In a time of chimpanzees, I was a penguin.
The religious right is motivated by the suspicion that someone, somewhere,
is having fun -- and that this must be stopped.
Steve Earle, with the song he considers to be the best song he ever wrote -- simple, poignant, sad. It's been a couple years since I had it on the blog, so time to play it again. This version has EmmyLou Harris on it. And this is "Goodbye".
-- Badtux the Music Penguin
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A great song, one I often play.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. This is either the third or fourth time I've played it on this blog. I've not done that with *any* other song.
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