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Friday, May 7, 2010

"I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" by Wilco



I heard a funky cover of this song earlier which, while clever, just reminded me that some things need not be touched.

Jeff Tweedy will go down as, quite possibly, as the best songwriter of his generation. And by 'songwriter' I mean someone who understands to lineage of Ives, Guthrie, Dylan, etc.

That might not be everyone's cup of tea, but at the the end of the day when I look (or most us in this country for that matter) look in the mirror... I feel like we see a Jeff Tweedy staring back us... and not a Thom Yorke, a Brad Paisley, or Ke$ha... and maybe that's why music like his stays in the 'margins' so to speak... who wants to to see themselves in a mirror all the time?

But I do have moments of truth and Jeff Tweedy usually accompanies me as soundtrack. I admire his craft immensely.




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