Musical Worldview: Joe Pug, "Hymn 101"
“The more I buy
The more I'm bought
And the more I'm bought
The less I cost”
Musical Worldview: Glen Phillips, "Thank You"
“You gave me life
Thank you, thank you
Your love is everywhere
Your love is everywhere
Open me, open me”
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Musical Worldview: Sammy Brue, "Lay Me Down"
“I did what I could
Until I couldn’t anymore
When I fell flat
I fell flat on the floor
You gave what you had
Until you couldn’t anymore
I think that’s the reason most people are poor
So lay me down
Don’t let me free
Because when all went to Hell
You depended on me
And I failed”
Musical Worldview: Ben Howard, "Keep Your Head Up"
“keep your head up, keep your heart strong
No, no, no, no, keep your mind set, keep your hair long
Oh my, my darlin', keep your head up, keep your heart strong
Na, oh, no, no, keep your mind set in your ways
Keep your heart strong”
Musical Worldview: Grateful Dead, "New Speedway Boogie"
“One way or another, one way or another,
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
One way or another, one way or another,
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
One way or another, one way or another,
One way or another, this darkness got to give.”
Musical Worldview: Matthew E. White, "Brazos"
“Stand beside me, baby, won't you hear the angels sing?
Child, won't you hear the angels sing?
Baby, won't you hear the angels sing?
Jesus Christ is our Lord
Jesus Christ, he is your friend”
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Musical Worldview: Grateful Dead, "Truckin'"
“Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me,
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it's been.”
Musical Worldview (Instrumental Edition): Circles Around The Sun, "Hallucinate A Solution"
Wisdom from lyrics. Instrumental edition.
The title for one of the pieces is “Hallucinate A Solution,” and that was something that I heard Phil say one night. We were playing at Terrapin [Crossroads, with Phil Lesh & Friends], and one of the band members asked him how we were going to make a certain transition in the set we were about to play because Phil had an elaborate transition he wanted to make between songs. He said, “I’m not really sure. Why don’t we just hallucinate a solution as we’re playing?”
It’s the quote about the song that led me to include it in the Musical Worldview Project, though I do love the song.
Musical Worldview: True Love Will Find You in the End
Sad news today about Daniel Johnston.
Here’s Wilco covering “True Love Will Find You in the End” at KEXP.
“True love will find you in the end
This is a promise with a catch
Only if you're looking can it find you
'Cause true love is searching too”
Musical Worldview: Hiss Golden Messenger, "When the Wall Comes Down"
“Whatcha gonna do
When the shackles fall?
When the shackles fall?
What you oughta do is melt them down
Melt them down
Turn them into tools and make a garden
On the prison grounds
Turn your chains to roses, child
Tear it down
Tear it down
Step back, Jack, from the darkness”
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Musical Worldview: Tom Waits, "Hold On"
Today’s installment of the Musical Worldview series is inspired by this Facebook post from my friend Justin McRoberts, whose new book project we featured here.
“Oh, you got to hold on, hold on
You gotta hold on
Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on”
Musical Worldview: New Order, "Run"
“So what's the use in complaining
When you've got everything you need”
Musical Worldview: U2, "Mysterious Ways"
“If you want to kiss the sky
Better learn how to kneel (on your knees boy!)”
Musical Worldview: Bob Dylan: "'Till I Fell In Love With You"
“Well my house is on fire
Burnin' to the sky.
Well I thought it would rain
But the clouds passed by.
And I feel like I'm comin'
To the end of my way
But I know God is my shield
And he won't lead me astray”
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Musical Worldview: John Mellencamp, "Jack And Diane"
This episode of Musical Worldview inspired by this Tweet from David Dark.
“Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone”
Musical Worldview: Roaring Lion, "Love Thy Neighbor"
“life would be easier and time would be breezier
IF you love your neighbour”
Musical Worldview: Vampire Weekend, "Harmony Hall"
“And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness
Anybody with a worried mind could never forgive the sight
Of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified
I don't wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die”
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