com/article/john-prine-songs.html?searchResultPosition=1

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    1. Mike RhoadsApril 10, 2020 at 10:03 AM

      Interesting list from NYT. Obviously trying hard to balance the different parts of his career, but in the process left out a lot of great stuff from his debut.

      I learned from the WashPost obit that Bruce did some backup singing on The Missing Years album.

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