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  • #40815
    tonyg
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    Good article. Thx for the link.

    #40816
    tntracy
    Participant

    “What is it about the simple, earlier songs that people are drawn to?” she asked rhetorically.

    It’s like the line “My brother knows where the best bars are” from “Crescent City” – a simple lyric that everyone seems drawn to (I know I am), shouting it out in unison when Lu sings it… 😉

    Yes, thanks for the link, Lafayette…

    Tom

    #40817
    Lafayette
    Participant

    @tntracy wrote:

    “What is it about the simple, earlier songs that people are drawn to?” she asked rhetorically.

    It’s like the line “My brother knows where the best bars are” from “Crescent City” – a simple lyric that everyone seems drawn to (I know I am), shouting it out in unison when Lu sings it… 😉

    Yes, thanks for the link, Lafayette…

    Tom

    The 5 ladies behind me at the Bloomington show were telling me beforehand they wanted to hear “Crescent City”. During the show, they kept yelling for it, and by the middle of the set, the yells were turning into slurs. 😆 I wonder if they, too, would have shouted out that line ❓

    #40818
    tntracy
    Participant

    @Lafayette wrote:


    …the yells were turning into slurs. 😆 I wonder if they, too, would have shouted out that line ❓

    In my experience, the more you have imbibed, the more likely you are to do so… 😉 😳 :mrgreen:

    Tom

    #40813
    bob
    Participant

    @tntracy wrote:

    “What is it about the simple, earlier songs that people are drawn to?” she asked rhetorically.

    It’s like the line “My brother knows where the best bars are” from “Crescent City” – a simple lyric that everyone seems drawn to (I know I am), shouting it out in unison when Lu sings it… 😉

    Yes, thanks for the link, Lafayette…

    Tom

    I think it has more to do with the rythym of the songs (can’t explain I’m not a musician…but I know what I like) leading to those lines-

    another line I love is from Circles and X’s-
    “You head down the drive and hope the Chevy decides to start”

    #40814
    tntracy
    Participant

    @bob wrote:

    another line I love is from Circles and X’s-
    “You head down the drive and hope the Chevy decides to start”

    And I love “and sunlight reflects off the silver on your finger” from that song – definitely in part because of the rhythm you mention at that point in the song…

    Tom

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