I think it was ODLP who tagged me for this. And maybe somebody else. It was, I think, during the time of the Roman Empire. So I'm slow. 5 songs with the power to knock my socks off. Or sandals, in this case.
Ok, there's just no way to do some all-time list. I'll stick to songs currently speaking to me.
1. "It Tears Me Up," by Percy Sledge: majestic heartbreak.
2. "Black Star," by Gillian Welch: 58 hours since I last slept with you. 59. 60...
3. "I'm Always in Love," by Wilco: pop so sweet your brain will get cavities.
4. "Holdin' on to My Baby's Love," by Bobby Womack: criminally under-appreciated 60's and 70's R&B artist; great guitarist.
5. "I'd Rather Go Blind," by Etta James: Etta James. Enough said.
About Me
- Paul
- Paul Guest is the author of four volumes of poetry and a memoir. His debut, The Resurrection of the Body and the Ruin of the World, was awarded the 2002 New Issues Poetry Prize. His second collection, Notes for My Body Double, was awarded the 2006 Prairie Schooner Book Prize. His third collection, My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge, was published by Ecco Press/HarperCollins in 2008. His fourth collection, Because Everything Is Terrible, was published by Diode Editions. His poems have appeared in Harper's, The Paris Review, Poetry, Tin House, The Kenyon Review, and elsewhere. His memoir, One More Theory About Happiness, was published by Ecco in May 2010 and selected for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program. The recipient of a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2007 Whiting Writers' Award, Guest lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
3 comments:
I totally dig that Black Star Ep.
And Etta James is my momma.
"I'd Rather Go Blind" is one of my faves, too. Great list.
Yay!
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