album of the day:
rosanne cash "the list" ~
i'm currently running on 3 hours of sleep after last night's very successful trip to atlantic city. i've been up all day with my mom and my niece. it's pretty safe the say that the last thing i want to do is be awake. however, a promise is a promise and i'm absolutely uninterested in breaking the rules of my own challenge.
from what i understand about this album, johnny cash passed a list of "essential country songs" to daughter rosanne cash. those interpretations are now this record. i started listening to johnny cash a little while ago and i love his style so i had very high expectations from rosanne. she exceeded those expectations and i'm extremely happy i'm awake listening to this. (but note that as soon as this post is over i'm going right to sleep!) it's such a pleasant record and her voice is beautiful. rest assured i'm going to get the information behind each of these songs and publish at a later date and time.... but for now, i sleep.
moral of the story: you won't be disappointed
favorite song: 'motherless children' and 'i'm movin' on' and 'heartaches by the number' and 'long black veil' and 'she's got you'
favorite lyrics: "you were flyin' too high for my little old sky" from 'i'm movin' on'
BONUS: appearances by bruce springsteen ("sea of heartbreak"), rufus wainwright ("silver wings"), elvis costello ("heartaches by the number"), and jeff tweedy ("long black veil")!
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