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New Connection is the fifth album by the American musician Todd Snider, released in 2002 on Oh Boy Records. Snider supported the album with a North American tour.
- “Angel From Montgomery” (1971) Prine’s most widely known song is an indelible portrait of “a middle-aged woman who feels older than she is.” The song’s stripped-down country-rock arrangement belied the intricacy of Prine’s lyrics, which home in on details like the flies buzzing around the kitchen sink and the rodeo poster that sends her into a reverie of youthful recollection, and its matter-of-fact description of marital stasis and midlife depression were groundbreakingly real.
- “Illegal Smile” (1971) The opening track to Prine’s self-titled 1971 debut, “Illegal Smile” became an anthem for weed-smokers — despite the songwriter claiming it wasn’t really about that.
- “Spanish Pipedream” (1971) There’s a lot of advice in Prine’s tale about a soldier and a topless dancer who run off together to live the good life. For starters: blow up your TV, throw away your paper, go to the country, build you a home.
- “Paradise” (1971) A sentimental recollection of home that’s also an unsparing description of predatory capitalist devastation, “Paradise” is Prine’s ode to the tiny mining town in Western Kentucky where his parents met.
Apr 8, 2020 · John Prine was an Army veteran walking a U.S. Postal Service beat in Chicago and writing songs on the side when Kris Kristofferson heard him and helped spread the word about Prine’s gifts.
Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, often with elements of social commentary and satire, as well as sweet songs and melancholy ballads.
Sep 13, 2023 · September 13, 2023. After nearly four years of painstaking research, collecting rare interviews, and securing permissions, the much-anticipated book, “PRINE ON PRINE: Interviews and Encounters...
Here's our appraisal of his best songs. For further song interpretations and the full version of the songs, go here: https://zinginstruments.com/john-prin... Born in Illinois, John Prine...
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1 day ago · Thu, July 25, 2024, 2:28 PM EDT · 2 min read. While preparing to return to the road for the domestic half of the tour supporting her sixth studio album, "Deeper Well," Grammy-winning performer ...
